Actor Blog Posts
Actor Headshots Make-Over: 7 Ways to Freshen Up Your Headshot without Re-Shooting
As an actor, you know that getting professional headshots is critical. If you’re not yet famous, your headshots are your number one calling card for developing your ...
5 Ways To Get An Agent
Most actors realize that getting an agent for acting is an essential factor to becoming a working actor. But how to land that agent is ...
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, ...
Talent Agent Interviews: 5 Key Questions Every Actor Should Be Ready For
One of the common mistakes actors make in interviews with talent agents is not being prepared or not knowing what they should and shouldn’t ask ...
3 Critical Questions For Choosing Your Best Headshots
Your acting headshot is an essential tool for getting work as an actor, but you should also think of it as an investment. You can’t ...
How to Become a Hollywood Actress as a Foreign Actor
Brazilian-Italian Actress Christine Uhebe On Working In Hollywood People from all over the world dream of a career in Hollywood, but few ever get the ...
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?” ...
How to Become a Talent Agent or Business Manager for Artists & Athletes
This short video highlights the day-to-day activities you might expect to encounter when you are a Talent Agent or Business Manager of Artists, Performers, and ...
Acting Headshots: How To Look Like a Hollywood Actor Without Overdoing It
Let’s face it, the Hollywood (movies and television) industry places a high priority on the way actors look. This industry sometimes demands that its’ star ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Cure For Audition Nerves
When it comes to auditioning, even the most experienced of actors, the “old hams” of the profession, get the jitters. Ian McKellen still talks about ...
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