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Inspirational quotes from successful actors can serve as hallmarks for unknown performers hustling to follow their dreams. Nothing lifts up a fellow entertainer like hearing a motivational quip from someone who has been there. Especially on the tough days. From… Read More

Career coach Brian Patacca goes against the grain on many of the things actors are told to do from the very beginning, but his reasoning makes complete sense. Thankfully, he’s sharing all of his advice in his new podcast called… Read More

Actress Issa Rae recently visited her alma mater Stanford University to share her life experience and wisdom with the graduating class of 2021. Using a rap lyric, she illustrated the most important lessons she learned during her college years and… Read More

Stand-up comedian Kevin Hart is showing a more serious side of himself these days. The Jumanji actor is starring in his first dramatic role, playing a new father whose wife dies shortly after childbirth in the Netflix movie Fatherhood.   … Read More

Nicole Kidman is set to portray the iconic television trailblazer Lucille Ball in Aaron Sorkin’s upcoming biopic Being the Ricardos. The film gives a behind-the-scenes glimpse at Lucille Ball’s rocky relationship with her real-life and on-screen husband, Desi Arnaz. Specifically,… Read More

Ahhh, which Broadway songs are the most difficult to sing? That is a topic that will be hotly debated for centuries to come. But here is a list of ten serious contenders based on various sources on the internet. The… Read More

When you break down the term social media it quite literally boils down to a community of communicators. Essentially, is that not also a way to define actors? A community of people striving to communicate a story. Seen in this… Read More

If you’ve ever wondered if a job in casting would be a good fit for your particular personality and skill set, you’ll want to watch The Network’s So You Want to Be a Casting Director? posted by the American Theatre… Read More

For her audition for the post-apocalyptic thriller A Quiet Place (2018), Millicent Simmonds was instructed to cry and express the emotions she would feel if her father was leaving. After submitting her audition tape, the 13-year-old received a personal email… Read More

With a quarter of a century in show business and hundreds of interviews under her belt, Ilana Levine took her career to the next level by starting her podcast, Little Known Facts. Little Known Facts shares an endless amount of… Read More

Parker Queenan takes more than just one bite out of show business. At 19 years old, not only is he on the popular Nickelodeon show Are You Afraid of the Dark: Curse of the Shadows but, he’s written, produced, and… Read More

Terry Knickerbocker, director of the two-year conservatory program Terry Knickerbocker Studio in Brooklyn as well as his online acting classes, bases his instruction on the Meisner Technique. He has coached Vice’s Sam Rockwell, Shameless actress Emmy Rossum, Narcos actor Boyd… Read More

In a Gold Derby interview, several TV casting directors answered a wide variety of questions about their most recent projects. Here are some highlights.   Kelly Valentine Hendry (Bridgerton)   Bridgerton premiered last Christmas and quickly garnered a viewership of 82… Read More

Friendship, mutual support, saving money—many actors opt to live together for any number of reasons. Here are 10 famous actors who dished on what it was like when they used to be roommates.   Jamie Dornan and Eddie Redmayne  In… Read More

Actors are repeatedly told to “follow all the instructions” for self-taped auditions. If the instructions say not to slate, for example, then do not slate—and vice-versa. On the other hand, performers are often urged to “take risks” and “stand out”… Read More