Are You an Amateur or a Professional?
A few days ago I wrote a post about The Vital Importance of Professionalism in the acting world. About a day after writing that, I read Liz Strauss’s Are You a Freelancer or a Solo Entrepreneur? I started thinking about the difference between the Amateur actor and the Professional actor. This short list is the […]
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You Want to Get Paid For Doing What?
“Happiness is not in the mere possession of money; it lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.”
–Franklin D. Roosevelt
The biggest distinction in the acting world made between one artist and another is that of the paid actor and the non-paid actor. The difference, for some strange reason, is all […]
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The Vital Importance of Professionalism
“Professionalism is environmental. Amateurism is anti environmental. Professionalism merges the individual into patterns of total environment. Amateurism seeks the development of the total awareness of the individual and the critical awareness of the ground rules of society. The amateur can afford to loose.”
–Marshall McLuhan
Today’s discussion comes straight a reader suggestion for an article […]
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The Actor Who Succeeded By Failure
“The journey is the reward.”
–Chinese Proverbs
Today I’m going to tell you a tale of an actor whose hubris got in his way and kept him from the role that he truly wanted, only to discover the role he needed. This actor had begun to doubt himself, though he had no real reason to. You […]
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Abundance
Putting shear talent to the side for a few minutes, I want to talk about what I consider to be “The Secret” to becoming an actor. Not being an actor, but becoming an actor. Every time I wander about a Barnes & Noble, I inevitably end up at the stage and screen section where I […]
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Feel No Shame For What You Are
It really is a shame how difficult it is to be taken seriously as an actor. In this holiday season when most everyone is sure to be bombarded with family it is inevitable that someone will ask questions about what it is we want to do with our lives and when we’re going to find […]
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