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The more specific you are on your resumé, the better, when you're describing a special skill that may be of use to us, in casting you.-p.162
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Weekly drop-offs at the busy casting facilities can be a sound investment for reaching commercial CDs. Create a ritual and just do it.-p.275
3:27 PM Dec 7th
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Meetings: We want to get to know you better AND see if you're the right match for the role. Don't worry about going off on tangents.--p.439
2:12 AM Dec 6th
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Approach every interaction as an opportunity to connect and then be open to what that might mean. Open. Not attached to outcome. -- p. 344
9:21 AM Dec 5th
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The Los Angeles Flake Factor is around 40%. That might explain why CDs tend to over-schedule prereads. -- p. 50
7:28 PM Dec 4th
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There will always be little start-up companies that exist just to try and separate actors from their money. Always be careful. -- p. 100
1:20 PM Dec 3rd
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We all like to laugh. CDs look for comedic timing and actors' ability to think quickly, no matter what type of project they're casting.-p.91
12:19 AM Dec 2nd
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Actors become so accustomed to saying yes to every offer, that they often forget the importance of knowing when to say no. -- p. 111
8:02 AM Dec 1st
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* How much permission from others do you need to be who you want to be?
10:21 AM Nov 30th
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Typically, "emancipated" is on a breakdown incorrectly. A young actor needn't be emancipated in order to work as an adult on the set.--p.133
11:03 AM Nov 29th
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While your resumé may seem (to you) to be a list of your work and training, to us, it's a list of people who have taken a risk on you.-p.237
2:18 AM Nov 29th
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At CD workshop facilities, never pay for a consultant to advise you on how to pad your resumé or where to shoot headshots. --p. 432
11:55 AM Nov 27th
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A good manager is like that first stamp on your passport when you travel. It shows the world that you've been somewhere. -- p. 213
11:01 AM Nov 26th
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It's usually okay to submit headshot and resumé via email, but send only a link to these things, NOT attachments. -- p. 260
11:06 AM Nov 25th
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When emailing more than one person, use BCC so that you're not broadcasting industry email addresses to everyone on your mailing list.-p.260
9:20 AM Nov 24th
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Most fellow actors--once you're pursuing acting professionally in a major market--are not actually friends. They're colleagues. -- p. 71
9:40 AM Nov 23rd
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The beauty of freelancing is, no matter what, you pick and choose your work. Be reliable and flexible and you'll enjoy survival jobs.-p.355
10:43 AM Nov 22nd
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Assume that part of the risk assessment that's going on these days in any potential employment situation includes a good Googling. -- p. 238
12:10 AM Nov 21st
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Every now and then, a wave of "I quit-itis" flows through Hollywood. To paraphrase Yoda: Leave or leave not. There is no whine. -- p. 495
6:45 PM Nov 20th
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Why do you change your read between prereads and callbacks? It's really sad to watch the frontrunner lose out by changing things up.--p. 309
1:18 PM Nov 19th
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- Location Hollywood
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- Bio It's your career. Why not manage yourself? Self-Management for Actors is Hollywood Grad School--in book form!
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