Actor Blog Posts
The Hard Truth About Your Acting Career—Can You Handle It?
Jack Nicholson asked Tom Cruise in A Few Good Men, “Do you want the truth?” And now, I ask you, “Can you handle the truth?” ...
Success in Acting – Taking Action (Part 2 of 2)
To review, as we covered in the previous article, there are two types of goals: 1. Results Goals: These are the final results you want ...
Wanna Jazz Up Your TV Credits Without Lying?
When it comes to your resume, you should use whatever your actual credit was. When you start stretching the truth and makeing it sound very ...
5 Bad Questions To Ask Agents and What To Ask Instead
As mentioned in the related article on questions to ask agents, one of the biggest mistakes actors make in interviews with talent agents is not ...
Branding for Actors: Do You Really Need a Personal Brand?
The term “branding” is often misunderstood by actors, not because it’s their fault, but because it’s bandied around by people who don’t actually understand the ...
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 ...
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 ...
Networking for Actors: 5 Mistakes That Make You Look Like a Jerk
When actors network in the film and TV business, it should be the same as networking in any other industry. Unfortunately, because actors feel so ...
Talent Agent Contact: 7 Smart Ways to Stay on Their Radar
Getting with a legitimate Hollywood talent agent is great. You take actions to get one, you find one, and sign on. And then you wait. ...
How To Stay Optimistic About Your Acting Career in the Face of Rejection
In the face of all the rejection that is standard in Hollywood for actors, it’s easy to start questioning yourself and your abilities. You may ...
7 Tips to Greater Confidence on Auditions
When it comes to auditioning for a film or TV role, it is common for actors to have butterflies when the big day arrives. For ...
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 ...
