Welcome to 2016!
At the risk of sounding like a self-help guru, the first thing I want you to do this year is get rid of all the negative energy in your life. Being an actor is hard enough. You don’t need to be surrounded by doomsayers who never have your best interests at heart.
I’ve been around actors for a large part of my adult life, and I’ve come to learn that actors tend to have friends who are actors. I think this is natural. Common ground breeds closeness, and misery loves company. But here’s the thing: There are two types of actor friends. There are the ones who care about you and want you to succeed, and there are the ones who are too wrapped up in their own shit to give a damn about you or your career.
Here’s an example of how a conversation between two actor friends can take two very different directions:
YOU: “Oh my God, I’m so excited. I just booked my first guest star role!”NEGATIVE ACTOR FRIEND: “Damn, I need to get myself a better agent.”
YOU: “Oh my God, I’m so excited. I just booked my first guest star role!”POSITIVE ACTOR FRIEND: “Dude, that’s amazing! Congratulations! Tell me more!”
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