This post is gonna have a lot of awesome family photos. Well… one specific photo, recreated in some form or fashion every year. Click any thumbnail to enbiggen. My glorious stepson Quinn has been doing…
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The Work: Ep. 0706 — Be a Solution
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0706 of The Work. Download Here! Be a Solution: Most actors are trying to solve the problem of booking work! That’s completely backwards. When instead actors focus on…
Why Knowing Your Brand Is So Important
On Monday, we auditioned 75 actors of the hundreds who submitted to be a part of our 2016 Cricket Feet Showcase. On Tuesday, we welcomed our CAST (check ’em out here). We cast exactly backwards…
Less Judgment; More Appreciation!
I keep a journal. I have since the age of 8. I’m not consistent with it. It’s taken on many forms in all these years. But I always have some notebook in which I’m writing…
I Hate the Headshots My Agent Loves
Yo, B. I love my agent. I love my new headshots. I HATE the choice from my proofs my agent made for my primary headshot. What do I do? Use whatever I want? Tell my…
All-Access Pass
Whenever I talk with creatives about dealing with friends and relatives whose opinions about this whole artistic pursuit are less than supportive, I come back around to the same thing: We don’t HAVE TO provide…
Stop Multitasking
I know. It’s a hilarious title for a column written by someone who is quite possibly the queen of taking on a whole bunch o’ things at once and getting it all done well. How…
The Power of the Woo
“Language was invented for one reason: to woo women. And in that endeavor laziness will not do. It also won’t do in your essays.” — NH Kleinbaum, Dead Poets Society Okay, so. If you’re me,…
Lurk Then Lead
There’s a concept I’ve talked about *a lot* but never put into its own column (even though it’s a podcast episode, a pin, and a dang Googleable phrase). That’s “Lurk Then Lead.” Here’s the idea…
The Work: Ep. 0614 — Conspiracy of Yes
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0614 of The Work. Download Here! Conspiracy of Yes: Hollywood casting director Bonnie Gillespie takes you through the many YESES that make up a single casting and reminds…