Los Angeles, CA— It used to be that Hollywood would make terrific movies every year. Great stories delivered by great actors were plentiful and ticket prices were somewhat cheap. These days we are lucky to really enjoy more than a few films per year. There is however no shortage of total trash being offered in the cinema today and the ticket prices are higher than ever. I know that in the heyday the movie studios called the shots and decided what film projects would be made. Agents referred actors and crews and the studios made the choices. That went upside down when the agents and agencies gained control over the studios. Today, each agency develops and protects their projects only within their core group. The agencies by their nature are incredibly incestuous and that stifles creativity. The agencies have run out of ideas and just make films for the sake of making films. You can’t maintain excellence without locating and developing new talent with fresh ideas. The agencie...

Santa Monica, CA —There are loads of multi-millionaires living here that are the foot soldiers of the entertainment industry. There are also thousands that can’t seem to make it. Hearing loss derailed my own first attempt to penetrate the industry but that now may have been rectified through better audio technology. Consider me back in the mix. Everything begins with understanding the business and pulling off the biggest con job of your life. You must learn to become someone who exists only as words on a page. You’re not mimicking other actors that have developed the character but reinventing yourself into the role. This is a learned behavior that requires training. Most of the training is really about taking the stage and making it your own. Auditions give good and confident actors incredible control. You control that scene and you can own that part along with a fat payday. To be ready for that audition actors take their scenes and script sides to their acting coaches...