-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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I can’t believe I haven’t written about this yet. Well…it was pretty fucking awful so maybe I blocked it out and put it off. But a few years ago, in PC terms, I was taken off the second and third days of a shoot…but actually I was asked to not come back because I was […]

The time I was kicked off a set for being “fat”.

July 26, 2018

Nope not a diet challenge! Not a fitness challenge! An acting challenge. I don’t know about you, but I love love love the creative side of getting an audition. Finding a voice, researching the show, all the fun stuff! But I will be really honest with you that once I get in the room, I […]

30 Day Self-Tape Challenge

July 14, 2018

It feels like yesterday I uttered the words, “I’m so desperate for work, I’d take almost anything!” In fact there is a great chance I did say that yesterday. Whatevs, we’re all a little thirsty in the summer, ya dig? Anyway. For the first time ever, I booked a real role and turned it down. […]

July 2, 2018

As I am working with a coach currently, he is giving me occasional “homework” assignments. I love this for a lot of reasons, a main one being that often times our acting careers can feel so out of our hands. So having small tangible tasks to accomplish just makes things that much easier and puts […]

June 21, 2018

You may have noticed a quite space on here in the last few weeks. Is that selfish to think that people notice when I don’t do 1BA posts? Probably.  Anyway, after I finished Season 2 of the podcast I was so very burnt out. I loved every minute of it (except the tech side….that shit […]

June 11, 2018

The full video from our Podcast with badass makeup artist Molly Garder is live, enjoy! PS: below is a full list of the products she loves for us actors (women AND men) so get that Amazon cart ready and clean out that bathroom drawer! Beauty Products Black pro version of Beauty Blender  Laura Mercier primer […]

May 17, 2018

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