Cu(te)lver City

Lately, I’ve been getting a lot of auditions in Culver City. Perhaps it is because it is a cheap place to rent a casting room, or because its not quite as far as Santa Monica, or one of the other million different reasons that won’t occur to me, whichever it happens to be I’m not mad …

Traffic Woes Part II- The Solution

Staying happy in the car while you are sitting in traffic trying to fight your way through to get to your next audition on time can be a drag. You’re just an actor aiming to do your best, so why is the universe against you! At least, that’s how I can feel sometimes waiting in …

Traffic Woes

I love getting an audition at any time of the day. I love it because I know that it is the answer to advancing my career, and I love it because acting is really the only career path I could take that I would be happy in. I love, love, love getting auditions. Something that …

The Screeners that Screen on Your Computer Screen

One thing that happened this year that made me feel like less of a struggling actor and more like a contributing member of “The Academy” was that Apple put all of the screeners on iTunes. Not only does this make getting access to the films substantially easier, but it also promotes conservation of the environment …

Two Things That Put You In Charge

Much advice is given to actors these days about what they need to have in order to succeed. “Have you gotten an agent yet?” “Do you have a good manager?” “Do your headshots look like you?” “Do you have a web site up?” All of these are very valid and important things that help an …

Why Do You Act?

  I’m sure you all saw Will Smith on the first episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” a few weeks ago. You probably remember him dancing with Fallon and showing us the evolution of hip-hop dancing. It was hilarious. But the real gem was buried within the interview. They were talking about fame, …

Awkward In The Waiting Room?

Sitting in the waiting room for an audition used to be awkward for me when I was young. I wanted to go and talk to the other kids that were there auditioning for the same thing but yet the competitive beast of a young 13 year old girl inside of me told me that they …

Girls: A review of the Television show that is changing TV

This weekend was the season premier of Girls, the TV show written, produced, and directed by the lady who also plays the lead character, Lena Dunham. If you are an actress, actor, producer, writer, director, in fact, anyone having anything to do with the entertainment industry, and you are not watching this show by now, …

Auditioning for the Role

Its amazing to me that so many talented actors stress over auditions. Here is the deal: a casting director has called you in. They are looking for a certain dynamic for what they are casting, and they will see a certain number of people for that roll. They really don’t care about anything besides your …

How to get the right Headshot

Since I’ve moved to Los Angeles to work as an actor 3 years ago, I’ve paid to get headshots about 5 times. 4 times to many!! Now every actor in this town has an opinion about headshots – “headshots aren’t a big deal, have your friend take your picture” or “pay a LOT and then …