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“We may feel if only I suffer long enough, if only I yearn desperately enough, somehow a miracle will happen, but this is the kind of self-deception one pays for with one’s life” Nathaniel Branden Here’s where I’m at with social media: I fucking hate it. I hate what it does to me. I hate how it makes me feel. I hate how envious it makes me I hate that it brings out the worst in me I hate how insignificant and small it makes me feel I hate that it can see me in my bathroom looking at my…

“Tremendous interest in the superficial is very characteristic of cultures in decline.” Martin Amis We find ourselves at the beginning of a revolution. In which an industry is reordering itself. And power is yours for the taking. Coming up in the letter: 💪 Your ultimate leverage 🧠 3 x Reader wins 🎥 favorite film ive seen in 2 years. 👍 A new (yet somehow old) poll! But first lets look at The Stath. moves The average actor in the UK would need to work for 1,000 years to earn what Jason Statham…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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: 🖕 Is Spotlight corrupt? 🚀 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 £205.80. Why? So that we…

“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 🤷♀️ 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…

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 🫃 how actors can get free childcare ⚰️ beating the audition confidence lowies 🎬 wtf producers do? 💥 my film of the year so far + a reader win Let’s get…

“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…

“it’s easier to wallow in the ‘bad faith’ of believing yourself trapped than to face the dizzying responsibilities of your freedom.” meditations for mortals No one is coming for you. We must operate knowing this. If you don’t, you will get to the end of your journey and realise you haven’t lived your life according to you, you’ve been waiting for someone else’s permission to live it. “I want to make my film, but I just don’t have the time right now. I’ll start writing it when I get my next…