Why Actors Should Take a Break
May 3rd, 2011
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For years I never went on holiday. I was convinced of an immutable law that said that the moment I landed somewhere outside Los Angeles, New York or London the biggest gig of my life was going to present itself. In retrospect, perhaps the inverse was also true, that hanging out across the street from the studios with cell phone in hand meant that the big gig would never materialize.
As the years rolled by, I started to see the error of my strategy. (Not to mention that the years rolled by and I’d barely been north of Burbank). Operating in a state of total availability is nice in theory, but it comes at a heavy price, and ultimately does more harm than good. Read more…
