Hi Bon! Happy New Year! As always, your column blows me away, and this one was no exception. I just got back from a post-holiday visit with my family, and I had to laugh at…
Posts tagged what you control
What If vs. What Is
Since much of what an actor does every day is centered around the “what if” of portraying a character, the balance between “what if” and “what is” is probably much more difficult to achieve than…
The Dead Pile
Every now and then, I do a bit of cleaning up of the casting files. Not the tens of thousands of headshots and postcards (well, I do clean-ups of that stuff too, but usually those…
Your Hot Bod
Every now and then, I’ll receive an email from an actor asking whether I think he or she (usually she) should lose weight in order to have a better shot at success as an actor….
Do I Need to Reveal My Real Age?
Hi Bonnie. Wow, what a site! I can’t stop reading all your articles. Bless you (and your crew) for posting them for us newbies! I’m a “young” 43-year-old woman who has been bitten by the…
The Struggle
Back when I was an actor, I had the great privilege of taking acting classes from legendary actor/director Corey Allen. I’ve written about the experience before. It was life changing. One class, I recall Corey…
No Reward of SAG Vouchers on Set
Hi Bonnie, I was working background on a show when the scene required four guys to remove two bodies from the crime scene on gurneys (no wheels). I stepped in after watching a couple of…
Blaming the Strike
There’s a theme, lately, in conversations I’ve been having with actors. “Is the strike going to make it harder for me to _____?” (Fill in that blank with anything from “get seen by CDs” to…
Confidence
I recently saw an actor performing comedy in such a screamingly brilliant way that I was moved to tears. I was so impressed with this actor’s work that I approached him after and gave him…
Why Didn’t I Get a Callback?
Hi Bonnie, I have been reading your column for some time now and I also am also a MySpace friend, however I never took the time to write to you and let you know how…