I often hear from actors who tell me, in all sincerity, that they’re planning to move to L.A. next year. That they’re planning to get new headshots in six months. That they’ll get their website up…sometime. That they want to put together a sizzle reel…someday. That they’ll take that class the next time it’s offered. The list goes painfully on and on.
But the thing is, the opportunity is here and now. Actors need to commit and grab every opportunity rather than live in the non-existent future. Because constantly living in that non-existent future means that they haven’t fully committed to the career they claim to want now.
So it’s time to face your choices: Do you really, truly want to be an actor?
Either you want an acting career or you don’t. Either you understand the 100 percent commitment or you don’t. An interview, audition, excellent first-rate marketing tools…these must be your top priorities or you won’t succeed. It’s too competitive an industry to take a lackadaisical approach.
Going to your a birthday party when you have a callback for a major role, taking that trip to Mexico when you could be working with a top director teaching a workshop, spending your
I often hear from actors who tell me, in all sincerity, that they’re planning to move to L.A. next year. That they’re planning to get new headshots in six months. That they’ll get their website up…sometime. That they want to put together a sizzle reel…someday. That they’ll take that class the next time it’s offered. The list goes painfully on and on.
But the thing is, the opportunity is here and now. Actors need to commit and grab every opportunity rather than live in the non-existent future. Because constantly living in that non-existent future means that they haven’t fully committed to the career they claim to want now.
So it’s time to face your choices: Do you really, truly want to be an actor?
Either you want an acting career or you don’t. Either you understand the 100 percent commitment or you don’t. An interview, audition, excellent first-rate marketing tools…these must be your top priorities or you won’t succeed. It’s too competitive an industry to take a lackadaisical approach.
Going to your a birthday party when you have a callback for a major role, taking that trip to Mexico when you could be working with a top director teaching a workshop, spending your
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