How to get auditions during pilot season, or any other
time:
This too is not the right question. You can have auditions every
day for the rest of your life, but if you don’t land the
auditions, what good does it do you? You will get the most
auditions by getting work. The more you work, the more auditions
you will get, and when you get so much work that you can hardly
keep up, you will eventually not even have to audition. You get
auditions by getting work, by being some one that people know are
good and want to hire for more work. The best way for this to
occur is to have a great agent and manager, and to be
trained.
Be prepared. It’s sad but true, I have had many well
meaning actors who were clients complain to me that they were not
getting work, when over a year or more went by, and they never
even bothered to create a reel that I had asked them to do, or to
even learn a monologue.
If you do not educate yourself as an actor, model, or musician,
don’t expect to be treated like one who should be taken
seriously, and certainly don’t go calling an agent or
manager asking us why you aren’t getting any work, and why you aren’t a star. The best way to get work is
to be a total professional, be a master of your craft, hustle
like crazy, get great representation, and work closely with your
representation on a daily basis.
Most in this business don’t realize that show business is
just that, a business. Most want something for nothing, and think
Hollywood is waiting for them on hands and knees just ready to
make them a star. That couldn’t be further from the truth.
I work about 80 hours a week strictly in the entertainment
industry. Most of my partners do as well. If you don’t work
at least half as much as that, and do what you say you are going
to do, then don’t expect any of us to take you very
seriously.
I hope this was helpful to you. You may E-mail with any questions
you want answered in this column, or call my office. Don’t
miss the next issue, where I give you more free advice on more
things you need to know in order to succeed in Hollywood,
including HOW MUCH TO SPEND ON PHOTOS, HOW TO GET FREE PHOTO
SHOOTS, AGENTS AND MANAGERS, WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE AND WHAT DO
YOU NEED, HOW TO GET SAG, HOW TO SEE CASTING DIRECTORS, and much,
much more.
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