Business Aspect

Acting is business as usual and if you're not familiar with it, the only way to get good at it is through acting school ( just like college) and on the job training and surrounding yourself with fellow aspiring & working actors. Anyway, as far as the casting from MTV, I was not able to attend, and I am glad to say that it was a good thing because rumor has it that this is a SCAM ! I should have known , but I'll be more cautious next time. Hollywood slicksters are everwhere indeed. I prepared a homemade couscous yesterday with charmoula marinate, yummy... so there's no regrets here. Oh, one thing, I have created an account with LA casting at the recommendation of my good friend and mentor Talbott. Talbott is SAG and very talented actor ( one thing I aspire to be one day) and he's heaven sent and my guardian Angel. He has been providing with so many good advices. Talbott is good people and a genuine soul, I knew this the first moment I talked to him. He called me yesterday around 10 pm we ended-up talking for one hour, just hitting me up on my acting strategy, and providing with good advices, like on my headshots for example. He thinks they do not represent me accurately. A lot of people would get irrate but I found his honesty refreshing. Honesty is something I can deal with ! Too theatrical and I should have more commercial shots, and that I look much better in reality ! and I agree, he also advised me that I will eventually have to get better ones and told me not to get frustrated because I am new to this and to embrace the process. Yes acting is a business, and you only good at it when you fall & hurt yourself, as you keep falling, you'll eventually learn to crawl then walk. Guess right now I barely learning to crawl. I am excited though so much so, that I blog about it simply because I am leaving my dream, my journey, and what a chance I have to be doing what I love !