YET ANOTHER ACTOR THAT 'ALMOST' QUIT

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

YET ANOTHER ACTOR THAT 'ALMOST' QUIT

KRISTEN STEWART

Kristen Stewart has risen to the top of the Hollywood list after her breakout role in “Panic Room,” where she starred opposite Jodie Foster. She then went on to star in the mega-tween-hit series “Twilight,” but before it all, Stewart was seriously considering leaving the business. “I decided a year after not getting any commercials, ‘Fuck it. I won’t make my mom drive around Los Angeles anymore,’ ” said Stewart to Newsweek in 2012. “I also got so nervous for every single audition. I was just dying. I had one appointment left and my mom said, ‘Have a little integrity and go to your last one.’ And it was ‘The Safety of Objects.’ If I hadn’t gotten that, I would have been done.” Just one interview - audition away from calling it QUITS;;;

SOME PEOPLE NEVER GIVE UP:

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

SOME PEOPLE NEVER GIVE UP: 

LIKE TYLER PERRY FOR EXAMPLE:

Perry had a rough childhood. He was physically and sexually abused growing up, got kicked out of high school, and tried to commit suicide twice—once as a preteen and again at 22. At 23 he moved to Atlanta and took up odd jobs as he started working on his stage career.

In 1992 he wrote, produced, and starred in his first theater production, I Know I’ve Been Changed, somewhat informed by his difficult upbringing. Perry put all his savings into the show and it failed miserably; the run lasted just one weekend and only 30 people came to watch. He kept up with the production, working more odd jobs and often slept in his car to get by. Six years later, Perry finally broke through when, on its seventh run, the show became a success. He’s since gone on to have an extremely successful career as a director, writer, and actor. In fact, Perry was named Forbes’ highest paid man in entertainment in 2011. And he hasn't done too bad after that either. Right?

STAYING IN 'THE 'MOMENT'

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

STAYING IN 'THE 'MOMENT'

Being in the moment is about focus. It’s about paying attention to what is happening right now. If you can truly focus on the scene you are in, moment to moment, everything else will fall away. How can you be nervous, or worried about what you look like, sound like, smell like, if you are absolutely focused on what you are saying or what you are listening to? How can you be worried about posture, breathing or your accent, if your entire focus is on the moment right before you. All of those thoughts about your character arc, about what scene’s next, erode and you are left in the exciting, palpable and unpredictable living moment, which is what an audience wants to see.We’ve all had those moments when we are acting in a scene and we become aware of the fact that we are acting. Perhaps we have just said a line in a forced, mechanical way or perhaps we did something fresh and exciting, and it started a whole inner dialogue discussing what just happened, then, before we know it, we’ve lost all of our focus and are back on autopilot. It can then be very hard to get back into the scene and this frustration can lead to an onslaught of negative thoughts.

So, what I suggest you try is to practice staying completely focussed on the ‘now’! DIRECTORS WILL KNOW>>>>BELIEVE ME.

Some truths about modeling

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

Some truths about modeling

We seriously have many wannabe models come into our studios that are 3" to 6" too short, some too young and some too old. BUT, because some national modeling chain told them exactly

what they wanted to hear "YES", then of course charge you a few thousand dollars to learn to do basic stuff. And 99% of the time all for NAUGHT> because they are making a ton of $$$ upftont

, because they are never, ever going to earn a commission.

Women – Because it is the most restrictive of all the modeling genres, let’s start with fashion models (high-end models typically shooting for editorials, high-end designers, runway and fashion campaigns).  Fashion models have very particular age, height, and measurement standards.  The typical age is 16-21.  Models can be younger than this, but many agencies will require models to be at least 16.  Likewise, models can be older but agencies and clients tend to like their models looking younger and more youthful.   Height is typically between 5’9″-6″, bust is between 32″-36″, waist is between 22″-26″, and hips should be between 33″-35″.  Of course most woman do not meet these standards and that is why fashion models generally get paid the most and work the most.  If you do not meet these requirements, don’t worry, most women don’t.

Males -  between 6' and 6'2" pr 6'3" fit but not much muscle, but ripped, if without shirt. Coat 40 reg to 42 reg or long. Remember both girls and guys...the client does not find the clothes to fit YOU, they find the model to fit the clothes.

And if each male and female do not fit either, there is always commercial modeling, which is less restrictive for both age and sizes, and, truthfully many times pays just as much, or more in some cases because of the amount of 'usage' and 'time'.

WHAT DO CAREER MAKE UP ARTISTS DO ON A FILM PRODUCTION?

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

WHAT DO CAREER MAKE UP ARTISTS DO ON A FILM PRODUCTION?

Well first off they have different levels of responsibilities relating to the film and script.

The key make-up artist, or make-up designer, is in charge of the make-up department for a movie. During pre-production, the designer reads the script and meets with the director and screenwriter to discuss their needs and ideas for the film. The key make-up artist also will work with the key hair designer, costume designer, set designer and director of lighting throughout the film.>>>After that, the key make-up artist researches and determines how to design the make-up and special make-up effects for the film. Often complex effects are handled by a different departments and farmed out to companies that specialize in special effects.>>>The key make-up artist also hires additional make-up artists for the film, sets their work schedule and supervises them during production. He is charged with making sure the make-up applied matches the agreed-upon style, and that continuity is maintained every day during shooting.

OTHER LUCRATIVE JOBS IN FILM AND TV:

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

OTHER LUCRATIVE JOBS IN FILM AND TV:

Costumes / Wardrobe

What do Costumes / Wardrobes do?

The Costume Department is responsible for the design, fitting, hire, purchase, manufacture, continuity and care of all costume items on feature films. The term 'Costume' refers to the clothes that the actors wear, and these differ enormously from production to production, ranging from contemporary urban fashion to period ball gowns, and even wetsuits. The Costume Department is also responsible for jewellery, footwear, corsetry, hosiery, millinery and sometimes wig work. Costume is integral in defining the overall 'look' of the film. It provides the audience with information about the period, culture and society the actors inhabit and, on a more subtle level, the underlying themes of the film itself. 
Work in the Costume Department is divided between two 'wardrobes': the 'making wardrobe', which incorporates the design, acquisition and creation of costume during pre-production; and the 'running wardrobe', which takes care of the organization, maintenance and continuity of costumes during the film shoot

A FEW CELEBRITIES WITH SUPER ATTITUDES;;

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS

A FEW CELEBRITIES WITH SUPER ATTITUDES;;

Lebron James, Jennifer Lawrence,

Tyra Banks and Hugh Jackman.

Once again not necessarily my picks but the polls, although I agree with them 100%

NUMBERS ONE AND TWO CELEBRITIES WITH BIG BAD ATTITUDES;

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

NUMBERS ONE AND TWO CELEBRITIES WITH BIG BAD ATTITUDES;

Well it's not just MY opinion but polls from other celebrities;

#2 Gwyneth Paltrow,

and number one easily.........Kayne West. 

BOTH NO SURPRISES HERE.

THE ' BIG ECLIPSE'

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

THE ' BIG ECLIPSE'

I don't know about you guys that live in Atlanta, but the BIG ECLIPSE here, well

for me at least was a little disappointing because we didn't see much. Actually

I didn't see any change at all. Everyone in our offices (Buckhead), for the whole

building went outside with $12.00 glasses on and didn't see much. It's been over

90 years for a TOTAL ECLIPSE to traverse the entire country, and the next one

similar in 2045. Oregon was perhaps the best place to watch and some said the

excitement overshadowed the actual event. South Carolina was also right in the

main path.

Still exciting, but I for one are going miss it because, if I'm still alive I'm gonna

be totally blind.

SO..WHAT ABOUT 'ELVIS'

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

SO..WHAT ABOUT 'ELVIS'

Last Wednesday, Aug. 16, was the 40th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley, who remains the most awarded artist in pop music history.

According to the Recording Industry Assn. of America, Presley's recordings have amassed 197 gold, platinum, multi-platinum and diamond certification awards since his arrival on the national scene in 1956. No other artist comes close: The Beatles have a total of 122, Garth Brooks has 83, Led Zeppelin has 56 and the Eagles have racked up 40 among the top sales-award earners.>But how has the King of Rock 'n' Roll fared in recent years?

Judging from his mighty presence on YouTube, that's all right, Mama too. He ranks among the top 200 artists of all time on YouTube, according to statistics released this week by the video service, outscoring hitmakers from subsequent generations, such as Kanye West, Whitney Houston and Lana Del Rey.

MOVE OVER YOU 'JENNIFER'S"

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

MOVE OVER YOU 'JENNIFER'S"

If Hollywood salaries were report cards, Emma Stone would earn an easy A. The 28-year-old star claimed the top spot in Forbes’ annual list of Tinseltown’s highest-paid actresses, taking in a cool $26 million for projects like “La La Land” over the 12-month period considered by the outlet.

Stone’s starring turn as aspiring actress Mia in the Los Angeles–set movie musical helped propel the 2016 film’s domestic gross to $151 million. Next in line on Forbes’ list are Jennifer Aniston, who pulled in $25.5 million, and Jennifer Lawrence, who earned $24 million.

MONDAY>>>YES MONDAY TOTAL ECLIPSE; AROUND 1 PM;

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

MONDAY>>>YES MONDAY TOTAL ECLIPSE; AROUND 1 PM;

HERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS FROM THOSE THAT HAVE SEEN ONE.

Fred Espenak

Daylight suddenly changes to an eerie twilight in just a handful of seconds, and that's dramatic enough. Then it tends to get quiet. The bright sun that was there just moments ago has vanished. It's replaced by this black orb of the moon.

Kate Russo

Even really hard-nosed scientists can get very, very moved during totality, and it's not uncommon to see people afterward with tears and hugging and feeling very choked up.

BIG REASON MOST WANNABE PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINERS FAIL?

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

BIG REASON MOST WANNABE PROFESSIONAL ENTERTAINERS FAIL?

This includes Actors, Models, Dancers, and virtually all other aspiring entertainers.

They many times,, unfortunately think "It's Easy",,"Simple".

No, it is not and it's not all about being attractive, or motivated but it is not all about

becoming a star just because you want to either. You've got to stick it out through the good 

times as well as the bad times. And normally the bad times happen quickly, at least to

you because you got some photos done, recorded a song, where in a couple of 'church plays' 

where everyone loved you. It cost millions and millions of dollars to get a movie off the ground.

Many of times ten's of thousands of dollars to get a decent recording and disc's showing your ability.

Dancer's on Broadway study and practice for years and years. But they still must be exposed

to those that actually hire you. Don't be so taken up with yourself that you cut your own throat.

Johnny Depp recently said if I had it to do all over again " I would do so, but with a different 

understanding and logic of the REAL ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY."

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTORS AND PERFORMERS #3 OF 3

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTORS AND PERFORMERS #3 OF 3::

.# 3  Definition. In order to add more clarity to the professional title, I think it is beneficial for actors to either refer to themselves as a new actor, working, or professional actor, or actor, depending on where they are in their career. 

When first training and/or starting to build your résumé, I believe you are a new actor. Once you start working as an actor, but not making a living, you should call yourself a working actor. Then when you start making money (or a living) as an actor, now you are a professional. And when you become successful, then you can lose the adjectives and just call yourself an actor. >>>As an actor, you are your own category of artist. Always refer to yourself as such, not a performer, so that you gain respect for your craft, career, and yourself and from industry pros. note:: If this is something you are serious about...acting....not performing, Atlanta is in the top 4 cities in the entire world for this industry. You can call us and see about pursuing your dream if that is what it is...'DREAM'. 

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTORS AND PERFORMENRS 2 of 3

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ACTORS AND PERFORMENRS 2 of 3>>

2. Training. Performers receive their training and experience from specialized venues, interning, and a lot of practice on their own. Most dedicated actors get their training in professional classes in major market cities, and many go to colleges and universities to get their training and theater arts degree. Academic degrees are not given in most of the performer categories.

A side note here: Even though I know professors and theater arts majors will probably disagree with me, it is my belief that the majority of university and college acting programs teach their students to perform, not act. And that is because most professional acting programs taught in major markets require students to experience a full range of authentic emotions, which most professors and academic classrooms are not equipped to emotionally handle. And because many institutions only do three-to-six months of each of the various popular acting techniques, the students learn about these techniques, but don’t spend the necessary time to master any one of them. Obviously there are universities that do offer full two- or three-year Meisner, Strasberg, etc., programs, but that is not the majority. On the other hand, many wonderful musical theater performers come from university programs.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 'ACTORS' AND 'PERFORMERS'

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 'ACTORS' AND 'PERFORMERS'

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THIS IS ONE OF THREE>>TWO MORE TO COME

1. Focus. For the most part, performers are very aware of their audience and their reactions, whereas actors, whether it is in class, auditions, onstage or on a set, are focused and involved in their scene and their connection to the material. They are not focusing on entertaining an audience. That is usually a result of how well they do their job. Actors may have an awareness of the audience, technical issues, and/or direction—especially when working on a set or onstage—but their main focus is on being in the moment and the other actors, not on the audience’s reaction.

When actors are focused on anything but their work, it is very difficult to be “present” and in their scene. Also, when thinking about how you are doing or the response you are or are not getting from those watching, you are “in your head.” No actor can do their best when “in their head,’ whereas performers must focus on other things: objects, animals, music, audience response, technical issues, etc.

ARE CLASSES, ETC DEDUCTIBLE WHEN PURSUING A CAREER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.

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WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

ARE CLASSES, ETC DEDUCTIBLE WHEN PURSUING A CAREER IN THE FILM INDUSTRY.

BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IT HELPS A TON. 

In addition to the Standard Deduction, you may also qualify for special tax credits and other dollar-for-dollar deductions. More on that later.

One of the disadvantages in being a struggling actor is the money you have to spend getting your name out there. Some years you have more deductions than income. Some of those lean years make the choice between eating and getting a new wardrobe a hard call. There are the photos and resumés and those thousands of mailings and telephone calls. Running around town in your car going to all those auditions and workshops can cost a lot, too. It's all deductible. So are workshops, union dues, agents and management fees, trips to New York for an audition, and gifts to those elusive casting directors (maximum $25 per person). Books for research, demo tapes, and the trades are also on the list.

And don't think for a minute that the film industry cares whether you do this or not. It's just a fact of life. Ask those that have been there. REALLY THERE. REAL ACTORS.

ARE MOVIES A GOOD INVESTMENT??

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

IN MY OPINION:

ARE MOVIES A GOOD INVESTMENT??

BORING BUT A FACT>>>>>

Doug Creutz this week issued his annual gloom and doom prediction for the big studio movie business. Well, Doug Cruetz is wrong. The motion picture business is doing well and remains highly profitable for the studios. There is a lot to like in studio slates for the two years ahead. Let’s start there. Our expectations are that each studio — even Paramount, ­the one studio that will be hard-pressed to break even in 2017 — has chances for breakout hits. Studios build their slates around breakout (hit) pictures. No studio expects most of their 15 to 20 pictures released annually to succeed. However, if a studio averages two breakout pictures per year they are highly profitable. This is due to the exponential nature of a very successful picture which can throw off hundreds of millions of dollars in profits for a studio. BUT the fact is that there or more films leaving Hollywood, than are going there. To places like ATALANTA and NEW ORLEANS due to the big tax breaks. If you are an actor, here, you can be an average Joe one day and a movie star the next.

BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GET A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER AND WANT TO MOVE ON AND 'QUIT' AN ALREADY BIG SHOW.

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU GET A CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER AND WANT 

TO MOVE ON AND 'QUIT' AN ALREADY BIG SHOW.

There are many actors that get just a tad 'arrogant' and quit what they are doing go

become a bigger STAR.

I;m only gonna name a couple out of tons.

Tria Byers left EMPIRE, because he felt his role was beneath him, and for a while that was 'it' for him

He still has not recovered.

Katherine Heigel is yet another one, Others like Charlie Sheen were making a ton of money, a TON,

and pi**ed off too many people a the top. He still has not recovered, and truthfully nobody really cares.

And for sure you don't even have to be a big star. Some get a speaking role and then alienate everyone

around them, before they even get to the next level.

BEST TO BE A LITTLE HUMBLE AND BE THANKFUL FOR SUCCESS.

Jennifer Lawrence>>>>small time girl with small time attitude

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

Jennifer Lawrence>>>>small time girl with small time attitude

Lawrence favors another line of style altogether. She is completely unguarded and uncensored. On a recent appearance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, she happily told the host about the time she went to “a dive bar with senior-citizen strippers” while she was in Atlanta filming The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, which is slated for a November 2013 release. “I got a lap dance from Little Bo Peep, who was very bossy and kept getting on top of me,” she said. “I didn’t really want to reciprocate, but then she goes, ‘I’m gonna bend over and don’t you touch me.’ And I was like, ‘Don’t you worry about it!’ And then she inserted her breast into my mouth!” Awkward laughter rumbled through the audience, which had witnessed something rare—a celebrity who sounded more like a human being than a well-coached witness.

"My parents would never let me be an a** hole" I've gotta respect others and remember where I came from"

DO YOU HAVE TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO BE AN ACTOR/ACTRESS??

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

DO YOU HAVE TO BE ATTRACTIVE TO BE AN ACTOR/ACTRESS??

In general, people who buy movie and theater tickets and flock to TV shows want to see people they want to look at--i.e. attractive people. That's what the word means, isn't it? Casting directors cast movies with attractive people because movies with attractive people sell more tickets than movies with unattrative people, all else being equal. Especially the central characters. For every Driving Miss Daisy there's a hundred Fasts & Furiouses.  Even the parts for people who are supposed to be homely are generally given to people who aren't actually all that homely, because audiences don't want that. So they take the non-homely person and deck them out in an ugly/servere hairdo, thick glasses, special makeup etc.
At the same time, most of the big stars couldn't win a beauty contest. Scarlett Johansson, considered to be one of the most beautiful women on Earth, couldn't win a beauty contest because she's too short. Nor, for the same reason, could she get a runway modeling job. 

YOU MIGHT WANT TO CHECK OUT IMDB FOR THESE....NOT SO ATTRACTIVE FOLKS AND SEE JUST HOW THEY'VE DONE;

STEVE BUSCEMI, BILL MURRAY, WHOPPI GOLDBERG, JOE PESCI, GLENN CLOSE, SAMUEL L. JACKSON,

ALL MILLIONAIRES, ALL AWARD WINNING...

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS>> WASHINGTON DC. INCOME FOR PROFESSIONAL 'ARTISTS'

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS>> WASHINGTON DC.

INCOME FOR PROFESSIONAL 'ARTISTS'

While reading this do not forget that this is a 'mean average' meaning

an equal number earned more and an equal number earned less.

ACTORS...$ 53.12 PER HOUR.

AVERAGE 'MEAN' ANNUAL INCOME FOR 'ALL ENTERTAINERS' ...$ 107,260.00.

THAT'S THE 'GOOD' THE 'BAD' AND THE 'UGLY' >>>EVERYONE.

BECOMING A MODEL OR ACTOR??????

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

BECOMING A MODEL OR ACTOR.

Deciding to become a model or actor is one of the most exciting things you’ll ever do. But, getting started also means being able to pay your bills while pursuing your career, and that’s often easier said than done. For one, modeling as well as acting schedules can be unpredictable. The hours are strange, the locations are always changing, and you have to be ready to go at a moment’s notice. High fashion models are 5'9" and up for a female and males 6' and up. But fashion modeling 'truthfully outside of NY in the USA has got to be one of the worst paying jobs in America, But there are different types of models, Fashion and then Commercial modeling that can and usually does pay more than Fashion,,,,outside of NY that is. Ads like Nike, Travel, Restaurants, Blue collar jobs and much more. It is always nice when pursuing the industry to have other skills as well. Many models are also actors and vise versa. I would not advise anyone thinking of a fashion career to pay, or get their parents to pay a few thousand dollars for a modeling school, that does very little if anything to advance your career.

A 'READER' IS THE 'OTHER' PERSON READING THE OTHER REQUIRED LINES.

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

IN MY OPINION:

A 'READER'  IS THE 'OTHER' PERSON READING THE OTHER REQUIRED LINES.

The reader didn’t give me anything. “What do I do if the reader at the audition reads the line ‘I’ve always loved you’ in a monotone voice with no expression and with the charisma and romance of a dead fish?” Well, first, every other actor is dealing with the same bad reader. They didn’t tell Meryl Streep to hide in a closet as soon as you came in only to bring her out again to read with all the other actors. You’re all reading with the same reader and one of you is going to overcome that perceived obstacle and book the job. It may as well be you. 

The truth is that with the right mindset and a focus on the work, a “bad” reader is a gift. If you’ve done your work for the audition, you probably need something very specific from the reader. If for whatever reason you’re not getting that from her (because she’s not giving you anything) then it means you have to work harder to get it. You can blame her bad acting and give up, or you can see it as a gift, rise to the occasion, and work harder to get what you need from her—or to give her what you think she needs. It’s your job to move the reader in that audition room on an emotional level. If you’re not doing that—because of you or because of her—then work harder.

'OVERTHINKING CAN KILL YOUR PROGRESS, YOUR TALENT:

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS: 

'OVERTHINKING CAN KILL YOUR PROGRESS, YOUR TALENT:

When I watch my favorite screen actor do their thing up on the big screen, I am in awe of how easy they make it look. I feel the same thing when I see gifted dancers perform—the seemingly unforced, unrehearsed execution of their craft. Sometimes it seems they never had a dance class in their life but were instead born dancing!

Actors see an audition as an entirely different beast. You are on show, being tested. You feel that we are looking at you and thinking, “Prove to us that you can do this part!” But you are your own worst enemy. >>>>> This is an actor’s dilemma. In the pressure cooker world of doing an audition for a role you really truly want, the first thing you must understand is that Casting Directors are there hoping you are brilliant. We want you to deliver your best. And in my opinion, your best is not delivered by micromanaging your character, over-preparing, overthinking the pages and the dialogue.

WHY YOU DIDN'T GET THE PART,

IN MY OPINION;

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

WHY YOU DIDN'T GET THE PART,

ASSUMING THAT YOU ARE A 'REAL' ACTOR;

Yes, I’m writing about why you DIDN’T get the part. Yes, even though your audition was amazing and you were totally on your game and you lit up the room with creative acting genius, you still might not get the part. I know, I know…you’re probably thinking, "But, you are always so positive. Why are you talking about something negative?"

First, it’s not negative to understand why you didn’t get a job because it will free your mind of all that monkey-mind chatter that happens when you find out you didn’t get it. Second—and this is the important part so pay attention—it doesn't matter. By the end of this blog, I hope you understand that.

Since this is one of the most frequently asked questions I receive, and the one that hangs you up the most and twists you into knots as an actor and a creative being, let’s get into it.

Based on my years and years of experience as a casting director and agent  in film and television, these are some of the reasons you didn’t get the part.

1. You’re too tall. 2. You’re too short. 3. You’re too pretty. 4. You’re not pretty enough.5. You’re too fat  6. You’re too thin. 7. You’re too blonde.8. You’re not blonde enough.9. You’re too old.10. You’re too young.11. You’re too serious.12. You’re too funny.13. You look too much like the lead.14. You don’t look enough like the lead.15. You’re taller than the lead.16. You’re shorter than the lead.17. You remind the producer of his sister, and he hates his sister.18. You are too ethnic.19. You are not ethnic enough.20. You were the first one to read that day 21. You were the last one to read that day.22. You’re more like the best friend than the lead.23. You’re more of a lead than the best friend.24. You’re too character-y.25. You’re not character-y enough.26. You look like the director’s wife and he had a fight with his wife right before he left the house this morning.

Okay, this is a small sample of the some of the reasons you didn’t get the part. Have you heard any of these after one of your non-bookings? Can you tell what the one common thread is among this small sampling of reasons?

None of these are within your control. NONE. Yes, of course there are many other things that are within your control and we will definitely get into those in a future article. But these are the ones that drive you crazy. Right? What you must understand is that your only job in an audition is to do your best work. Everything else is not up to you. The role you are reading for is one piece of an entire jigsaw puzzle. It must fit with the rest of the puzzle or the puzzle won’t work. The casting director, producer, and director are fitting pieces of the puzzle together all day long. Your only job is to be the best “piece” you can be. Whether your edges fit in the slot for that piece is not up to you.

Just go to your audition. Do your best and let it go. If you’re good, they will remember you. And the next time you hear one of those things, remember these words, let a knowing smile creep over your face, and go enjoy your day!

So what does a Talent Agent Do?

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So what does a Talent Agent Do?

Working as a talent agent takes a lot of time and has a ton of responsibilities. In fact, many talent agents choose to represent only a certain type of artist such as actors or singers.

Basically, a talent agent acts as a middleman between TALENTED AND CREATIVE types and those that are looking to hire them. While many other businesses look for ways to “cut out the middleman,” they really are necessary in many parts of the entertainment industry, particularly because talent agents have a large circle of network contacts.

Negotiate with clients and talent for appropriate pricing and scheduling.

Work with venues and hiring managers to make bookings and develop long-term relationships.

Work with talent to identify skills and appropriate bookings.

Defend clients and handle problems with performance, payment or other matters.