Thank you for joining us for Episode 0519 of The Work. Download Here! The Three R’s: There are Three R’s that make a difference in getting cast. Two of them are things you control. Bonnie…
Posts tagged what you control
Be in the Moment
I was recently sharing the story about my CTJ meeting with a boss I had back in 1989. I was bartending my way through college and making great money (it’s fascinating what a hot little…
The Work: Ep. 0515 — Return on Investment
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0515 of The Work. Download Here! Return on Investment: If you knew, from the beginning, that it was going to take thousands of hours of effort on your…
Bon Appétit
One of the casting directors I interviewed for what was then called Back Stage West was Donna Ekholdt, then the vice president of talent development and casting for Big Ticket Television. We spent over 90…
Name Dropping
One of my favorite things that happens in this glorious industry of ours is that we’re quick to lean on our Webs of Trust. As we should be! If we’re smart about how we’ve built…
The Work: Ep. 0513 — Am I too Old to Start an Acting Career?
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0513 of The Work. Download Here! Am I too Old to Start an Acting Career?: A listener wrote in to ask Bonnie Gillespie if starting out at age…
Careful What You Wish For
So, last week we launched the last 100-Day Challenge of 2014 and I led off with the importance of making a list of things outside of your control. At first, this feels like a frustrating…
The Work: Ep. 0510 — Stretch vs. Focus
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0510 of The Work. Download Here! Stretch vs. Focus: There’s a bit of dichotomy required to succeed in this industry. We’re balancing the beautiful, limitless expanse of craft…
The Work: Ep. 0506 — Redefining Credit
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0506 of The Work. Download Here! Redefining Credit: “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” – Harry S. Truman…
What’s Your Auto-Fill?
I’ll never forget the conversation I had with a fellow writer about the day I finally stopped apologetically calling myself a writer and instead enthusiastically answered, “I’m a writer,” when someone at a non-industry networking…