Passion VS Talent

YOUR PASSION WILL GET YOU IN THE DOOR.

YOUR TALENT WILL KEEP YOU IN THE ROOM.

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IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

YOUR PASSION AND 'HOLLYWOOD"

But, it's my passion, ME>

It's not about 'YOU", or your passion. It IS about what you can give to those that actually matter (directors, casting directors etc.)

you must make them care about your passion, And don't confuse making them care with verbal conversation about your desires

to work as an actress or actor. You have to 'show' them in such a manner that they are willing to pay you to do the same thing

when it's all on the line.

Many people blindly follow their passion, believing their love for it will be enough to make them successful. But they fail to factor in what we call THE HOLLYWOOD PRINCIPLE;

This, Hollywood Principle states that no matter how passionate you are about something, nobody cares about it simply because you do. If you want those same directors to get on the same page with you, then, you need to be concerned with why they should care about what you’re doing, even when you’re doing what you love. People fleeing the corporate world the world of 9-to-5, dictated eating and bathroom schedules — tend to equate a passion-based business with freedom. They want the freedom to somehow be their own boss, , the freedom to be in charge of their own time and the freedom to do whatever it is they love. With this mindset, they throw caution to the wind and do what they love without regard for This Hollywood Principle. They pursue their venture with the love and compulsion characteristic of passions.

But it all goes horribly wrong because they forget to connect what they love to something others will care about. They’re so engrossed in doing what they love and why it matters to them that they forget to look up and show others ( remember, those director folks) why they should care about it, too. Don’t be fooled into thinking you have to somehow misshape your passion-based career into something it isn’t quite like find what you envisioned when you were at home dreaming. You’re not out to find any market, any role, any part,  and fill it. That’s the old way of doing business, maybe in the OLD HOLLYWOOD, and also how you’ll end back up with something that feels like a “job.”

The real challenge is to persuasively communicate the gift of your passion, your mission and your unique value.AND, BY THE WAY, IF, (AND THAT IS A BIG WORD) YOU REALLY DO HAVE THE PASSION, THEN YOU SHOULD ALSO KNOW THAT IT WILL NEED SOME POLISHING, SOME REFINEMENT.

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