Feel good about what you are doing!

Once again, the main reason that aspiring actors/models don't do much, or anything at all in the industry is:  Bad information, usually from others that are either

a. Not in the industry at all

b. Have done very little more than playing an extra. 

c. Had little quality training themselves.

d. Are basically in the same place as far as moving up the ladder, as you are.

And YOU have done very little research on agencies, maybe looked at a modeling school or something similar that will tell you just about everything you've been wanting to hear.

Don't waste your time, energy, effort and money after any, or all of these have been happening to you. Check out a few 'real' agencies. Check us out. Call or google the Better Business Bureau, look at their reviews. Is the place you are going basically a school, selling classes?

And lastly, feel good about what you are doing.

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Believe in yourself!

We live in a world that exudes pressure upon us to be exactly what the world wants us to be. People often conform to the person society has told them they should be. But YOU have to take the reins and ask yourself, “Who do I want to be?”

Do not allow the world around you to dictate your future. Do not be afraid to follow your dreams. Following your dreams will require work, it won’t always be easy, and most likely won’t just fall into your lap. It’s called dream-chasing for a reason. You literally have to run EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. until you cross the line where your dream lies.

Yes, there will be people telling you to give up. Yes, there will be haters. Yes, there will be people who achieve their dream(s) before you. But if you really, REALLY want it, you’ll achieve it.

Honor yourself, be true to yourself, and believe in yourself, even if there’s no one else cheering you on. Sometimes we have to be our own cheerleader, because there’s no one around who understands our dream, so cheer from within!

Dreams should NEVER be about money. That’s where a lot of people miss the mark. They set their sights on dollar signs, and live a life full of dispassion. Whatever or whoever you chose to be, you need to be passionate about your career and your life. No one wants to live paycheck-to-paycheck, but we don’t have to drive Beamers and Bentleys either.

Don’t count other people’s pockets, and try to one up them. You’re in competition with no one, but yourself! Live a life that fulfills you.

Don’t let what you see on TV and social media go to your head. What’s for someone else, isn’t always for you. And just because you see what someone else has, or what someone else is doing; just remember, what looks good on the outside could be a wreck on the inside. And the inside is where it really matters.

Money and material things do not equal happiness.

 

Don’t let the chase of money rule your heart. I studied 'LAW and FINANCE"  But I followed my heart, so I also studied ACTING and later on FILM AND TV PRODUCTION, and then got into casting, helping others achieve their dream as well.

Everyday that I go to “work” I’m fulfilled from the inside out, because I love what I do, and it’s true what they say, “If you truly love what you do, then you’ll never work a day in your life!” Being where I am is exactly where I'm supposed to be.

Okay, so now I’m going to leave you with this: don’t live the life others expect from you. Trust in God, follow your heart.

TRAINING or No training?

DO ACTORS REALLY NEED TRAINING????

To act you need to know how to take the words on a page and make them 'ACTIVE", as if they were spoken by a person pursuinga goal and 'not' as if they are vehicles for "FAKE EMOTING" in poetry recitals.

Marcus Geduid artistic director Classical Theatre NYC.

You need to know how to listen with our whole being and respond without thinking. How to move your body, how to prepare. What's expected of you.

Is this automatic without having studied?  No, no it's not.

Do you have to audition with and against those that are trained, that have studied? Yes, absolutely.

We have talent come in to see us about representation that have everything. They are ready.

They are prepared. But we also have some new talent come in to see us about representation that have done nothing and expect everything. Why is that? Because someone at the mall told them that they have the 'look'. Their friends, parents, neighbors tell them

"Baby you've got it." Yeah right! Unfortunately there are in fact those that come in that are pretty darn sharp. But not enough to compete with others that were also sharp but worked to get better, much better.

This is one of the reasons that our agency many times pays for 'real training' so that you can comptete. These are those that do not have their heads in the clouds.

Don't waste what you have going for you. Do something and do it correctly.

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