Every now and then, I get an email like this one: Dear Bonnie, I hope I am not wasting your time by sending you this email. If I do then I am terribly sorry. I…
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Work Visa and the Canadian Actor
Hi, Bonnie, Thank you so much for all your articles on Actors Access and for your input on the Reel Deel on the Virtual Channel Network. I can’t tell you how much I not only…
Anticipation
One of the hardest things for actors to do, it seems, is savor the moment. There is always this sense of, “Ooh, things are going to be so great when…” where actors are concerned. (Heck,…
Gluten-Free Actor
Hi Bonnie, As I’ve said before and I’ll say it again your books and articles have been such an inspiration to me. Seriously, I will never go to an Army audition with camouflage on again….
The Power of “Eh”
I’m recovering from a horrific case of the Hollywood Crud. You know that strain of pure evil that is hitting CDs, agents, filmmakers, writers, showrunners, managers, publicists, and actors everywhere? Yeah. It hit me. Twice….
One for You, Two for Them
I remember hearing an interview with an A-List actor not too long ago. Not sure now who it was or what film was being promoted, but I grabbed a scrap of paper and scrawled (yes,…
Leaving the Blacklist
A couple of years ago, I wrote a column called How To Get Blacklisted. Frankly, there are many more ways to get blacklisted than the three I listed back then. But who wants to focus…
The Strike
I wasn’t going to write about the strike. I really wanted to write about anything else. So much so that I had scribbled a list of a half-dozen perfectly good topics (and another dozen decent…
Staying Present
I was watching this weekend’s Georgia game and heard one of the commentators say something that seemed somewhat meaningful. This was in the final moments of the fourth quarter. The score was tied and the…