Take De Longpre Avenue. When asked what advice she would offer young actors, Bette Davis famously said, “Take Fountain.” My updated twist (though I am no Bette Davis) is take De Longpre. It’s a hidden Eastside gem. Enjoy!
Get in therapy. This is a brutal business, but taking the time, spending the money, and putting in the hard work of self-care is the single best thing you can do to help ride the waves.
Get the fuck out! I once asked a respected casting director the one piece of advice she would give all actors. She said, without hesitating, “Get the fuck out!” After you audition, leave! Don’t hang around and make small talk. Do your thing and exit gracefully. I say gracefully because after I heard that, I would bolt before my last line and practically yell it from the parking lot.
You are the CEO of your own business. You are your business and you run your business and make no mistake: This is a business! While studying acting at Tisch at NYU I got very caught up in the special, wonderful, creative side of acting. And that was where I should have been in college. But the minute I got out I was altogether unprepared for what moves to make regarding the business of show. Once I viewed
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