This week’s column — about a topic that caused reporters from both Time Magazine and The LA Times to contact me as a source earlier this month — is going to require a little outside…
Posts tagged what you control
Be a Lovely Guest
I’ve been a fan of the amazing Crista Flanagan since I first saw her on stage at the Comedy Union in 2002. Anyone who has read any of the first three editions of Self-Management for…
Don’t Leave Your Party
If you’re in this business for more than a minute (heck, if you’re in this LIFE for more than a minute), you’re gonna see friends come and go, you’re gonna have fans love you then…
Ugh… homework? You betcha!
This week’s excerpt from The Actors Voice actually isn’t an excerpt from The Actors Voice at all, but instead a bit of homework provided to participants in the SMFA 12-Week Online Seminar (our last cycle…
Results Oriented
Do you have someone in your life who is obsessed with your every audition? Probably in your family, if you’re like most folks, there’s someone who loves to ask: “How did that audition go?” “Did…
No Comment
A lovely client treated me to a day at Burke Williams. If you’ve never been, first, please go. Second, know that about every 20 feet throughout the spa, there’s a comment card box, a stack…
Watch Your Mouth
I’m back from New York, where I spent another lovely few days working with actors on the principles of Self-Management for Actors, doing events with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, meeting with my Hollywood Happy Hour co-founder,…
Prepping for an Audition with Medical Jargon
Hi Bonnie, Thanks so much! That’s an awesome idea: my own Character History! Quick question for you: I recently had an audition for an African character who is a nurse! The dialogue was mostly medical…
Pilots That Didn’t Go
Ever since CastingAbout posted their Network Upfronts Report, chatter has been all over about these pilots that didn’t go. Actors who tested at network but who didn’t get cast are saying, “Oh, wow. I spent…
Reel Footage? Short Film? Feature Film? Help!
Hi Bonnie, To say you have taught me everything I know about the business may in fact be an understatement. Self-Management for Actors helped me create a mindset about my career that is unheard of…