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Step #3: Don't Ignore Your Crush

Do you remember having crushes back in Elementary School? I sure do. 🥰 Those butterflies in my stomach made me so nervous! I would get...

Step #2: Perfection Or Death!

Can you think of any career (outside of the arts) where the customers lavish you with flowers and praise when you finish your shift? ...

Your Acting Career, Easy As 1-2-3

In my line of work, I hear these a lot: "The business is too big. I need a map!” “I can’t find an agent.” “No one know what to do with...

Naturalism Is For Liars!

Let’s Be Honest… Naturalism Is For Liars 🤥 And that sucks because we’ve been taught our whole lives that NATURALISM is completely...

Your Acting Technique Is Showing 🍑

And worse, it’s NOT helping. Because no one wants to see “Acting Technique.” 🎭 No one pays to see “Acting Technique.” 🎟️ They pay to...

The CW Is For Old Farts

I was reading in Deadline about the CW Network's transition under new owner Nextar Media Group, which was previously owned jointly by...

Don't Miss Your First Beat

We were working on THE BEAR (FX/HULU) in class this week. If you haven't seen it, you should. It's excellent and fun and unique and so...

Would You Watch Stranger Things In A Movie Theater?

Cara and I just finished the Season 4 of STRANGER THINGS (no spoilers, I promise). We really dug the finale, epic and emotionally really...

Christopher Walken

This weekend I was working with a client on a self-tape. It was for a supporting role in a new feature from an Oscar winning writer. He...

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