Alex Bhat

Your Selftapes = Binned πŸ—‘οΈ

“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.” Cormac mccarthy Watching actors fail. Some of the best learning I have ever done has happened watching actors fail. Drama school. Classes. Rehearsal rooms. You watch other actors taking a risk, flpppp, it doesn’t work out. They take a bigger risk, flpppppp, it doesn’t work out. They won’t quit and they take an even bigger risk, flppppppppp, it doesn’t work – but suddenly– …you know what you need to do Their struggle has…

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πŸŒ‹ 2026. Your Year

“I sometimes look at a cow and think, that’s the most beautiful thing ever.” Orlando bloom Actors are great. But it’s a hard fucking job. And as we all know, the job is not the job. The not job is the job. The not job is the time that I am not employed as an actor. It’s where nearly all of the hard work resides. It’s in the not job that our self confidence falls away and we feel like crap. It’s in the not job we convince ourselves that we don’t belong. It’s in the not job that we begin to…

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πŸš€ Well F*cking Done

“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Harold Thurman Despite last week’s spirited claims, Selftape Pizza will in fact resume in the New Year. There is a time and a place for getting better at our work, the holiday break is for breaking so will be doing that today instead. If you have written your first screenplay If you have been dropped in the shit at your work, and then exceeded all…

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6 figure actor

πŸ•°οΈ The time is nigh…

“The good thing about everything being so fucked up is that no matter where you look, there is great work to be done.” OLIVER BURKEMAN **********PSA********** We Interupt the Selftape Pizza Series for An Important Announcement. If you have worked under an Equity Film and TV contract since 2019 it is likely that you are eligible to tell the powerful producers union where they can go shove their Ai. If you’ve been reading this newsletter, you know this moment has been a long time coming. Equity…

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πŸŒ‹ “That Got You A Series Reg…Really?”

“Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin it now.” Goethe If I can convince you of one thing this week it is this: that you do not need to be cowed by the unfair deadlines imposed on you you don’t need to feel like crap all the time just because the industry refuses to change you do not need to force yourself into positions that you are not comfortable with, merely to have a small chance of making a living. You do not need to be stepped on. If we treat what we are making in our…

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πŸŒ‹ How to book your selftapes

“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves” Man’s search for meaning, victor frankl (We are doing something slightly different this week. If you missed last weeks email you can find it here.) For the next 3 weeks, we’re going to dig deep into Selftapes. 6 Figure Actor is free and will always be free. But I’m working on something new. A paid newsletter about how to make Selftapes that don’t feel hollow, don’t make you feel worthless, and that book…

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πŸŒ‹ How you win acting

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing” George Bernard shaw Thank you everyone for your emails last week. They are much appreciated – you guys are friggin awesome. This week we’re going there: πŸ–• Is Spotlight corrupt? πŸš€ would you save someones life for $4000? 🎯 Acting can be fun again if you change this one thing. And win a sweet prize this week – more details at the bottom. The Tax on Hope Every year we have to pay Spotlight Β£205.80. Why? So that we…

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πŸŒ‹ You are the f**kng storm

“I am large, I contain multitudes.” walt whitman Boom boom boom. Happy friggin Monday. What’s in the letter today: 🎨 A huge win for the arts πŸ€·β™€οΈ do you even deserve the role? 🌌 high profile acting techniques video 🎬 a crazy awesome film Arts are back in school muthertruckers my thoughts exactly Last week it was announced that the UK government is changing school curriculums to ensure that kids are leaving school “fully equipped to thrive in the modern world of work” YES – This means some huge…

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πŸŒ‹ If you’re happy and you know it…

If the game is designed for you to lose, don’t play that game. Play a different one. Seth godin Good morning good morning good morning. Every week we send out a newsletter aiming to help actors earn more and spend less without selling their souls to the devil. If you’d like to know more check out this manifesto of sorts. Today we are covering πŸ«ƒ how actors can get free childcare ⚰️ beating the audition confidence lowies 🎬 wtf producers do? πŸ’₯ my film of the year so far + a reader win Let’s get…

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πŸ’₯ You are not alone.

“A solitary human is an oxymoron.” Eddie shleyner AM I EVER GOING TO FEEL LIKE I CAN AFFORD THINGS? Existential questions I think about at 3am aside, I’m joining a swimming pool tomorrow. And I could not figure out how the frick I was going to pay for it. But then I realised the last time I switched my bank account was in April. And that’s way long ago. So I’ve ditched my old one. Which means before the year’s out I will have the money to pay for around 5 months of swimming membership. And…

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