Thinking like a business owner is a crucial part of being a successful actor. I understand your need to be creative, express yourself and act as much as you can, but until you put your business hat on you will do little more than seldom land paid roles (by chance) or stay in the circle …
How sick of that question are you? Or the other favourite, “You’re an actor, have you been on TV?”. What is the obsession with TV? If you’ve been on TV does that somehow make you a more worthy actor? Do you need to be on Emmerdale or Corrie or any other show to be …
As an actor all we want to do is be paid for doing what we love – creating, expressing, playing and enjoying the freedom that comes with acting. You know what it feels like when you land a role that you really connect to; you fall in love with it – the character becomes part …
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Do you know what the one thing most actors make excuses for, complain about, moan about or feel is the most difficult part of acting? LEARNING LINES Why? Because if we’re not used to learning lines or see it as a chore, it can be pretty difficult to motivate ourselves to get it done. As …
The main concern/worry for actors that crops up more than anything else that I hear is “I’m too old, too young, not pretty enough, too small, too fat, too thin” to “make it”, and the list goes on. I am going to cut straight to the point and say you can’t physically fit every role …
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When I’m (insert age) I’m going to have won a best actor Oscar and I’m going to be a well respected, in demand actor who everyone who’s anyone wants to work with. I’m going to live in Hollywood, I’ll attend all the red carpet premieres and there’ll be article after article written about me and what an …
Getting in the zone is one of those phrases regularly thrown around by actors – “I was sooooo in the zone”, “I just need to get in the zone”. WHAT IS THIS ZONE AND WHERE IS IT? Don’t worry you don’t need to buy a ridiculously expensive plane ticket to get to it and …
“But that’s really obvious, I made it so much harder for myself.” is one of the most common phrases I hear from actors along with “Louise I’m playing this character, who is she/he?” I regularly get actors book 1:1 private tuition with me because they’ve 1. landed a role and have got in a pickle 2. have a casting but can’t make up their mind on the character or 3. Just need a fresh pair of eyes to help find clarity WHEN …
Not Sure? Read on… I’ve been watching The Voice and I’m addicted to it. I love new judge Rita; she’s doing a great job and I love the camaraderie between all four judges. They’re game for a good laugh, which appeals to me BUT they also know their stuff. X-FACTOR It’s entertaining and I appreciate …
It’s Fridaaaay! Yipeeee. I am VERY excited for the weekend; I’m having my 4 year old niece sleeping over and we’re having a Frozen weekend. She’s obviously Queen Elsa and I’m Princess Anna. We have our dresses at the ready and are going to visit castles like real Princess’ and see some horses to find …
