Dear Bonnie, I am an actor seeking to get back into the craft and find work after many years of layoff in which I married, had four kids, and worked odd jobs. I am endeavoring…
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All the Way to the Bank
I was at lunch with an actor friend when one of those alerts came over his phone for a casting that matched his online profile. He opened the message and followed the link to the…
SMFA: Inspiration from Evel Knievel
This week’s excerpt from The Actors Voice actually isn’t an excerpt from The Actors Voice at all, but instead a quick vid I shot for SMFA Online about Evel Knievel and what we can learn…
Three Things
When it comes down to it, you’re all freakin’ talented, beautiful people. You know that, right? Obviously, you take your career seriously, you invest in training, you keep your union dues paid (or you’re working…
Change My Haircolor to Be More Castable?
Hi Bonnie! I’m a long-time fan, love your book, love your column. Thank you for all of your giving back. Can I ask your advice? I’m early 30s actress in LA — type is professional…
Two Filters
I’m writing this week’s column from Toronto (I wrote last week’s from Chicago; aren’t I quite the jet-setter these days!) and I’m realizing there’s been a major theme to my speaking engagements on this Self-Management…
Your Youness
Do you celebrate your youness? You know, that stuff that makes you uniquely you. Or do you show up for an audition and immediately start angling, based on what you think they’re looking for? One…
Help Me Get Traffic Online
Hi Bonnie, I took one of your classes in LA when I lived there and have followed some of your online articles on acting. I started my own cooking show and blog this past year…
The Right Store
In previous columns, I’ve used shopping analogies to explain the casting process. (See: How Casting Is Like Shopping, Shopping for Cereal, and Don’t Go Changin’, specifically.) Well, recently I was emailing with an actor who…
That’s So On-Brand
I was having a conversation with some actors about branding (as I often do) and we got around to the part where someone says that he knows at least a hundred actors who do very…