Over the course of my career as a talent manager I have experienced various levels of professionalism and personality conflicts with clients. I’ve even had conflicts with actors at the inquiry stage, so they didn’t actually become clients as a result.
Actors, please understand that managers absolutely must have clients that want to work as they work for their actors. This means we will not tolerate you expecting us to do everything for you with no willingness to get out there and try to find work as well—whether it be a student film, background work to simply gain experience being on set, or anything else.
Our dream client hears what we have to say when offering advice and doesn’t give us excuses as to why this or that isn’t happening, or why you as the talent need to improve your skills, promptness, hygiene, demo reel, headshots, attitude, or personality in casting sessions.
A dream client is appreciative of a manager’s efforts and knows that we don’t have the power to create miracles in any form, no matter how much weight we carry in the industry. I’ve had some actors feel as though, because they were handsome and a self-proclaimed “Brad Pitt doppelgänger” that
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