Simply the finest actor organization I have ever seen. I have been a guest speaker many times and have found talented actors who have eventually become clients of mine.

– David Ziff (V.P. Commerical Department – CESD, LA)

Are you the next Snookie?

I have a friend who just pitched her show to a few incredible production companies.  While they all seemed to respond to her show, nobody bit. 

Don’t always listen to me.

A few weeks back I told you to always “feel free to make it your own.”  Remember?  I said that hosting auditions mostly want to see YOU not necessarily their copy. Well, I am eating crow right now because I was SO wrong, at a recent audition.

Pangs of success

Have you ever wanted success so much that it left you with a pang inside? 

Be prepared for a boring post.

Sorry, people, but it was bound to happen, at some point.  I can only flower things up for so long before I have to get into the totally lame and boring topic of keeping track of your notes. Like I said, BORING!

Competitive Intelligence isn’t just for spies!

Whenever I read in the trades that Joe Blow will be hosting XYZ show OR when I find out that Jane Blow just got hired for a job that I was up for, I immediately (if not sooner) Google them.  Kinda like before a blind date!

“We CAN do anything, but can’t do EVERYTHING!”

I was just in a meeting at a management firm and noticed the above quote, on a whiteboard.  I stopped the meeting to write it down because it is so profoundly appropriate for me… and, probably many of us.  Hence, why I’m blogging about it. The bottom line is that many of us chase any […]

Sometimes getting discouraged is a-okay.

What?  I know what you’re thinking… being discouraged is ok and not counterproductive?  Well, IF and only IF you utilize that frustration to create something out of it. Here’s my story…