A friend of mine booked a pilot this season, and the show was picked up. As a good self-promoting actor, he forwarded a trailer for the show. When I watched it, I thought, “Hey that’s terrific, I’m so happy for you… you fucking bastard.”
I know I’m not the only one who feels professional envy. Another friend once told me she can’t look at the trades because it made her sick to her stomach to read about other people getting deals. Ouch. But I get it, we all do. Read more…
Actors have to create their own material. Not only is it the most likely way for us to get the parts we want, but the industry is expecting it now. Yes, there’s the old joke that “The good news is that now anybody can make movies. The bad news is that now anybody can make movies.” Read more…
(Guest blog for ActorsAndCrew)
Most people are secretly in awe of actors. It’s true. Despite our narcissism, emotional instability, and poverty, people still admire those of us who stick our necks out in this strange and beautiful way.
And these admirers often ask this question: “Don’t you get nervous?” Read more…
This was the first week of rehearsals on the play “Honey Brown Eyes.” More info can be found here:
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An interesting point was raised by Ron Van Lieu in class yesterday at The Actors Center. After offering some notes on a scene from “A Doll House,” the work started up again. After the second go around, Ron noted that the actress had taken his notes and veered straight into “character,” nearly forsaking the content of the “scene.” What she did was certainly entertaining, but it neglected something fundamental. Read more…
I’m not as talented as I used to be.
Before anybody think that I say this in search of compliments and pats on the back, let me add this: I’m happy to know this.
I came home after a challenging class at The Actors Center one day and was forced to concede that I couldn’t do exercises I once was able to. But rather that get down about it, I was elated that I was back at work on the craft, ready to challenge myself anew. For years I spent my time doing exactly that which I was already capable of doing. In the process I made a few bucks and padded my credits, but in truth I was growing smaller and smaller as an artist, as a creative, and as a man. And it all became clear to me during a five minute exercise in front of my peers. Read more…
A friend of mine booked a pilot this season, and the show was picked up. As a good self-promoting actor, he forwarded a trailer for the show. When I watched it, I thought, “Hey that’s terrific, I’m so happy for you… you fucking bastard.”
