As an actor, it is always difficult to find ways to pay the bills without getting a day job that takes you out of the acting business.  Especially if you are female, there is a great opportunity for babysitting and … Read More

We talk a lot about financial issues here because they are important.  It is easy to get caught up in the art and the glam of your path to success but it is always a financial part of it that … Read More

If you are just starting out as an actor, the most important thing for you to get right now is a reel.  Equally, you have to get yourself in front of the camera.  But you might ask how you get … Read More

The biggest struggle you will have as an actor for years upon years to come is not winning an Oscar or whether you should pick this role or that role.  The main struggle you will face will be financial.  Most … Read More

Actors take themselves to seriously.  They only laugh when they see “laughter” on the script.  You have to realize in life laughter is unscripted and it a powerful tool when you use it in a performance.  Laughter can mean anything … Read More

You know all those worries you have about how things are going to turn out.  ”Am I acting good?” “What am I supposed to be doing?” “Is what I am doing right and is it working?” Veteran actress Annette Bening … Read More

Hilary Swank‘s biggest regret as an actor is not trusting her instincts, especially her creative instincts.  Research has shown that your gut, meaning your subconscious, is much more intelligent than you head, meaning your conscious mind.  A lot of times … Read More

There is a lot of preparation you can do before you get on stage or in front of the camera.  I have heard of doing bios for characters, creating a whole life for the character behind the text.  Natalie Portman … Read More

The biggest stars today have almost all been dropped by their record label on their first record contract, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars, and Katy Perry.  Katie Perry even had a gospel album under her real name Katie Hudson.  Becoming a … Read More

Nicole Kidman says that she never starts conflict with a director unless is stimulates or creates something.  She views her work with the director as a love affair.  Basically what this means is that the quality of you performance depends … Read More

There is a great book called “The Book of Luck” that analyses what it means to be lucky.  It is a really great book.  Lucky people are one that place high in six different categories of actions and character traits. … Read More

When Natalie Portman was asked now she picked a role, she went back to something that Nicole Kidman had said to her earlier in her career.  She said to always choose a script by the director.  The reason she said … Read More

It is not about the how big the role is but what the quality of the part is.  Every year actors get tons of praise for non-leading roles.  And every year exponentially more leading roles get unnoticed.  You shouldn’t complain … Read More

This is a tip from Ben Affleck who has been in some good movies and some bad movies. He says that if a script and story is no good, there is no chance of you pulling off good acting.  When … Read More

You really have to be careful about your self perceptions because they will only help increase the chances of it becoming a reality.  If you think you are never going to make it, you probably will never make it.  If … Read More