March 8, 2012 Sooner or later, most actors decide to leave their agents and search for greener pastures. The reasons to do so are as varied as the actors themselves, so I won’t go into them here. Those decisions are personal and everyone is entitled to “move on”. What no…
February 27, 2012 This post might seem a bit off-topic – the topic of this blog being show business – but it really isn’t. It’s about a social faux pas that many people, both in and out of Hollywood, committ and it ticks me off, so I want to blather…
February 1, 2012 Once upon a time… Actors changed their surnames if they were too “ethnic” or if they were unpronounceable. Actresses did not change their names every time they got married. Things change. Ethnic-sounding names are no longer considered death at the box office, which is an improvement in…
January 20, 2012 Sorry I haven’t been around for the past couple of weeks. I attend a huge talent-search covention on the east coast every January and July, and then have to play catch-up when I return. At this type of convention, I meet literally hundreds of potential actors from…
December 28, 2011 Dear Actors, If your 2011 was anything like mine, you may be glad it’s over. I hope that’s not the case, but the end of any year seems to trigger lots of retrospection and a modicum of introspection, too. If you’re into “spections” of any kind, now’s…
December 1, 2011 Having made some practical suggestions for presents for your reps (below), allow me to do the same thing for you, the actor. When your friends and/or family ask you what you’d like for Christmas/Hannukah/Kwanza/or?, think about this before you answer: Do you really need another coffee mug?…
November 1, 2011 Here’s the eternal quandary most actors face every year around this time: What should I give my agent or manager (or the casting directors I know) as a holiday present? I want to show my appreciation for the hard work they put in on my behalf, yet…
We’ll repeat this once in a while, as a reminder: To leave a COMMENT, just look at the bottom of each post. You’ll see a yellow button that actually states, LEAVE A COMMENT. Click on it. Voila! OR…if you’re reading an entire individual post, there is a very obvious box…
October 26, 2011 Ohmygawd. October is almost over and you still aren’t a star?! More to the point, you haven’t booked anything at all, even after living in Hollywood for what? six months? a year? Did you honestly think you were going to be THE ONE to take this town…
October 10, 2011 If I didn’t hear these two words mispronounced as often as I do, I wouldn’t dream of mentioning them here in a blog for actors. But I do, so here they are: SUPPOSABLY. Nope. No such word. You are TRYING to say SUPPOSEDLY. With a “d”, not…
