If you’re in Los Angeles, here are some places that have temp jobs for actors. Executive Temps 818-563-2939 2321 West Olive Ave Burbank, CA 91506 www.executive-temps.com Exclusively entertainment temp agency. Services all major entertainment companies. At Work Entertainment 323-822-3288 8229 Santa Monica Blvd West Hollywood, CA 90046 FAX: 323.822.3299 https://www.atwork.com/ […]
I want to thank a reader who sent me this. Jenna Fischer‘s story could be any one of ours. Struggling to get an agent, finding money for headshots and classes and trying our best to rustle up work. This is a long read but well worth your time. She talks
“I logged more on camera hours in my first three years of my career on ‘One Life to Live’ than I have in the rest of my career put together”
Have you seen Watchmen? I thought it was good and Jackie Earle Haley was the best thing about the film. He was fantastic. In this article from SF Gate, he talks about his career, why he left acting and the phone call that brought him back to the big screen. On
Oscar nominee Richard Jenkins was recently asked the question: What’s the worst advice you’ve ever received? “Most advice you get is not very good. That’s the truth. I was told I had to live in L.A. Then I had to live in New York. I had to do this. I
“I remember when I was auditioning for all these dramatic roles and getting rejected and really disheartened,” she said.
I love these crazy local theater stories. Maybe it’s because I used to do tons of theater and stupid stuff always happened while we were doing shows… or maybe I love crazy actors stories. Either way, check this story out. An actor with the Sarasota Senior Theater was hospitalized Monday
“The one thing you can count on is that the spotlight of attention will fade away” – Leonardo DiCaprio
“I had trouble being open when I first started acting on film” – Amy Adams
Over the past several weeks I have been ridiculed for continuing to present to actors positive thoughts and “false hope” about working in the entertainment business given the state of affairs of SAG and the economy. It has been said by a couple of naysayers that as a teacher it
When you are starting out in your career, you must first understand that it is a career, not a job. Your job is to work your career. A career spans a lifetime and the only way that you will fail, is if you quit. With that said, make sure you
Ever since I moved to LA, I’ve always been told never to put your phone number on your resume. I could totally understand part of the logic. You don’t want your number to fall into the hands of some deranged whacko. There are thousands of stories of headshots ending up
Eating for your art: Matt Damon and other actors who’ve fattened up for a film. [This was our very first post! How things have changed… for the better! It had a picture attached to it and a link to an original article but for various reasons, we had to remove
