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Acting[wp_custom_image_category term_id="11"] - What to Do When You Feel Like Giving Up on Acting
- ACTOR STORY | 4 Auditions. Zero Callbacks!
- 25 Inspirational Quotes by Denzel Washington
- Ryan Gosling Describes the Impossible Gauntlet That Every Actor Must Survive
- What Are the Qualities of a Good Actor?
- 1001 Reasons Why Acting is So Damn Depressing! | Part 1: Auditions
- QUESTION: Can I get an agent without a reel?
- Three Different Scenes for a Self-Tape!
- 8 Subtle Ways to Stand Out in an Audition
- ACTOR STORY | “It’s About Nothing!”
- EDITORIAL | Actors Have Far More Power Than They Think
- The Audition Checklist
- 5 Ways Actors Fail
- 3 Things I Love About Self-Tapes & Virtual Auditions
- 5 Great Audition Tips
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Dreamwork
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Build Chemistry Through Compliments
- Auditions vs. Callbacks: What’s the Difference?
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Remember Your ABCs
- How to Act Realistically
- What Are the 5 W’s of Acting?
- What is a Talent Agent?
- 10 Actors We Loved and Lost in 2021
- Celebrate Every Win!
- Last-Minute Auditions Stink!
- The 3-Second Pause
- One Fact About Post-Audition Fears That You Should Always Remember
- 10 Daily Affirmations for Actors
- Bill Duke: “Don’t wait for Hollywood to discover you. Discover yourself!”
- If You Weren’t an Actor, What Would You Be?
- OPINION | Casting Directors Should Give Us Feedback on Our Self-Tapes!
- OPINION | Self-Taping is a Godsend!
- What is Relaxation?
- Why You Should Always Get Coached Before a Big Audition
- The Acting World Goes Virtual
- 10 Actors We Loved and Lost in 2020
- Create Your Own Opportunities!
- How to Sell Yourself in 10 Seconds or Less
- The Virtual Audition Waiting Room
- The Actor’s Job Description
- The Power of Positive Thinking
- Every Take Should Be Different, Every Performance Should Be Different
- The Knock-at-the-Door Exercise
- The Mirror is Not Your Friend
- Bryan Cranston: “I knew I wanted to become an actor. I’m not going to have a fallback plan.”
- 4 Things Actors Should Be Grateful for Despite the Pandemic
- There is Power in Your Eyelids
- 5 Ways the Actor’s Life Might Change After the Coronavirus
- Should an Actor Ever Work for Free?
- Kate Winslet’s Advice to Actors
- Dennis Haysbert: “I think the word ‘acting’ is a bad word for what we do.”
- Netflix and Quarantine…and Watch Some Great Acting!
- Don’t Do These 7 Things When Choosing a Monologue
- 7 Basic Facts About Stella Adler
- Michael Caine: “Listening is really what acting is all about”
- What is the Repetition Exercise?
- ACTOR STORY | That Time I Crashed an Audition, and Lived to Tell About It!
- The Callback Checklist
- Lee Strasberg: “The actor must convince himself of the rightness of what he is doing”
- 5 Basic Facts about Lee Strasberg
- 5 Funny Feel-Facts About Acting
- 3 Minor Violations to Avoid on Your Acting Résumé
- You’re Not Really Acting When You’re Over-Acting
- Mandy Patinkin: “Don’t become an actor, unless you HAVE to.”
- What is a Sense Memory?
- Booking Commercials: Talent, Looks or Luck?
- Never Apologize When You Make a Mistake During an Audition
- Never Do This on Your Acting Résumé!
- 5 General Rules for Demo Reels
- Before You Approach an Agent, Get Your S@#t Together!
- 5 Reasons Why Background Acting is a $h*tty Job
- Look to Acting to Be Your Creative Savior, Not Your Financial Savior
- 5 Riddles Every Actor Must Solve
- What is Slating?
- 5 Basic Facts About Method Acting
- Reinvest 50% of Your Cash Back into Your Acting Business
- 5 Benefits of Being a Background Actor
- 3 Hidden Advantages of Self-taping
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Never Audition Just to Book the Job
- 5 Great Ways to Master Your Cold Read Audition
- Narrow Your Focus
- Morgan Freeman’s Advice to Actors
- All Acting and No Play Makes You a Dull Actor
- Acting: When is it Time to Quit?
- How to Audition When You Know the Role Has Already Been Cast
- The Callback is Not the Time for Experimenting
- Why Acting Must Be a Need, Not a Want
- ACTOR STORY | Jenna Fischer Recalls Her First Day in LA, as an Aspiring Actor
- Why Natural Actors Still Need Training
- Michael Caine: “A film actor must be able to dream another person’s dreams.”
- What is a Backstory?
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Not Pursue Local Hire Roles
- Fall in Love with Acting, All Over Again!
- Top 10 List of Actors Who Found Fame Later in Life
- 7 Basic Facts About Konstantin Stanislavski
- Don’t Focus On How You Say Your Lines. Focus On Why You Say Your Lines
- “If that is acting, I don’t want to do it.” (Stella Adler)
- What is a Breakdown?
- “Tell Me a Little About Yourself”
- What is an “Audition”?
- Sanford Meisner: “Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.”
- Embrace Your Age
- Find Your Paragon Actor
- Special Skills Means Special Skills
- Understanding the Actor’s Objectives
- The Actor’s Sanity Test
- Working As A Movie Extra
- Getting Inside the Circle of Acting
- Do’s & Don’ts of Acting
- Acting Isn’t A Bed of Roses!
- What Is Acting?
- How Do I Break Into Acting?
- What Is An Actors Union?
- Blend Business Sense with Your Enthusiasm
- What Is An Actor?
- What Is An Acting Class?
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Acting Facts[wp_custom_image_category term_id="19"] - What is the number one acting school in the world?
- Is actor gender neutral?
- What do Broadway actors eat before a show?
- Is SAG-AFTRA Just for Actors?
- Who is the most expensive actor to hire?
- Does it cost money to audition for a movie?
- Who pays actors for movies?
- Why Do Actors Do Short Films?
- How Do Short Actors Look Tall?
- What is a Typical Day for a Broadway Actor?
- What is the salary of a stage actor?
- Do Actors Pay for Flights?
- How do I know if I’m a good actor?
- Do actors still get paid for deleted scenes?
- Can an Actor Be Fired?
- Am I Too Old to Be an Actress?
- Do Actors Work on Sundays?
- How Much Do Actors Make for Commercials?
- How Much Do Guest Stars Get Paid?
- What Are the 17 Comedies Shakespeare Wrote?
- Do Actors Get Paid Every Time Their Movie Is on TV?
- What Are Some Interesting Facts About Acting?
- Why Are Females Now Called Actors?
- What is the Minimum Salary for Actors’ Equity Performers?
- Top 10 Talent Agencies in New York
- How Long After an Audition Do You Get a Callback?
- What Are the Big 6 Talent Agencies?
- Is New York or California Better for Acting?
- Do You Have to Memorize a Monologue for an Audition?
- What is a Modesty Pouch for Actors?
- Who Are the Most Famous Fi-Core Actors?
- Can Fi-Core Actors Work During a Strike?
- How Does an Actor Become Fi-Core?
- How Long Should You Spend on a Self-Tape?
- Why Do Actors Say “Peas and Carrots?”
- Is It Okay to Do a Self-Tape Without a Reader?
- Can I Use Props in Self-Tape Auditions?
- What are 5 Acting Techniques Every Actor Should Know?
- What Are the Best Qualities of an Actor?
- Why Are Acting Headshots So Expensive?
- Can I Realistically Become an Actor?
- Why Do People Stop Acting?
- What Do Actors Do in Love Scenes?
- What is the Point of Acting?
- Why Do Actors Fall in Love on Set?
- How Long Does It Take to Learn Meisner?
- What Does It Mean to Go Fi-Core as an Actor?
- How Long Does the Casting Process Take?
- How Long Should an Audition Take?
- Why Do Actors Say, “And, Scene!?”
- How Much Do Actors Get Paid for Kissing Scenes?
- Why Do Actors Say “Thank You, Places”?
- How Long Does It Take to Make a Self-Tape?
- How Hard Is It to Get an Acting Agent?
- What Are the Fake Cigarettes That Actors Use?
- What Do Actors Wear During Love Scenes?
- How Do Actors Kiss Without Kissing?
- What is Included in an Actor’s Contract?
- Do Actors Get Paid for Streaming?
- Do Actors Need a Website?
- Can You Live Off Being an Actor?
- Do Actors Get Paid for Reruns?
- Why is it so hard to get an acting agent?
- Do you pay for auditions?
- Do Beginning Actors Need Agents to Find Work?
- Can an Actor Fire Their Agent?
- Can Your Talent Agent Drop You?
- Earning a Living as an Extra
- What is Sense Memory?
- How to Get an Acting Agent?
- What Should You Do At an Audition?
- Do Actors Hook Up on Set?
- Do Actors Have to Swear?
- Do Some Actors Refuse to Kiss?
- Are 90% of Actors Unemployed?
- Do Actors Kiss with Tongue?
- Question: Why is the term “actress” no longer used?
- Question: Can you be an actor without a degree?
- Body language exercises for actors
- Writing a Thank You Letter After an Audition
- What to Eat Before an Audition
- 10 Easy Ways for Actors to Reduce Stress
- Can Actors Have Braces?
- How Long Does It Take to Hear Back After I Submit My Self-tape?
- 10 Essential Things Every Actor Should Have
- What Every Actor Should Bring to Set
- Do I Need to Wear Makeup for a Self-Tape?
- What are the Risks of Becoming an Actor?
- What Does an Extra Do in Filmmaking?
- Which State Is Best for Pursuing an Acting Career?
- Do Actors Really Drink While Filming?
- What Happens If an Actor Can’t Remember Their Lines?
- What Makes Acting So Tough?
- Do Actors Really Kiss While Filming?
- What Actors Do When They’re Not Acting
- Do Actors Need to Be Attractive?
- How Long Does It Take for an Actor to Memorize a Scene?
- How to Find Auditions in Your Area
- What Actors Struggle with the Most
- How New Actors Get Discovered
- What Are the Big 5 Talent Agencies in Hollywood?
- How Much Are Acting Classes in Los Angeles?
- What Do Actors Need to Succeed?
- What Do People Do in Acting School?
- 10 Smart Strategies for Saving Money
- What Age is Too Late to Start Acting?
- What is ACTRA?
- How Casting Directors Choose Actors
- How Actors Can Make the Most of a Ring Light
- SAG-AFTRA vs. Actors’ Equity Association
- Making a Living as an Actor
- 10 Survival Jobs for Actors
- How to Audition for a Netflix Show
- How to Get Cast at a Disney Theme Park
- Choosing a Stage Name for Actors
- 10 Apps Every Actor Should Consider Using
- How to Audition for National Commercials
- 20 Facts About Michael Chekhov
- 10 Essential Books Every Actor Should Read
- Do Actors Really Smoke While Performing?
- Should Actors Fear AI?
- QUESTION: Is 21 Too Late to Start Acting?
- The First Rule for Acting
- QUESTION: Should I Film My Self-Tape Vertically or Horizontally?
- 10 Phenomenal Actors Who Died in 2022
- Save $500 in 30 days!
- What Questions Should You Ask an Agent?
- Important Rules to Follow During an Audition
- QUESTION: | Is It Hard to Get a Talent Agent?
- QUESTION: | How do I know if a talent manager is legit?
- Giant Red Flag: Talent Agent Scams
- What Aspiring Actors Need to Know
- 1001 Reasons Why Acting is So Damn Depressing | Part 2: Your Family
- 1001 Reasons Why Acting is So Damn Depressing! | Part 1: Auditions
- Never, Never, Never Do This!
- QUESTION: Is It Okay to Turn Down an Audition or Acting Job?
- QUESTION: Are auditions free? How much do auditions cost?
- Why Do Actors Say “Break a Leg”?
- Should You Wear White in a Self-Tape Audition?
- What are the Requirements to Become an Actor?
- When Should I Give Up on Acting?
- Does Height Matter for Acting?
- 5 Headshot Questions Answered
- Begin an Acting Career After 30? Yes, You Can!
- For Commercials, the Product is the Star
- Should Actors Get Tattoos?
- How Do Actors Cry on Cue?
- How Do You Get Movie and TV Auditions?
- How Much Do Lead Actors *Really* Earn Per Movie?
- Is It a Trap to Do Two Takes for a Self-Tape?
- The Scarcity Mentality
- Will Live Auditions Go Extinct Like the Dinosaurs?
- How can I make a reel without experience?
- POLL: What is Your Current Vaccination Status?
- Specificity is the Key to Special Skills
- 15 Brilliant Quotes by Konstantin Stanislavski
- Should I Put My Ethnicity on My Acting Resume?
- Can You Get Cast Without an Agent?
- Do You Put Your Age on Your Acting Resume?
- The Ultimate Guide to SAG-AFTRA
- POLL: Actors Prefer to Know Their Self-Tape Was Received and Viewed
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Remember Your ABCs
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Play “Powerful” with Subtlety
- 10 Actors We Loved and Lost in 2021
- EDITORIAL | Actors Who Refuse to Get Vaccinated Are Firing Themselves
- POLL: Actors Should Be Fired If They Refuse Covid Vaccination
- Do Casting Directors Even See Our Self-Tapes?
- Are British Actors Better Than American Actors?
- Are Actors Refusing to Hand-In Self-Tapes?
- POLL | Actors Prefer In-Person Auditions
- The Big Question Actors are Now Being Asked
- It’s Official: Your Vaccination Status Can Now Affect Your Acting Career
- One Fact About Post-Audition Fears That You Should Always Remember
- If You Weren’t an Actor, What Would You Be?
- The Asian Actor: New opportunities, and a new awakening
- 7 Good Reasons to Get New Headshots
- What is Taft-Hartley?
- The Acting World Goes Virtual
- Actors Losing Health Insurance at an Alarming Rate
- 10 Actors We Loved and Lost in 2020
- What is a SAG-AFTRA Must-Join?
- 10 Reasons Why Being a Modern Actor is Bad Ass
- How to Sell Yourself in 10 Seconds or Less
- The Power of Positive Thinking
- Every Take Should Be Different, Every Performance Should Be Different
- Get to Know Zoom
- The Latino Actor: An Uphill Battle for Representation and Inclusion
- ACTOR STORY | How Aaron Paul Got His Big Break
- 5 Essential Budgeting Tips for Actors
- ACTOR STORY | How Chadwick Boseman Almost Gave Up on Acting, Before He Became a Legend
- There is Power in Your Eyelids
- SAG-AFTRA eligible
- Talent Agent vs. Talent Manager: What is the Difference?
- 5 Basic Facts About Uta Hagen
- 5 Basic Facts About Tom Hanks
- 5 Basic Facts About Viola Davis
- 5 Facts About Denzel Washington
- What is the Pick-an-Eye Technique?
- 5 Basic Facts About Robert De Niro
- Netflix and Quarantine…and Watch Some Great Acting!
- 7 Basic Facts About Meryl Streep
- Actors Who Have Tested Positive for the Coronavirus
- Keep Your Actor Body!
- 7 Basic Facts About Stella Adler
- Michael Caine: “Listening is really what acting is all about”
- What is the Repetition Exercise?
- 5 Basic Facts About Sanford Meisner
- ACTOR STORY | That Time I Crashed an Audition, and Lived to Tell About It!
- Don Cheadle: “Do you want to be an actor or do you want to be a star or a celebrity?”
- Before You Blame Your Agent….
- The Callback Checklist
- What is the Private Moment Exercise?
- Funny Feel-Facts, Part II
- Lee Strasberg: “The actor must convince himself of the rightness of what he is doing”
- 5 Basic Facts about Lee Strasberg
- 5 Funny Feel-Facts About Acting
- What is a Sense Memory?
- Booking Commercials: Talent, Looks or Luck?
- Before You Approach an Agent, Get Your S@#t Together!
- 3 Helpful Suggestions When Slating
- Emma Thompson: “Never let yourself be defined by how you look.”
- What is Slating?
- 5 Basic Facts About Method Acting
- What are Animal Exercises?
- Reinvest 50% of Your Cash Back into Your Acting Business
- Will Hollywood ‘Ban’ Georgia?
- 3 Hidden Advantages of Self-taping
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Never Audition Just to Book the Job
- 5 Great Ways to Master Your Cold Read Audition
- Director John Singleton has died
- All Acting and No Play Makes You a Dull Actor
- What is a Cold Read?
- Why Acting Must Be a Need, Not a Want
- ACTOR STORY | How Luke Perry Almost Gave Up on Acting
- ACTOR STORY | Jenna Fischer Recalls Her First Day in LA, as an Aspiring Actor
- Why Natural Actors Still Need Training
- Actor Luke Perry has reportedly died
- What is a Backstory?
- Michael Caine: “Real people struggle NOT to show their feelings”
- Atlanta is Becoming the Hollywood of the South
- What is the Magic If?
- 5 NFL Football Players Who Became Successful Actors
- 7 Basic Facts About Konstantin Stanislavski
- 3 Brilliant Portrayals of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.”
- Actors and Blackface
- On this day: Casablanca premieres
- First Interracial Kiss on Television
- Top 5 Actor-Turned-Politicians
- Don’t Focus On How You Say Your Lines. Focus On Why You Say Your Lines
- Actor Unions
- What is a Breakdown?
- Neil Simon passed away at 91
- Editorial: Crazy Rich Asians Should Set A New Trend
- “Tell Me a Little About Yourself”
- SAG-AFTRA is holding as much as $48 million for 96,000 members it cannot find
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “There are no small parts, only small actors”
- What is Financial Core (Fi-Core)?
- Union vs. Non-Union
- Embrace Your Age
- Find Your Paragon Actor
- Special Skills Means Special Skills
- Acting Fact: Women claimed 24% of leading roles.
- Acting Fact: SAG-AFTRA Membership.
- Acting Fact: Roles for Women in Hollywood Compared to Men
- Acting Fact: Only About 20% of Union Actors Earn More Than $10,000 Annually
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Acting Quotes[wp_custom_image_category term_id="18"] - How Carrie Fisher Got Into Acting
- How did Timothée Chalamet prepare for A Complete Unknown?
- Can You Say Good Luck Before an Audition?
- Who is the Greatest Character Actor of All Time?
- 23 Inspirational Quotes by Famous Actors
- 20 Inspirational Acting Quotes by Famous Actors
- How Brad Pitt Got into Acting
- 10 Notable Michael B. Jordan Quotes
- 10 Inspirational quotes by Tom Cruise
- What does Nicole Kidman say about acting
- What Does Meryl Streep Say About Acting?
- What Does Leonardo DiCaprio Say About Acting?
- How Tom Cruise Got into Acting
- 12 Inspirational Quotes by Morgan Freeman
- 25 Great Quotes About Acting
- Actor Profile: Meryl Streep
- 14 Inspirational Quotes by Stella Alder
- 11 Inspirational Quotes by Meryl Streep
- 15 Inspirational Quotes by Robert De Niro
- Nicolas Cage’s Best Acting Advice
- Ann Dowd: “Celebrate the small victories.”
- Morgan Freeman: | ‘Stillness is the hardest thing for actors to do.’
- Will Smith: What’s the point of being realistic?”
- 25 Inspirational Quotes by Will Smith
- 25 Inspirational Quotes by Denzel Washington
- Ryan Gosling Describes the Impossible Gauntlet That Every Actor Must Survive
- How Samuel L. Jackson Prepares His Characters
- Viola Davis: | ‘The most powerful question an actor can ask themselves is, Why?’
- Sonequa Martin-Green: “Whatever your flaws are, as a person, they will be reflected in your acting.”
- Jeff Bridges: | “A large part of acting is just pretending”
- Liam Neeson: “The name of the game is rejection.”
- 15 Inspirational Quotes by Sanford Meisner
- 10 Actors Discuss Their Love for Acting
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “Live the Part”
- OPINION | Same-Day Auditions Feel Disrespectful
- Denzel Washington: “You only live once. So do what you feel passionate about.”
- Ray Liotta’s Timeless Advice for Up-and-Coming Actors
- Here’s What You Should Do!
- Harrison Ford’s Advice to Young Actors
- Did Method Acting Break Will Smith?
- Jon Bernthal on Rejection: “You’ve got to remind yourself how lucky you are to be doing this.”
- Michael Caine: “Less is More”
- How 5 Famous Actors Build Their Character’s Backstory
- Daniel Day-Lewis: “I work when I feel a compelling need to do that work.”
- 15 Brilliant Quotes by Konstantin Stanislavski
- 10 Inspirational Quotes from Famous Actors
- Jared Leto: “When I take on a role, I’m obsessed. I want to know everything.”
- Jake Gyllenhaal: “Education is so essential!”
- Priyanka Chopra: “I walked into every room as a new actor, and I demanded opportunities.”
- Clifton Powell: “If this is your passion, don’t quit!”
- Sean Kanan: “I think it’s about finding your happiness during the times when you’re not working.”
- Sophia Loren: “Despite all doubts, you’ve got to believe. Always. Always. Always.”
- Natalie Martinez: “Just keep working hard, because the struggle never stops.”
- Aaron Eckhart | “The goal of acting is to make it personal.”
- Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson : ‘Make Hollywood conform to you!’
- Denzel Washington: “If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying.”
- Alan Cumming: “Overthinking is the biggest crime in acting.”
- Will Smith: “Baring yourself is what makes you look strong on camera.”
- Colin Firth: “Your character will want to resist grief.”
- David Carradine: “There are no failures in Hollywood, there are only people who gave up too soon.”
- Bill Duke: “Don’t wait for Hollywood to discover you. Discover yourself!”
- Daniel Kaluuya: “I ask the script, ‘What do you want me to do?’”
- Uta Hagen, on her definition of bad acting
- 7 Good Reasons to Get New Headshots
- Katharine Hepburn: “You don’t have to act. Let the camera do the work.”
- Michael Jai White: “This business does not support talent. It supports heat.”
- Stella Adler, On the Importance of Confidence
- The Acting World Goes Virtual
- Bill Nighy: “I still don’t have a process”
- Create Your Own Opportunities!
- Viola Davis: “I write a bio of the character.”
- Ed Harris: “Acting is a lifelong situation.”
- Edie Falco: “Just make sure you’re always working on something. Representation or not.”
- The Power of Positive Thinking
- Michael B. Jordan: “After all my auditions, I started throwing my sides away.”
- The Latino Actor: An Uphill Battle for Representation and Inclusion
- 5 Essential Budgeting Tips for Actors
- Bryan Cranston: “I knew I wanted to become an actor. I’m not going to have a fallback plan.”
- Viola Davis: “Pay Me What I’m Worth”
- There is Power in Your Eyelids
- Jessica Chastain: “I feel like I’m a detective, as an actor.”
- Memory vs. Imagination: Which Approach Works Best?
- Dennis Haysbert: “I think the word ‘acting’ is a bad word for what we do.”
- What is the Pick-an-Eye Technique?
- 5 Basic Facts About Robert De Niro
- ACTOR STORY | Molly Shannon’s 10-Year-Struggle to Beat the Odds in Hollywood
- The Push Strategy vs. The Pull Strategy
- 7 Basic Facts About Stella Adler
- Mark Hamill: “Tenacity is almost more important than talent”
- Christian Bale: “Don’t be a one-trick pony”
- Michael Caine: “Listening is really what acting is all about”
- “Education is so essential” (Jake Gyllenhaal)
- ACTOR STORY | That Time I Crashed an Audition, and Lived to Tell About It!
- Don Cheadle: “Do you want to be an actor or do you want to be a star or a celebrity?”
- Sanford Meisner: “To be an interesting actor, you must be authentic.”
- Joe Manganiello: “You Can’t Rely on Anyone to Hand You Anything”
- Susan Saint James: ‘No amount of failure can dissuade a determined actor’
- Lee Strasberg: “The actor must convince himself of the rightness of what he is doing”
- “If you want to be an actor…that has nothing to do with Hollywood.” (William H. Macy)
- Bill Duke: “This is a business of rejection.”
- 5 Basic Facts about Lee Strasberg
- Dacre Montgomery: ‘Make bold character choices’
- You’re Not Really Acting When You’re Over-Acting
- Mandy Patinkin: “Don’t become an actor, unless you HAVE to.”
- Emma Thompson: “Never let yourself be defined by how you look.”
- 5 Basic Facts About Method Acting
- “You have to keep at it!” (Kate Winslet)
- “It’s not about losing yourself in the role. It’s about finding yourself in the role.” (Uta Hagen)
- 3 Hidden Advantages of Self-taping
- “That’s what it takes when you’re a struggling actor…You will be poor” (Jenna Fischer)
- “I jumped over fears, went through emotional glass doors” (Kim Basinger)
- Morgan Freeman’s Advice to Actors
- Bill Duke: “Acting is not pretending. Acting is becoming”
- “You can write your own things and act in your own stuff” (Emma Stone)
- “Auditioning sucks hippo d**k.” (William H. Macy)
- Jeff Daniels’ Advice to Actors
- “Just don’t give up, okay” (Molly Shannon)
- ACTOR STORY | Jenna Fischer Recalls Her First Day in LA, as an Aspiring Actor
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “Do not run for the sake of running”
- Charles S. Dutton: “There’s a wide river of actors and actresses. But there’s only a tiny pond of real talent.”
- Michael Caine: “A film actor must be able to dream another person’s dreams.”
- What is a Backstory?
- Mikhail Shchepkin: “You should always act truthfully”
- Michael Caine: “Real people struggle NOT to show their feelings”
- Giancarlo Esposito: “When I act, I get a better sense of who I am”
- Martin Landau: “Acting is NOT showing”
- 7 Basic Facts About Konstantin Stanislavski
- Constance Wu: “You have to detach yourself from the result.”
- Matthew McConaughey: “I love entrances and exits”
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “Love the art in yourself, not yourself in the art.”
- “If I waited for Hollywood, I would still be playing mama roles” (Viola Davis)
- Happy New Year, Actors!
- “The 90% he isn’t willing to share is what I do for a living” (Martin Landau)
- Quote of the Day: Dennis Haysbert
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “When you play an evil man, look to see where he is good.”
- Andrew Garfield: ‘Treat Every Character Like a Real Person’
- “If that is acting, I don’t want to do it.” (Stella Adler)
- Quote of the day: “The problem is not that acting is hard….” (David Carradine)
- Quote of the day: “We must overcome the notion that we must be regular” (Uta Hagen)
- Quote of the day: “You can’t be boring…” (Stella Adler)
- “This industry eats women up in their 20’s and spits them out in their 30’s…”
- Quote of the day: Sanford Meisner
- “If you want to play strong, don’t blink. If you want to play weak, blink.”
- Quote of the day: “Acting is reacting” (Stella Adler)
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “There are no small parts, only small actors”
- Sanford Meisner: “Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.”
- Find Your Paragon Actor
- Bryan Cranston: Don’t Audition to Get the Job
- Uta Hagen: “It’s not about losing yourself in the role”
- Marlon Brando – “To grasp the full acceptance”.
- “Be in the moment.” (Robert DeNiro)
- Acting Quote: Meryl Streep
- Viola Davis Acting Quotes
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Acting Tips[wp_custom_image_category term_id="9"] - Should I Put SAG Eligible on My Acting Resume?
- Where do you look during an audition?
- How do you impress an acting audition?
- How long should a self-tape audition be?
- How Early Should You Be for an Audition?
- Does a Callback Mean I Got the Role?
- How do actors get noticed?
- How Long After an Audition Will I Hear Back?
- How to Deal with Not Getting a Callback?
- How to stand out at a callback?
- What to Wear for Callbacks?
- Should I Follow Up After a Callback Audition?
- How to Ace a Callback Audition?
- What does it mean if you don’t get a callback after an audition?
- What Acting School Do Most Actors Go To?
- How Do You Find Actors from Commercials?
- Should I Wear Glasses in My Self-Tape Audition?
- How Do You Take a Good Acting Headshot?
- Do Actors Still Need Printed Headshots?
- Do Actors Smile in Headshots?
- How to Get a Demo Reel for Acting?
- How to Find Readers for Self-Tapes?
- How Do Actors Network With Each Other?
- How Do I Pitch Myself to an Acting Agency?
- Should You Wear Black in a Self-Tape?
- Where Can I Record a Self-Tape?
- Should self-tapes be filmed vertically or horizontally?
- Where Do You Look When Self-Taping?
- Can an Actor Refuse a Role?
- How Do Actors Lose Weight Fast for Roles?
- How Can I Become an Actor with No experience
- How Do New Actors Get Agents
- How to Prepare for Your First Audition?
- How to Become an Actor
- How Do You Get an Audition?
- Is 25 Too Late for Acting?
- Nailing Your Audition: 10 Essential Tips for Actors
- The subtle secrets to booking an acting job
- A Guide on Becoming a Movie Actor
- 10 Effective Ways for Actors to Calm Audition Nerves
- 10 Tips for Making the Perfect Self-tape
- What to Do at an Audition
- 10 Mistakes Actors Should Steer Clear Of
- How to Prepare for an Audition
- How to Become a Series Regular on a Television Show
- 5 Things Every Actor Should Know Early in Their Career
- What Should Actors Do Every Day?
- What NOT to Say to an Actor
- What Are 5 Things Actors Do
- How to Become an Actor at 16
- How to Become an Actor on Broadway
- 15 Tips for Overcoming Stage Fright
- Navigating Pilot Season
- 15 Steps for Creating Your Demo Reel
- How to Get into Acting
- 13 Benefits of Taking Improv Classes
- Mastering the Art of Self-Taping: A Guide for Actors
- 20 Good Acting Tips
- 10 Tips for Making Bold Choices in Acting
- QUESTION: Should I Shoot My Own Headshots?
- 13 Words of Encouragement After a Bad Audition
- How Do You Use Lighting for an Audition Self-Tape?
- How Do You Network for Your Acting Career?
- What Should You NOT Do in a Demo Reel?
- 10 Tips for Submitting Your Self-Tape Audition
- 20 Things You Should Never Do in an Audition
- Headshot Do’s and Don’ts
- QUICK TIPS | How to Create a Convincing Character
- 10 Self-Tape Mistakes You Should Avoid
- 3 Easy Ways to Market Yourself to Casting Directors
- 5 Things Every Actor Should Have
- 22 Easy Things You Can Do to Prepare for Your Audition
- QUESTION: Can I get an agent without a reel?
- How Do I Know If Acting is Right For Me?
- The 10 Most Important Questions You Should Know About Your Character
- 7 Ways to Be Less Nervous and More Confident During Auditions
- 5 Essential Items You Need for Self-Tapes
- ACTING TECHNIQUE | Identify the Moments
- 8 Subtle Ways to Stand Out in an Audition
- 5 Ways Actors Can Use Social Media
- 5 Ways to Find a Good Talent Agent
- Can a Shy Person Be an Actor?
- The Audition Checklist
- 5 Ways Actors Fail
- 5 Great Audition Tips
- Bad Auditions Do Not Make You a Bad Actor!
- What Should Be on an Acting Resume?
- 10 Tips for Beginning Actors
- 7 Ways to Do a Self-Tape Without a Reader
- Memorize Your Lines in 5 Easy Steps!
- Perfect or Not, Always Submit Your Self-Tape!
- Should I Put My Weight on My Acting Resume?
- What are Some Special Skills to Put on an Actor Resume?
- The Perfect Self-Tape Audition Reader
- How to Act Realistically
- Don’t Over-Produce Your Self-Tape
- Learn Your Lines by Writing Them Down…Repeatedly!
- The Reason to Thoroughly Learn Your Lines is So You Can Forget Them
- Celebrate Every Win!
- Be Prepared…or Be Prepared to Be Disappointed!
- 5 Things You Might Overlook in Your Self-Tape Instructions
- YouTube Can Help You Book Commercials
- The 5 Most Important Technical Aspects of a Self-Tape
- Prepare for Your Audition and Then Just Throw It Away
- The 3-Second Pause
- 4 Ways to Combat Audition Burnout
- 10 Daily Affirmations for Actors
- Why You Should Always Get Coached Before a Big Audition
- The Ultimate Audition Preparation Checklist
- 7 Good Reasons to Get New Headshots
- The Self-Tape Checklist
- When You Don’t Have an Agent, Your Agent is You!
- 4 Things to Remember When Writing Your Cover Letter
- What is Taft-Hartley?
- The Acting World Goes Virtual
- What is a SAG-AFTRA Must-Join?
- Viola Davis: “I write a bio of the character.”
- Do You Have an Acting Mentor?
- The Easiest Way to Improve Your Acting Life? Go to Sleep!
- How to Sell Yourself in 10 Seconds or Less
- The Actor’s Job Description
- Deadlines Are DEAD-lines
- Every Take Should Be Different, Every Performance Should Be Different
- The Mirror is Not Your Friend
- 5 Essential Budgeting Tips for Actors
- The Most Important Element When Choosing a Monologue
- There is Power in Your Eyelids
- 5 Ways the Actor’s Life Might Change After the Coronavirus
- Memory vs. Imagination: Which Approach Works Best?
- 7 Self-Tape Instructions Actors Often Ignore
- What is the Pick-an-Eye Technique?
- 3 Misdemeanors to Avoid on Your Acting Résumé
- 5 Basic Facts About Robert De Niro
- Quarantine and Build
- Don’t Do These 7 Things When Choosing a Monologue
- 7 Basic Facts About Stella Adler
- Don’t Panic! It’s Just a Redirect.
- 5 Great New Year’s Resolutions for Actors
- 10 Reasons You Didn’t Book the Role You Should Have Booked
- Michael Caine: “Listening is really what acting is all about”
- What is the Repetition Exercise?
- Don Cheadle: “Do you want to be an actor or do you want to be a star or a celebrity?”
- Before You Blame Your Agent….
- 3 Important Questions to Answer Before Your Next Headshot Photoshoot
- The Callback Checklist
- Why Building Relationships with Casting Directors is So Important
- What is the Private Moment Exercise?
- 3 Reasons Why It Sucks to Do Student Films
- Set Aside One Day Each Week for Your Acting Business
- How to Turn Your Audition Trash into Audition Treasure
- Lee Strasberg: “The actor must convince himself of the rightness of what he is doing”
- Don’t Audition Solely for the Purpose of Booking the Role
- 5 Good Reasons to Do Student Films
- 3 Reasons Your Audition Ended Quickly
- 5 Basic Facts about Lee Strasberg
- 3 Minor Violations to Avoid on Your Acting Résumé
- You’re Not Really Acting When You’re Over-Acting
- Mandy Patinkin: “Don’t become an actor, unless you HAVE to.”
- What is a Sense Memory?
- Booking Commercials: Talent, Looks or Luck?
- Never Apologize When You Make a Mistake During an Audition
- Never Do This on Your Acting Résumé!
- Before You Approach an Agent, Get Your S@#t Together!
- 3 Helpful Suggestions When Slating
- Look to Acting to Be Your Creative Savior, Not Your Financial Savior
- 5 Riddles Every Actor Must Solve
- What is Slating?
- 5 Basic Facts About Method Acting
- What are Animal Exercises?
- Make Sure Your Name is Added to the “Nice” List
- Reinvest 50% of Your Cash Back into Your Acting Business
- 3 Hidden Advantages of Self-taping
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Never Audition Just to Book the Job
- 5 Great Ways to Master Your Cold Read Audition
- 5 Things You Should Never Do After an Audition
- Don’t Sabotage Yourself
- Morgan Freeman’s Advice to Actors
- All Acting and No Play Makes You a Dull Actor
- Don’t Just Tell a Talent Agent About Your Dreams. Show Them Your Work!
- What is a Cold Read?
- The Callback is Not the Time for Experimenting
- Jeff Daniels’ Advice to Actors
- Invite Talent Agents and Casting Directors to Pursue You
- Check Your Ego at the Door, But Bring Your Confidence into the Audition Room
- Why Natural Actors Still Need Training
- Charles S. Dutton: “There’s a wide river of actors and actresses. But there’s only a tiny pond of real talent.”
- When You Speak Words You Don’t Truly Understand, You Are Not Truly Acting
- What is the Unbroken Line?
- Michael Caine: “A film actor must be able to dream another person’s dreams.”
- Don’t Be Afraid to Politely Ask for an Audition Do-Over
- 3 Reasons Why You Should Not Pursue Local Hire Roles
- What is the Magic If?
- Martin Landau: “Acting is NOT showing”
- 3 Great New Year’s Resolutions for Actors
- 7 Basic Facts About Konstantin Stanislavski
- Constance Wu: “You have to detach yourself from the result.”
- 4 Great Reasons to Audition with Your Sides In Your Hands
- Beware Career Advice from Family During the Holidays
- Don’t Focus On How You Say Your Lines. Focus On Why You Say Your Lines
- Actor Unions
- What is a Breakdown?
- Make Sure That You Are the Star of Your Headshot
- “Tell Me a Little About Yourself”
- Don’t join SAG-AFTRA (too fast)!
- Beef-up Your Acting Résumé with Training, Not Lies!
- Konstantin Stanislavski: “There are no small parts, only small actors”
- Find Your Paragon Actor
- Special Skills Means Special Skills
- Bryan Cranston: Don’t Audition to Get the Job
- Acting Tip: Wanna get more “looks”?
- Acting Tip: No Messy Headshots.
- Acting Tip: Never arrive late to audition.
- Acting Tip: Send unsolicited, if necessary
- Acting Tip: Audition begins upon arrival
- Acting Tip: Audition with sides in-hand
- Acting Tip: Get Professional Headshots
- Acting Tip: Wait before signing to audition
- Acting Tip – Headshot Must Look Like You!
- Acting Tip: Record your lines for easy memorization.
- Understanding the Actor’s Objectives
- Commercial Acting Tips
- Know Your Acting Niche
- 7 Ways To Fail At Your Acting Career
- 11 Habits Of The Successful
- 9 Steps to Successful Acting Career
- Movie Career Tips
- How Do I Break Into Acting?
- Guidelines For Child Actors
- Meeting with an Agent
- Using Referrals to Get An Agent
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