Actors on Acting – The Acting Corps Blog

For the past four months I have been a series regular on a reality show called The Pit Boss, playing The Acting Coach. I came to this experience as a lifelong member of the acting profession, with stints as a writer and director. Suffice it to say that my perception of the reality TV medium has shifted.

We actors are people who are frightened, bored, and uninspired by reality – so we strive to create a better reality, that of our characters, a reality we can obsessively investigate and invest with all that we have, a reality we can finally call home. For this reason I abhor the use of the word [...]

If I surround myself with extras, let a director talk to me like an extra, accept the salary of an extra, then I’m an extra. And pretty soon I’m driving around with hats and assorted outfits in my trunk hoping that when they call me I will be ready – to be an extra. If [...]

Everyone has a fantasy of escaping Los Angeles. Even those who dream of moving here only want to move here in order to escape Los Angeles and move to a star studded place somewhere in Los Angeles, called the FANTASY of Los Angeles.

In Hollywood, loyalty is the true mark of longevity. And by that I mean loyalty to your creative ideals. Keep bending over for everyone, and soon you have nothing to offer.