by anitakumar | Aug 30, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
His phone calls to me came daily. Jon Stewart, long before his Oval Office meetings with President Barack Obama, was doggedly pursuing a meeting with a woman most people had never heard of, but whose work was enjoyed internationally. It was the mid-1990s, well before...
by anitakumar | Jul 16, 2015 | AU, Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell 60 Reasons Actors Don’t Need a College Degree in Acting I confess. I have a shame. During my early career (the ancient acting days)… I fibbed. I lied about my education. I foolishly believed an actor needed to display on a resume evidence of a college...
by anitakumar | Jun 19, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell How Not to Contact a Casting Director or Talent Agent Thirty minutes prior I arrived home from work after trudging through snow. Pulled myself under my comfy down-duvet, keeping warm as my cat Dorie slept peacefully at my feet. Then from my nightstand...
by anitakumar | May 20, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell How to Create the Best Actor Résumé That Gets Auditions Smart marketers know well how to nab your attention making the sale while exploiting personal interests. Actors can hold casting’s attention and score an audition (or talent representation) with...
by anitakumar | Apr 21, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell How Actors Can Conquer Self-doubt & Fear Too often there comes a point when I realize that the actor before me is too much in their head. To paraphrase Arthur Miller: their craniums are living thoughts of quiet desperation with destructive...
by anitakumar | Mar 9, 2015 | Tough Love for Actors, US
by Paul Russell ‘Paid Auditions’: Who’s to Blame? An acting studio advertises: “Get seen by Agents and Casting!” In reaction do you picket as a dissenter? Or participate as a presenter? Are you an artist above self-advocacy? Or an actor trudging the...
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