Actor Blog Posts
The #1 Asset Actors Overlook When Seeking Representation
I doubt that you’ll be surprised if I tell you that your long-term success in Hollywood depends on you making contacts with industry people, staying in touch, ...
Auditioning for TV Season? Here’s How to Get Ready!
FALL TV SEASON is here! Over the next few weeks, all of the TV SERIES are going back into production. If you want to make sure ...
5 Success Tips For Networking Events
If you’re like most actors, you know that networking and getting to know people – or getting them to know you – is critical to ...
How To Connect With Casting Directors in Hollywood
One of the critical actions for an actor to get Casting Directors to know them and call them in for auditions is to keep in ...
How to Improve Your Acting
To be successful and maintain that success, there are several different areas of acting that you must learn. You must study various areas in the ...
Promote Your Acting Career Like a Business
One of the persistent complaints I hear from actors is that they don’t like to market themselves, they just want to act. The fact is ...
Actor Headshot Tips: Look Like a Star on the Day of Your Shoot
I’m sure you’ve heard something like this before: “Just because everyone else is doing it, is no good reason for you to do it. Would ...
Should I leave my old credits on my acting resume? — ASK SMART GIRLS SERIES
I have just started a new series of posts called ASK SMART GIRL! Each week or so I will be answering some of the questions I ...
Every Actor Should Be Doing This… Are You?
As you probably already realize, there are so many actors in Hollywood that it’s a big challenge to be seen as unique. But to get ...
Branding For Actors: 3 Benefits of Typecasting [VIDEO]
https://youtu.be/fiVWbn2nrtU Branding for Actors Personal branding is a must for actors in today’s competitive industry. As the internet grows noisier, the key to getting noticed ...
How to Balance a Day Job & Your Acting Career Without Losing Momentum
“Are you an actor?” “Oh, yes. As a matter of fact I am.” “Really? What restaurant do you work at?” Yep. That’s an old Hollywood ...
Talent Agent Marketing: Should You Send Your Headshot by Email or Snail Mail?
Every week actors ask me whether it’s better to snail mail a headshot through regular U.S. Mail to get an agent, or to blast it ...
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