-Michael Caine

 “First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.”

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Once there was a girl who let herself get stepped on and treated like shit before she got it together, quit the SOB, and now happily stands up for herself on the reg.

Let’s talk about a shitty agent- Part 1

May 22, 2021

A few weeks ago I started testing rehearsal & memorization app geared towards actors. I realized I had a lot of auditions coming in quickly and needed to utilize my “between times”, meaning in the car to the grocery store or walking my dogs, to round-robin the words into my brain. And although I have […]

Rehearsal & Memorization Apps

May 17, 2021

Ah the kryptonite of the up and coming actor. Networking. If you hear this word and instantly feel uncomfortable and anxious, I get it. But I’m pretty sure you’re thinking about it wrong.

April 12, 2021

Streak mentality is needing to do something consistently in a long winding series so as to check a box or score a point. But this career is basically impossible to “streak”! 

March 1, 2021

I didn’t think I was allowed to let go of my obsessive body concerns because it was so tied up in the vision of my career.

February 24, 2021

I wanted to give you a more in-depth on how I “prep” for Headshots (hint: less about the body, more about the business). Check the link in my bio for the latest blog post! ⁠

February 15, 2021

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