MANY ACTORS ARE 'NOT PATIENT' OR DON'T..

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS:

MANY ACTORS ARE 'NOT PATIENT' OR DON'T..

Following Direction
One of the hardest things managers deal with is getting actors to follow directions. Nine out of ten times, beginning actors think they know better than their representatives. It is very annoying. With our agency when we give directions we expect them to be followed. It is my our way or the highway, because we know what we are doing, helping actors build a career and an understanding of how the business works. New actors are only thinking about how to get a job. Anytime you watch television you can see an actor who had a job, but do they have a career? There is a big difference. We are not trying to get our actors jobs, that is what their agent is for. Building careers that can sustain.
Agents have this problem as well. Many agents say "I can't tell you how impatient most talent are and they feel like we aren't doing enough because they are not getting out". Sometimes...no matter how many calls we make or submissions we do....some just don't get called. That is when they need to re-invent themselves. If they choose not to...no one can help them because they don't listen." And too many times they listen to other 'basically beginners' that tell them what to do. Sad thing is they are in the same boat. Listen to proven professionals, like your agent.