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An actress auditioning for a role.
Dec 9, 2022

Making Adjustments in the Audition Room

You’ve got an audition and it’s time to prepare. You start by memorizing your lines, getting your look together, researching the commercial or project and showing up on time. It’s important you find a way to connect with the material… Read More

Denzel Washington had the guts to fail, he succeeded with flying colors.
Jan 13, 2023

Denzel Washington Asks, ‘Do You Have the Guts to Fail?’

Denzel Washington’s 2011 commencement speech to the alumni of the University of Pennsylvania is both heartfelt and inspirational; he implores the graduates, “Do you have the guts to fail? If you don’t fail, you’re not even trying. To get something… Read More

Steve Martin, an actor who is also an introvert.
Oct 14, 2022

Actors Who Are Introverts

When you think of Steve Martin, do you think of a wild and crazy guy? That’s the epitome of an extrovert, right? Well, not quite. Steve Martin is actually an introvert. And so are Glenn Close, Helen Hunt, Tom Hanks, Meg… Read More

Sep 16, 2022

Why Do Actors Smoke?

This is, by no means, a scientific observation; but I think it’s obvious a lot of actors smoke cigarettes. Actually, they—like many other creative people including musicians and artists– seem to have higher tendencies to partake in the nicotine pastime…. Read More