An Atlanta acting coach once stated “My resume is no measure of my acting skill or my qualifications as an acting coach.” “Ok, if you say so.” Nonetheless, somehow I still believe that when it comes to the classroom…resume matters. Nothing teaches like successful experience. Study with a coach who works…currently and consistently.
Winning the role is rarely the goal of my audition. Setting my sights on the outcome takes me out of the moment and into areas over which I have no control. Casting is a subjective process; too tall, too short, too big, too little, too old, too young, or perhaps I look a bit too…
I’ve portrayed lots of different characters on stage, in film and on television: doctors, preachers, predators, soldiers, cops, coaches, husbands, creeps, and, more. I’ve worked as guest-star, guest-star recurring, and series regular. Including a recently completed pilot for HBO. But perhaps my most important role is that of teacher and mentor to hundreds of actors…
The goal of every television series is to deliver the same brand satisfaction to a specific audience (demographic) each episode, over (hopefully) several seasons. The television series and shampoo actually have much in common. Perhaps you buy your favorite shampoo because of the way it smells and what it does to your hair. You keep…
Some actors and others talk about the importance of making choices in the audition that will make them “stand out”. This can be a dangerous approach. Conjuring character choices principally for the sake of differentiating one’s work from that of others can lead us away from truth and toward the kind of dishonest, self-serving, and…