In case the subject of death hits too close to home right now, you might want to skip reading this. Go watch the new season of The Great British Baking Show and have a cocktail.
Or, you can read this, and face death head on. Maybe use the idea of our time on earth being limited to help get you going. It’s up to you.
My first full year of VO was full of a TON of ups and downs. Mostly downs, if we’re being entirely honest, but I was excited enough about the business to keep me going through most of that.
If you’re just getting started, expect your first year to be bumpy.
At first, I was concerned that there was no way I could learn as much or have as much fun at a virtual conference, but I’m happy to report: I WAS VERY WRONG.
Usually, people make New Years resolutions, give up on them by February, and then never reassess them. Whatever the original destination you set at the beginning of the year, by the time summer rolls around, you’ve probably completely forgotten the coordinates you programmed into your internal GPS six whole months ago…
Climbing to the top of Mount Everest is no small feat. And yet, over 4000 people have climbed to the peak of the tallest mountain in the world. The key to successfully scaling the world’s tallest mountain and to making your dream a reality is the same: break it down into easy-to-achieve actions.
Here are five tips to help you conquer your own personal mountain…
As actors, we are selling ourselves. Our persona is what people connect to. Trying to tailor yourself to different audiences, you run the risk of diluting the essence of who you are, and being too bland to really interest anyone. Perfection doesn't sell like it used to…transparency is more relatable.
Your Survival Job might not be your ultimate goal, but if it’s giving you resources that allow you to pursue your goals and it’s not actively impeding your progress, then maybe try to stop hating on it.
Our society at large seems to believe that the only way to be a success as an actor is to become famous. And even amongst actors who aren’t driven by the fame monster, the pervasive thought is: “If I could only make a living doing this, I’ll be a success.”
And in that space, as I walked the city, I found that something was pursuing me.
In the vacuum left by leaving my daily life behind, ideas came flooding into the void, filling the space usually occupied by my day job, auditions, and working on other people's projects.