As an actor (or just a “regular” person), gone are the days when you had 500 friends on Facebook and 75 of them clicked a link you posted or made a comment. Now, you’d be lucky to get five. Huuummmm… The landscape of social media has drastically changed in the past three years. Actor websites […]
What separates the best in show biz from everyone else? (Hint: It’s not about the money.) Good entertainers make money. Great entertainers make us smile and make serious money for themselves in the process. Remarkable entertainers do more than make us smile and make money. They are the few who possess qualities that don’t appear […]
Wow! Our May First Thursdays Networking Party was packed! This month we had some new contests for our ACTors. Brave folks won kudos (and free drinks) by impersonating Family Guy, knew a whole bunch about vocal training trivia, and gave us their very best glamor pose
I first read this quote on “Commitment” when it was given to me in a seminar over 30 years ago! It got my attention and has been something I live from every day…when I’m faced with even the smallest choice or decision. In our acting community, I find indecision one of the reasons we don’t […]
Her eyes met mine as she walked down the corridor peering apprehensively into the kennels. I felt her need instantly and knew I had to help her. I wagged my tail, not too exuberantly, so she wouldn’t be afraid. As she stopped at my kennel I blocked her view from a little accident I had […]
Face it: There are days when pursuing your career as an actor sucks. Here are a few simple steps to getting your mojo back, keep you motivated and staying in ACTion! Life is like those signs that say “You Are Here”! What you make of WHERE you are is up to you. Even if you […]
The going price for any worthwhile win is 10 setbacks. If you can handle that failure rate, you have what it takes to succeed. Cary Grant, Marilyn Monroe, Alfred Hitchcock and Richard Burton never won an Oscar. Babe Ruth was never named Most Valuable Player. Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson all lost […]
What an amazingly wonderful evening we had at our 2nd annual Black Tie, Red Carpet Oscar soiree! The Best Picture winner wasn’t a surprise if you saw “The Artist” and some notable winners were fan favorites of new and old. Our own Act Outside the Box community enjoyed the company of Industry Guest Jamibeth Margolis, […]
What a great time we had a February’s First Thursdays! We had so many newbies show up and each one of them networked with the class and style our industry guests have come to expect. The room was a buzz with news of the AFTRA/SAG merger and the upcoming Super Bowl (GO GIANTS!!!). I’d […]
In case you thought I was going to include winning lottery numbers in this post, I’m not! (aaawwwww!) The answers I have for you all take work, discipline and good old fashioned ACTion! I love sharing ways to end the “starving artist” conversation. So if you want more money, take a good look at these […]