Though I sincerely hope that each and every one of you get the chance to walk down many red carpets, accept your well-deserved awards, and give the speeches you’ve practiced over and over in the shower while holding a shampoo bottle as a mic, it’s equally important to remember that most of your career (and life) will happen outside the bubble that is awards season.
What happens when awards season is over and instead of standing in the shower giving your Oscar acceptance speech, you’re standing there trying to figure out how you’re going to pay for both class and headshots, and why your agent isn’t sending you out? Excitement leads to frustration and the motivating factor of red carpets leading to huge paychecks seems out of reach. You may be just as talented as the guy who won for Best Actor but if you can’t get the opportunity, no one’s ever going to know.
Throughout my show business journey, I often heard the following advice about an actor’s motivation from teachers, mentors, working actors, directors, etc.: To truly feel fulfilled and happy as an actor, the motivation must come from the joy of the process and not the end result or golden ticket.
Unfortunately, I,
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