GTO 3987 on Mulholland

GTO 3987 on Mulholland

Monday, October 12, 2009

"How to Start a Hollywood Career Without Having to Go There"



A recent email correspondence recalled this to mind. The book I wrote with Kathi Carey is long out of print, but I'd forgotten about the FAQs that got a lot of attention:

An Excerpt from "How to Start a Hollywood Career Without Having to Go There"

FAQS(Frequently Asked Questions)

Do I need an agent? No.
Do I need a SAG (Screen Actors Guild) card? No.
Should I shave my moustache? No.
Do I need implants? Probably not.
Should I bleach my hair blonde? No.
Should I get rid of my accent? No.
Should I have my tattoos removed? No.
Should I keep my days free for auditions? No.
Do I need a manager? No.
Do I need pictures/new pictures/color pictures/composite? No.
Do I need a resume? No.
Do I need to lose weight? No.
Do I need to join a workshop? No.
Should I leave my wife/husband? No.
Do I need to attend Hollywood parties? No.
Do I need to sleep around to get jobs? No.
Do I need to read the trades (Hollywood Reporter/Daily Variety)? No.
Do I need to go to Hollywood to start a career? No.
Are there more than three kinds of actors? No.
It is "who you know"? No.
Do I need to take singing lessons? Yes.
Do I need to take dance lessons? Yes.
Do I need to read the rest of this book in order to understand the answers to all of these questions? Yes.

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