A friend and I were recently discussing the trend of soon-to-be first-time parents choosing baby names based on the availability of the name as a website. Yes, really. This is a thing. More unique spellings…
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Lies You Tell Yourself
Many times, we get into the habit of believing the stories we repeat in our brains — and to one another. I saw a fabulous tweet from Naomi Campbell that summed it up pretty well:…
The Work: Ep. 0303 — Three Myths about Success Debunked
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0303 of The Work. Download Here! Three Myths about Success Debunked: What lies do you believe about how to succeed as an actor in Los Angeles? Let’s flip…
3 Biggest Actor Myths
All right, beautiful people! I’m glad you’ve found your way here. I wanna do a li’l myth-busting, especially when it comes to those LIES we all hear about stuff you *have to do* in order…
Blue Sheet Bullshit
So, I’ve been touring around teaching the Self-Management for Actors principles in cities all over the world. Awesome. Loving it. One of the questions I was asked recently in a minor market simply blew my…
Age and IMDb
I had another column topic all laid out, outlined, ready to dive in, and then the posts kept coming, the emails kept coming, the social conversations at industry events kept turning toward the only thing…
Bullshit Excuses for Being Dropped by an Agent
What follows is an exchange that started on Facebook. I don’t always have the time to reply directly to actors who reach out to me outside of the preferred “Send me a question for a…
The Big Lies
Well, this always makes me nervous but it also almost always turns out to be a good decision. My column was 80% finished and then I came up with a new idea… so I tossed…
Stop Making Changes When Nothing Is Wrong
¡Hola Bonnie! I just finished reading your advice to the woman being pushed towards a generic name and Latino roles and I had to write back and let you know how much I appreciated your…