Now I don’t know Terry Berland personally but boy would I like to meet her. This LA based Casting Director writes in the most delightful way. I am encouraged, inspired, and feel positive about the Casting Director relationships that I spend time building. And her latest article posted this week on The Networker is the […]
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This morning I read a very powerful and moving article in Short List about the athlete Oscar Pistorius. There is a lot of hype around this 25 year old right now. Why? Because once he makes another sub 45.25 run he qualifies to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics in London 2012. If he […]
Core-ageous “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten!” – Anthony Robbins At our very core, when we peel away the onion layers, we are people who want to live the most wonderful and exciting lives we possibly can. I mean really – do you ever sit at a […]
I was reading Mastin Kipp’s The Daily Love blog yesterday and something wonderful was talked about that really resonated with me as an actor. In here he shares about wanting new things and working towards spiritual growth and used a wonderful illustration of a plant that you are growing from a seed: “Can you imagine […]
One thing I never really talk about is just how funny auditions can be. Sometimes you literally leave a room shaking your head and thinking “FML, did I really just do that!” And the answer is “yes, yes you did”. So this week, with it being a New Year and vowing to make great changes […]
G is for Gratitude I read an incredible blog today via twitter and that, coupled with the tragic death of Gary Speed, has prompted me to write one of my most serious blogs yet. I do want to preface this piece by stating that this blog is not about his death. The concern and confusion […]
“Thanks for coming along to the audition. We will be in touch!” We have all heard this before. As actors attending castings I’m sure this is one of the most commonly uttered phrases we hear. It is just like we always giggle when we see a director roll their eyes as a film maker says […]
Photo by Johnny Gruelle Once upon a time there was a beautiful young actress. And boy was she pretty. Long dark hair, piercing blue eyes, long legs. She had a great face and a quirky smile. It was the perfect look. She wasn’t a model though. And she knew acting was definitely where she belonged. […]
I always wonder do you have to be a theatre actor to earn the title of thespian? So I googled the definition. thes·pi·an/ˈTHespēən/ noun /ˈTHespēən/ thespians, plural An actor or actress adjective /ˈTHespēən/ Of or relating to drama and the theater – thespian talents So a thespian by definition relates to drama and the theatre…One can only assume […]