Monday, May 18, 2009

Am I Pregnant?

So this whole past week I have been extremely sick in the mornings. And when I tell people they all ask if I am pregnant. Which was funny the first time I heard it, but after everyone I know replied the same way it got. . . how can you say . . . old?
My favorite comparison of the acting world it to that of a kayaker in the ocean. Some times it is smooth and you can really fly. Other times it is harder than hell and it feels like every move you make is gonna make you fall. Up and down, Up and down. But the more experienced the kayaker, the more likely he is to understand that every little move isn't gonna make you fall. And there are certain days where you should just take the boat out of the water and wait for the storm to pass. We have those as actors as well. When you first hit those weeks of despair it feels like your career is over and you don't know what the hell you are gonna do with your life. Then once you've experienced it for a while, you can recognize it as a storm, take your boat out of the water, and wait it out. You will paddle again. It was interesting to hear my CD friend Sherry Thomas talk about having something else besides this business, (for her it is sportscenter) because it will seem like a round the clock job if you don't. Soooo True. For many of us out there who are servers, waiters, or table managers (my personal favorite), people who sling food to pay the bills while trying to land the next job, It can become daunting. We work as much as possible to pay for the class, the showcase, the pictures, and then if we are proactive, on our days off we hurry around to try and procure work. End of week, wash, rinse and repeat. It's as close to crazy as you can possibly find. But we love it, and where else can you find a job that with one booking could pay for all of your bills for the whole year? No where. Well, that's my little rant on that.
This week I finally got to meet the lovely Leslie Woo from Jeannie McCarthy Casting, and facilitated a Q & A at The Actors Network with Sherry Thomas. And thought to myself when I saw Star Trek, the small parts with one lines, where knowing that person is gonna make a butt load of cash off of it, I can do that.
Merica

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