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“Once time is a resource to be used, you start to feel pressure, whether from external forces or from yourself, to use it well and to berate yourself when you feel you’ve wasted it.” Oliver burkeman I’m away on holiday this week, so we’ll interrupt our regularly scheduled programming with a game of 3 Lies, 1 Truth. I have 4 nips. I once got disqualified from a swimming competition because I have webbed feet. My Grandpa changed his surname from Baht to Bhat because he was sick of people trying…

“Keep showing up. 99% of success is just showing up. In fact, most success is just persistence.” kevin kelly No matter what your thoughts tell you, you have done some incredible things in your life. You have achieved things many other people could not. You have taken risks, backed yourself, and pursued something bigger than yourself in the face of staggering odds. And you have achieved great things doing this. Your mind discredits these achievements and tells you they are not all that. This…

“If the game is designed for you to lose, don’t play that game. Play a different one.” Seth godin Thank you for all your quotes last week, you are awesome. This week we are talking about dying penniless, the hard parts in films and really really really short stories. Lets crack on: A Game of Automation Savings is not a noun its a verb. It takes practice to put money away for something other than your present needs. Here are 4 lies that get in the way: “i can’t afford to put money away”….

“You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you think you cannot do.” Eleanor roosevelt The internet is fast becoming a place for artists who want to make stuff but refuse to wait to be picked by the “experts”. More on 5 of these artists below. But first here’s your money tip of the week: You Shouldn’t Have To Pay For Crap Robert Neubecker / LA Times Subscribe to 1 streamer a month. Cancel the rest….

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world.” Einstien (allegedly) thank you all who participated in office hours last week. It was a tremendous success and has resulted in a slightly different format of newsletter this week. Due to it’s success I will be doing it again this Thursday I WANT TO TALK TO YOU -if you have a project youre working on, an idea for a play or film you want someone else’s ear, feedback about the newsletter, or a virtual coffee – just book in a slot and we’ll…

“The magic happens when artists come together and create something none of them could have made alone.” I don’t know who said this but i am trying to find out – it might be anonymous… Whoever it is, they said exactly how Im feeling this week. The sum is greater than the whole. And you are an incredible, bright, shiny sum. Huge thank you and well done! The charity I will be running for in September is: Housing Justice – The grassroots homelessness charity that works directly with the…

Happy monday you filthy animal, Part 2 of the series on your big break will be coming next week. You can find part 1 here. And which charity would you like AL to run a half marathon for in September?VOTING CONTINUES THIS WEEK: accurate representation Choose now or forever hold your peace: Who would you like to help? Housing Justice: A grassroots homelessness charity that works directly with the community and relies on your support to keep helping people find housing. Actors Children Trust…

View and Share this Online 95% of us can’t make a living from acting 85% of us make less than £10,000 a year from it. Low pay Minimal royalties ai. We are increasingly being forced into positions that keep us weak. Financially weak. Spiritually weak. And the worst part is, we think we can’t do anything about it. How do I make $8 (£5.91) last for six days? That was the question Ashlea Bassham had been struggling with. 32p per meal. Until she came upon a secret facebook group, 50 people strong….

Book #1 saved me from being a 32 year old man still afraid of checking his bank account (I was 31 when i read it) In Book #5 I discovered the meaning of life Book #2 was how i survived being humiliated on set. Book #3 said that i could become a Macbook Pro, if I just figure out my backstory. I did and i did. Book #4 confirmed my deepest beliefs: I was a fucking amateur. Now I am not. None of these are about acting. All will make you a better actor. If you prefer to watch your books, I’ve…

I’m just going to outline what I am doing here I started writing this letter because I was fed up with seeing the same generic advice over and over again: Network Work on your craft Take a workshop in the X, Y, Z methods Use your Industry connections This is how to get into drama school Attend this casting director workshop Blah blah blah. All either for beginners, or relying on the “get more lucky by doing this” notion. But nothing concrete. And nothing really for us. The actors in the…