BUSINESS OF ACTING
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| Let Your Vehicle Drive Your Career
May 05, 2008
When artists produce their own projects, they stimulate their creativity, deepen their talent, and increase their industry exposure.
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Secret Agent Man: In Vodka Veritas
April 30, 2008
There are plenty of gifted actors who deserve a break but just can't get one. Why? Because there are a million losers out there who think that anyone can be an actor.
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Secret Agent Man: In Memory
April 17, 2008
On March 16, Juliana Redding, an aspiring actor and model, was found murdered in her Santa Monica, Calif., apartment.
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Rising Stars: Horoscopes
April 07, 2008
Find out what the stars hold for your career this week! From astrologers Starsky + Cox.
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Secret Agent Man: Simon Says
April 02, 2008
What would you say if I told you that you can learn all you need to know about acting in a few short hours, and it won't cost you a dime?
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Rising Stars: Horoscopes
March 31, 2008
Find out what the stars hold for your career this week! From astrologers Starsky + Cox.
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Rising Stars: Horoscopes
March 20, 2008
Find out what the stars hold for your career this week! From astrologers Starsky + Cox.
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Secret Agent Man: 'No'
March 19, 2008
You have to be aggressive if you want to be a successful actor, and the most powerful thing you can do is say no.
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Rising Stars: Horoscopes
March 17, 2008
Find out what the stars hold for your career this week! From astrologers Starsky + Cox.
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Waiting Room Decorum
March 13, 2008
As both a commercial actor and someone who has worked in commercial casting for more than 20 years, I have a number of waiting-room pet peeves.
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The Fine Print: Upgrades for Background Actors
March 04, 2008
If you're a union member doing background work on a film or TV project and the star gives you a line to say and you say that line, you get upgraded to principal, right? Wrong.
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Rising Stars: Horoscopes
March 03, 2008
Find out what the stars hold for your career this week! From astrologers Starsky + Cox.
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Secret Agent Man: Remember Me?
February 21, 2008
I've never done this before. I'm going to share with you the transcript of a voice mail I recently received from an actor.
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Commercial Break: Rude Casting Directors
February 14, 2008
What do you do when the person auditioning you is rude, even insulting? Storm out of the room? Insist that you won't be spoken to in such a manner?
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