Ah, actors. I love y’all. You are smart and creative and clever and you’ve got a shitton of hustle. Unfortunately, someone has taken your natural inclination to look for what might give you “the edge”…
Posts tagged what you control
I Have No Damn Bucket List
In a recent flip-through of my Emmy Magazine, I read this little nugget in an interview with Oprah Winfrey: Is there anything on your bucket list that you haven’t accomplished? I don’t have a bucket…
No Role? No Opinion.
Ah… I love it when a pattern emerges. At this weekend’s amazing SMFA Retreat in Los Angeles, it was clear that a lot of actors have been told a lot of things about what they…
Are Reps Starting to Play Small?
I have a concern about agents and managers. It comes from a disturbing trend I keep hearing about. Agents and managers are providing their clients with a list of CD workshops the actors must hit,…
The Work: Ep. 0804 — Interview with Anna Vocino
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0804 of The Work. Interview with Anna Vocino: Actor Anna Vocino rocks your voiceover world with resources galore (check the ~20m and ~45m spots specifically), with showbiz myth-busting,…
The Work: Ep. 0803 — Interview with Rosalie Tenseth
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0803 of The Work. Interview with Rosalie Tenseth: Actor Rosalie Tenseth shares her thoughts on balance, details how more acting work showed up when she embraced her content…
A CD Workshop Caution for My NY SMFA Ninjas
This post is a caution to my beloved New York-based Self-Management for Actors Ninjas and their friends. And a call-to-action for the leaders among workshop facility owners there. As y’all know, the casting director workshop…
The Work: Ep. 0802 — Interview with Jenn Page
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0802 of The Work. Interview with Jenn Page: Director Jenn Page shares her thoughts on balance, how saying no to work leads to work, the hustle, and the…
The Work: Ep. 0801 — Interview with Amber Plaster
Thank you for joining us for Episode 0801 of The Work. Interview with Amber Plaster: Actor Amber Plaster shares her resources for researching to the next tier, where to find inspiration on the hustle, and…
Two Questions About Feelings
I’ve noticed a trend in my life lately. I’m entering into my favorite establishments (Juice Served Here, Burke Williams, etc.) and explaining how I want to feel, first and foremost. I’m not making a list…