Ben and David are extremely, extremely successful actors who also give free acting advice. If you listen to them you will most likely become famous. If you don’t, things probably won’t pan out for you.
We’ve all had those times. The bills aren’t paying themselves and the acting gigs aren’t coming. It’s just one of those decades where you have to take a survival job. But getting a day job doesn’t need to be difficult, and it also doesn’t have to keep you from your art. The key to surviving a survival job is making sure that no matter what you end up doing, you are taking steps towards making it big. Don’t think of it as time out of the spotlight. Every day should be a new day for you to shine. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves. Before we teach you how to be a superstar at work, you first have to get the job.
Getting the Job A lot of actors approach the job interview as “professionally” as possible—suit, tie, polished résumé, good manners. Wrong. Boring. Set yourself apart from the pack. You’re an actor. Wear something that shows it. Maybe you want to go with a dressed up look that says, “This tux?
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