Actor Blog Posts

5 Tips To Improve Your Audition Call-Back Rate

No actor can expect to book every audition they go on – it’s just not possible. One of the key metrics that you should look at and keep track of, however, is your call-back rate. If ...

5 Tips For Getting A Stronger Agent

Getting an agent for your acting career is essential to becoming a professional working actor. Getting a strong agent to represent you, however, can seem like a monumental task because they require you to have ...

5 Truths Hollywood Doesn’t Tell You About Your Audition

Getting a call for an audition is one of the more exciting moments for an actor who’s trying to establish their acting career in Hollywood, isn’t it? Getting real about it, the fact is, it’s ...

Talent Agent Marketing: To Snail Mail or To Email Your Headshot To Agents

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 out in an Email Message. The truth is there are ...

Get Prepared to Get A Talent Agent

What’s the best method for showing your talent to a talent agent: Is it a monologue? Is it a prepared scene? Is it a cold reading scene? Is it a demo reel? The answer depends ...

Hollywood’s Dirty Little Lie!

Many people think that a Hollywood acting career is made and lost by who you know. But that's a myth. Think about how many people you know... kind of. You "know of" many people, famous ...

I Was Frozen For A Year… It Was Not Fun

We all know it’s very important to stay inspired– truly inspired — and excited about your acting career. But I also know it can be tough in this challenging business. So I wanted to share this quote from ...

Success in Acting – Setting Results Goals (Part 1 of 2)

Lots of actors say they’ve done everything they know to do and are still not achieving the goals they want, still not getting enough auditions. This two-part article series is meant to help you set ...

Got A Talent Agency Meeting? Yes! Got Credits? Not So Much.

If you are basically a newbie or have limited credits, the agent is mostly going to go by your look, your training, and whether you have any on-the-set experience. In recent past history, only about ...

Talent Agent Meeting & Interview Prep: 3 Tips To Be Your Best

When you meet with an agent, they want to know something about you beyond what your resume alone will tell them. To be sure you come across in the best way, be sure you feel ...

Actor Headshots: Getting The Results You Expected

You know as an actor your headshot is your number one calling card for developing your film and TV career. That means you need the best headshot you can afford. Eventually, you find a photographer, ...

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