I keep promising myself I’m going to write the dang “how to prep for a move to LA” column and I keep not doing it, because the task is somewhat overwhelming. I mean, the easiest…
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Redefining Credit
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” — Harry S. Truman This is one of my husband’s favorite quotes. After years hearing my husband use it,…
Just Once More
Sometimes it gets hard. No one will dispute that. Sure, there are days when the sun is shining and birds are chirping and life is wonderful. And then there are those days when the sun…
Your Show Bible
I spend a lot of time talking about the importance of the understanding that this is a business built on relationships. I also spend a lot of time talking about the importance of doing research…
Agent-Free Auditioning
Please note: As of January 2022, we are no longer doing up-to-the-minute updates to this post. You should always use Google to cross-reference pretty much ANYthing you get off the internet, just to be sure…
Help Us Help You
I find myself at the computer screen today really excited to write this column. Not that I don’t always enjoy showing up to the blank Word document, ready to ticky-tack-type a bunch of words for…
Daily Practices
So, you may recall that a few weeks back Mavis Martin wrote in about my article called Just Get Better. In her email, she talked about daily practices — these techniques she works on every…
So Much Feedback!
This week’s Your Turn features more great feedback from Just Get Better and 100% Accountability. Read on! And thanks, everyone. I love hearing from you! First email: I know you are gonna get a ton…
Just Get Better
In this week’s column, I’m going to dole out the most outrageous advice I’ve ever given. But first, a little context. The bulk of the emails I receive can be put, roughly, into three categories….
Ugh, Do I Hafta?
Every couple of weeks, I’ll get an email like this one: Bon, I love your column but you make acting seem like a lot of work. I chose a career in acting because it’s fun…