Creative Ideas: We Think. Then Doubt.
Ideas need care and love. They need support and nourishment.
The ‘Lana Turner’ Myth
The story creates the unhealthy myth association within each actor’s psyche that when they move to LA they’re going to be “discovered.”
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?
Hearing a “No” isn’t really that big a deal. But when we associate that “No” with incorrect interpretations, we immediately let the “No” defeat us.
Don’t Be An Emotionless Zombie!
As actors, the conduit through which we tell stories and express is through feeling.
Amy Poehler Talks “Parks,” Gives Advice to Aspiring Actors
Amy Poehler: “Honestly, genuinely be prepared to be broke for, like, 15 years. If you can create your own stuff and work with the right people, something will happen.”
Little Victories Change Our Contextual Landscape
When we don’t keep things in perspective, when we focus only on what isn’t working, when we become defeated by rejections and challenges
Live More and Care Less
Acting coach Anthony Meindl wants us all to live more! And care less… but in a good way!
Interview: Jane Lynch on ‘Glee’, Playing Sue Sylvester and Her Career!
Jane Lynch on acting: “Do it for free, do it for money, do it when no one shows up, do it when everybody shows up. Just keep doing it”
Interview: Fairly Legal’s Michael Trucco “The most important thing in developing my craft was learning the stage”
Michael Trucco on Battlestar Galactica, his new show, Fairly Legal and how he got started in acting!
Interview: Andrew McCarthy: “I acted when I was a kid because it was what I found that made me feel most like the way I wanted to feel”
Andrew McCarthy talks about his role on USA’s White Collar, what movies he regrets and how his directing has helped him in front of the camera!
Interview: Castle’s Tamala Jones on Her Career, the Show and One Line Auditions!
Tamala Jones talks about Castle,, how she got her start in acting and what it takes to get that medical dialog memorized!
Interview: House’s Lisa Edelstein Talks Cuddy, Acting advice and More!
Lisa Edelstein on House, her advice to actors and if she thinks her character has changed over the years!
Raw Acting Talent – Why Practice Doesn’t Make Perfect
It’s not the talent you’re born with that counts, but the way you develop it that makes all the difference in whether you become an expert or not.
Interview: Royal Pains Mark Feuerstein: “The challenge of what we do as a whole, is to surprise yourself”
Mark Feuerstein, the star of USA’s Royal Pains, talks his career, the show and has some great advice for actors!
Interview: White Collar’s Willie Garson Talks On-Screen Deaths and How He Creates Memorable Characters
White Collar’s Willie Garson: “I want each character to have a life of its own and that becomes the joy”
Interview: White Collar’s Hilarie Burton
Hilarie Burton is best known for her role as Peyton Sawyer in One Tree Hill, but now she’s making waves on USA’s White Collar!
Interview: The League’s Katie Aselton Talks About Her Directorial Debut, ‘The Freebie’
Katie Aselton, loves her job. So, when the self-described “frustrated actor” got tired of leaving her fate up to others, she decided to do something about it.
Carla Gugino on Avoiding Cliches in Her Characters
Carla Gugina, next appearing in Sucker Punch, talks about how she tries to avoid cliches in her work.
Interviews: Community’s Yvette Nicole Brown and Guest Star Malcolm Jamal Warner
Yvette Nicole Brown welcomes her childhood crush, Malcolm Jamal Warner, to Community!