Acting Success Tip

101 Tips for Actors:
Secrets for Success Every Actor Must Know

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Tip #43. Less Isn't Always More

Have you ever gone on an audition and watched the casting director dig through a pile of headshots as you walk in, before looking up at you and asking you if you have an extra headshot and resume with you?

All of a sudden, your heart stops and you find yourself with a lump in your throat as you shake your head "no," and lose all of your focus before you even say your first line.

Sometimes, for whatever reason, a casting director ends up not having your headshot in front of them before you audition. It's not the ideal situation, but it does happen and it could even happen to you.

That doesn't mean that you don't have a chance to get cast in the part. It just means that during your particular audition, both you and the casting director are at a disadvantage because he or she cannot refer to your resume if a question arises. And if they take notes, they cannot put them on the back of your picture for future reference.

Your goal as an actor is to give yourself every advantage you possibly can and to be prepared at all times. This means always taking 2 or 3 extra headshots and resumes with you to every meeting or audition ... no matter what!

BREAKDOWN: Remember to always take 2 or 3 extra headshots and resumes with you to every meeting or audition, no matter what. You'll feel good in knowing that you're prepared!

Lucille Ball Quote

"One of the things I learned the hard way was that it doesn't pay to get discouraged. Keeping busy and making optimism a way of life can restore your faith in yourself."

-- Lucille Ball, actress

Cate Blanchett Quote

"Someone might have a germ of talent, but 90% of it is discipline and how you practice it, what you do with it. Instinct won't carry you through the entire journey. It's what you do in the moments between inspiration."

-- Cate Blanchett, actress

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Inspirational Quotes

Our fears establish the limits of our life.
~ Erwin McManus

All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.
~ Walt Disney

Chance favors those in motion.
~ James H. Austin

Our fears establish the limits of our life.
~ Erwin McManus

Find a way - or MAKE one.
~ Mary Kay Ash

Do one thing everyday that scares you.
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Amateurs hope. Professionals make it happen.
~ Garson Kanin

The biggest gap in the world is between "I should" and "I did."
~ H. Jackson Brown

Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in
my tenacity.
~ Louis Pasteur

To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong.
~ Joseph Chilton Pierce

Have come to realize that the power of forgiveness is an amazing gift we can give to others. Who do you need to forgive today?