Want to launch your acting career? Want to get your big break and become an overnight sensation with millions of fans? Then keep reading…
The quickest way to get work as an actor is, well, to get work as an actor. Sounds like a catch 22, but… once you start working, and if you do a great job, you will most likely be recommended for other work.
Directors talk to other directors.
Really.
They do.
So, when you come on set with that diva attitude… everyone one else in town is going to hear about it. But when you come to set prepared, rock out your scene, and bring something unique to the role – directors will praise you. And you may just start to see offers come in.
You will have to be very pro-active about your career. Honestly, your agent isn’t going to do anything to jumpstart your career. Don’t sit back and wait for it to happen. Get out there, mix, mingle, and submit yourself for roles… and NEVER, EVER do what this one actress did…
What did she do that was so heinous?
She turned down an audition. Not just a cattle call, mind you… but a personal request from the director to audition. Her reasoning, you ask?
She doesn’t do indie film work.
Meryl Streep doesn’t do indie work, she doesn’t have to… but just because you booked a local commercial once doesn’t put you in the same league.
Never pass up a chance to let a director see your work.
Sure, there are a lot of idiots with a camera out there claiming to be filmmakers. So, do your research. That’s what IMDB is for. But when a director with established credits asks you to read… probably a good idea to do it.
Steven Spielberg is probably not going to be knocking down your door when you are just starting out, and indie films have launched many a career. Plus, you may just burn a bridge with the next Spielberg by turning him down.