Your career can be affected by a lot of things. Your talent, dedication, persistence, and hard work are all things that will change the course of your career. You also have to take into account meeting people and how the people you meet could change your career for the better. Make the right casting director your biggest fan, and you will see why making the right friends is important in Hollywood. It is all about making a good impression on people and allowing yourself to really be yourself and show them that you are a joy and pleasant to work with.
      Always being ready is a lifestyle. It is a way of always being on your game so that you are ready to make great impressions on anyone and everyone you meet. Think about it this way: if you meet a casting director in an audition, you want to make the best impression on them possible, so that even if you end up not being right for the part you are auditioning for, they bring you back for something else. Why wouldn’t you want to make the same impression on the people you meet in every day life?
      You want people to think of you in a positive light. Better yet, you want people to think of YOU. When they are casting a project, thinking of who to call for auditions, or wondering about who their next actor could be, you want YOUR name to pop into their heads, and that only happens when you make a great impression and bring along your solid, great work to present to them. Whether at an audition, a party, or just a normal meet and greet, being as ready and prepped as possible should always be something on your mind.
      Always be ready to wow the socks off of anyone and everyone you meet. Always be ready, because you never know when your big chance is coming up. It could be right around the corner! Don’t miss out on it, and keep yourself in shape mentally, physically, emotionally, and always practiced on your acting skills with something in the oven to talk about!