I feel truly blessed right now by the opportunities that have been presented/offered to me. I think it's important to pin those things down in your memory to hold you over when one feels like not the best things are happening. That aside...
It's important for people to have a balanced, like, especially actors. Not because they stand alone as some special being, but rather because as an actor, I need to be able to identify what my needs are so that ensure mental and emotional stability, as best I can.
As such it's important that I
It's important for people to have a balanced, like, especially actors. Not because they stand alone as some special being, but rather because as an actor, I need to be able to identify what my needs are so that ensure mental and emotional stability, as best I can.
As such it's important that I
- exercise or spend a significant portion of my day outside
- read, read, read (topics related AND unrelated to acting)
- travel several times a year
- have other fun activities (hiking, cooking for people, laughing/hanging with others, dancing, writing, knitting, developing my company)
- be in control of other avenues (read: developing my own company)
- praying & church
- teaching, mentoring, volunteering
ALSO. I recently discovered a hilarious book about the business of acting that is quite apt, witty, intelligent and honest and I would recommend to any actor with experience who has had some training. Not for the novice, but someone in it.
"Acting Is A Job: Real-Life Lessons about the Acting Business" by Jason Pugatch