Thanks, Fred!!!!

My thoughts exactly!!

Thanks so much Donna! (and Kayemee!)

Thanks so much Donna! (and Kayemee!)

Yes! Hey Jay! Great to hear from you. It turned out so well!

I appreciate that!

Woohoo! So glad!

Glad you enjoyed it!

That's true. I would add on to it. Having the craft and skill of acting is a requirement for ANY acting job. It's the bare minimum for even showing up. So in a way, by the time you get a big opportunity like a full-budget TV or Film role, your ability to act is assumed. It's given. Or to say it differently, if your craft is not on point, then you're a liability and run the risk of burning a bridge. So in a perfect world, everyone who auditions for, say, Tech Bro, in The Menu, is a good actor. They can "handle" the role of Tech Bro just as well as the next guy. So, if talent and skill is not what gets you narrowed down to the final selections... what does? That's the "fitting into the puzzle" part. It sounds like semantics, but my job is to give them a piece of me (and the rest is how I fit into the puzzle). To be authentic. To show up, unapologetically be myself, and not be concerned with "what they want" or "am I enough?" Those two thoughts plague actors their whole careers, and cause a lot of burnout. It's why, time and time again, we talk about the Sam Christensen Process on this channel. It has been THE game changer for me, Brooke, and thousands of other actors. Thanks for watching!

Thanks so much!

My pleasure!

Wow that's awesome! Hopefully you're on our grad mailing list? We do Zoom meetings once every other month for grads of all years. Ken Cortland is still running things, and we support him on the East Coast. Reach to us at SamChristensenStudios@get-taped.com if you're not already on our list and want to be...

Thanks so much, John!

Thanks Donna!!!!❤️❤️❤️

Thanks so much Alexandra!

Thanks so much!

Aw yay! So glad to help! And thanks for watching!

Hahaha! Yes, I was a keeper through high school and on a club team during my college years. Got the residual knee issues to prove it.

Thanks so much Lally!

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!

Elliott, so glad that this resonated with you. And also I'm sorry to hear about the highs and lows you experienced. It's a club no one wants to be a member of!

Loved this

Glad you enjoyed it, Mary! Thanks for watching.

Thanks as always, Jayson!

Thank you so much 😀

You are so welcome!

Glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks so much, Aulio!

Thanks for sharing, Marcus. That's the next level, I think. Discovering with specificity why you are castable in these roles. The industry has a lot of mysteries, but one think we can learn to understand is how we're seen and why we do get cast (or don't get cast for that matter).

Wow! Thanks for sharing, Daniel!

Daniel, small world that you know Matt and Brooke!!

@@jforbesprd Hi John! Well, I've only met them virtually (so far) but love what they do. How are things in your world?

@@DanielKnightActor They are great people -- I feel blessed to have met them while in Atlanta. I am good, working on a writing project for a limited series. . . taking big huge steps of faith - grateful.

"The nature of the business is like weather in Georgia." YES. THIS. You think there will be some predictability, but even the meteorologists can't get it right!

Glad it was helpful!

Mike, I was gonna give you a left-handed thumbs up emoji, but of course they don't have one :(

@@GetTaped 🤣 Of course not!

LOL! I love it!

Thanks so much, Sadye!

What has really helped me with perspective is producing my own work. I've been forced to make the very decisions that I've been on the receiving end of, and I now have context that it's never about the actor's talent or worth when they don't book.

@@GetTaped Amazing perspective! Hope to see you on set one day!

Hey there! Sorry for the delayed response. Was out of the country for a couple weeks. I will look for the script that I auditioned with, but I can tell you that any stuttering was likely organic and unintentional. "Real life" essentially. That freedom, as you call it (which I agree with), comes primarily from improv class. I started in 2004 and it RADICALLY changed how I worked with scripts. I think it is absolutely mandatory for all actors to take improv. It relieves so much anxiety and replaces it with so much freedom, even when not deviating from the script. For your second question about listening, I may craft a video response, but for now, just know that within this art form, you should avoid thinking about your face or what expressions you are making. For context, when you're in a deep conversation with a friend, do you think about your listening face? When you raise your eyebrows? When you squint? When you chuckle? No. It would be weird if you did. You're just listening. You're engaged. You're connected to the moment. The same is true for acting. It's just tougher, because you know you're being watched or recorded, and you know where the scene is headed. What takes actors years to learn is how to arrive back at the simple truth of just listening. So it sounds painfully simple, but it often takes years of training and experience to finally have that "aha!" moment.

@@GetTaped ou! That was quite helpful thank you! My acting coach also encouraged me to take improv so I’ll definitely invest in a class. And sounds good!! I’ll be sure to watch out for that video when you drop it on your channel! ☺️☺️

The Sam Christensen Image Process. We teach it as a 4-day workshop either in-person in Atlanta or virtually over Zoom. Our next dates are not set yet, but in the meantime you can learn more here: www.get-taped.com/sam-christensen

My bad! Roles of that size will always go through the agents. After my first audition for Tech Bro, I mentioned that it was a few weeks before I was called back. Then I mentioned it was very shortly after that callback that I got the notice to audition for Dale. Then it was a week before I got the deal memo. Hope that clarifies!

@@DebraCrittenden really Maddam

@@DebraCrittenden please help 🙏

Unfortunately there's not much I can do for you long distance. Keep learning, look for a teacher or a mentor near you, and find an outlet for your own creativity!