Getting Fit On A Budget: Reviews of LA Exercise Classes
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One part of our craft as actors is to look the part for the roles that we can play. Now this doesn’t always mean being beautiful and chiseled – some people are better as “the creepy guy” and keep themselves waif-like, or “the funny fat guy” whose entire career is dependent on them keeping those extra pounds. For me, I don’t really fit into either of this, so for me, being fit is an important part of “the package”.
To join SAG or to remain non-union? That is the question. 
Overall, a large part of what I’m trying to do with my blog here is, yes, self promotion and also giving some more in-depth info on the things I’m working on, but also, I want to help other actors. Learning the ins and outs of the industry takes a long time. I’m no expert, but I know a hell of a lot more than I did when I was first starting, and as I learn, I like to try to share my knowledge so that another actor who doesn’t know this info might want to learn about it too. My category for “
First let me preface all of this by saying that I am not one of those people who thinks that “you should always be training”. I’m generally a bit skeptical when it comes to acting classes since I think that sometimes they can do more harm than good and often are a waste of money if you’re only there “just to be there” or “just to put it on your resume” and not because you have something that you really need to work on or feel like you’ve hit a wall and need a boost. I am even harder on the “name” acting schools because a personal pet peeve of mine is that I hate that if someone see that name on your resume, they will take you more seriously – just because you go to a good school, does not make you a good actor and does not mean that you take it any more seriously than another actor who can’t afford that school – and it really bothers me when people think that and use just the fact of having a name on a resume as a benchmark for talent.
I wanted to add a quick post to update what I previously wrote in 
An interesting thing has been happening recently… I’ve had several actors approaching me and asking for advise on their careers. I find this to be a very interested phenomenon because I feel like I am in no way in a place to be giving advise – I’m still figuring this all out for myself! But none the less, this got me thinking, so I’ve put together my top 5 pieces of advice for actors that were either told to me, or they I’ve figured out along the way. These are not regarding technique or anything to do with skill, these are all about the business/career side of it since I am in no way an acting coach: 
Where to start….. I had such a great time during these productions it’s hard to really pick out specific moments. I don’t think I’ve worked on two productions that overlapped like these did. The majority of the cast of Normal were going to be rehearsing the two days before shooting started, however I was set to shoot Debeaked during those two days…. so I went to RI for rehearsal for Normal the two days before everyone else and did a separate rehearsal since most of my scenes are only with a few actors, then went to Chicago to shoot Debeaked for two days, and then back to RI to start shooting Normal… made me think I really need to look into some sort of frequent flier program! 
Hello from Texas!! I am officially wrapped on the feature 
One of the quickest shoots I’ve been on – finished a feature in I think it was 8 days (non consecutive). The film is very stylized and dialogue heavy. Think A Clockwork Orange meets Clerks, only the focus is more on sexual comedy than stoner comedy or violence. 
Wrapped on a small part in a feature and a short. 
I am wrapped on the feature film