Gold in their Eyes: A blog about actors struggling to find work.
Welcome to the world of the actor! The life of an actor is a life full of ups and downs, highs and lows, peaks and valleys.
I started this blog because I wanted a place where I could share some of my experiences in Hollywood as an actor: the good, the bad, and the crazy.
So sit back, relax, and enjoy (or commiserate with) my stories about auditions, callbacks, bookings and all of the fun that comes with being a working actor!
Gold in their Eyes is a blog written by actors struggling to find work. It was started by a group of college friends who were all trying to “make it” in the business. The blog is written from their perspective and includes helpful tips on how to make it as an actor.
It is considered one of the most popular blogs for actors and includes tips on how to improve your acting, auditioning, and landing jobs. The blog also provides information about upcoming auditions and provides reviews of other actors’ performances.
The writers also occasionally include stories about their personal lives that are relevant to the topic of being an actor. These stories provide useful insight into what life as an actor is like and what challenges they may face.
My name is Eddie, and I’m an actor.
If you’re reading this blog, you probably know me from my roles on the stage. I’m best known for my performance as Joe Keller in All My Sons, but I have also appeared in A View From the Bridge, Death of a Salesman, and many others. I have been lucky enough to work with some of the most talented people in theatre: Brian Dennehy, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino…
I have always loved acting. Ever since I was a little boy growing up in Queens, it has been my dream to perform before an audience. But these days it’s getting harder and harder to find work. The shows are fewer and farther between; the roles are smaller. The theatre seems more interested in television stars than in real actors like me.
I don’t want to quit acting. This is what I was born to do! But it’s getting harder and harder to make ends meet.
The truth is, an actor’s life is not as glamorous as people think. The word “struggle” is often used to describe the daily grind of getting auditions, performing for little pay, applying for unemployment and hoping to make it big one day.
In this blog, I will talk about my personal experiences as an aspiring actor. In the past year, I’ve gotten a couple of tiny roles in movies that almost none of you have heard of.
I’ve also been unemployed for much of the time unless you count bartending at TGI Fridays and pouring coffee at Starbucks. The first person who tells me to get a real job is going to get punched in the face!
If you want to know what it’s really like to be an actor in this city, read this blog!
Casting directors are looking for a new face. They’re looking for an actor with the right look, and the right energy, as well as the right experience, and the ability to fit into any situation. It might seem like they’re asking too much of you. But casting directors know what they’re doing.
They’re not just going to pick you because you have a certain look or sound great in a particular accent. They want to make sure that you can do what the part requires, and that you can fit in with their vision for the role. You might be able to pull off a role in one episode, or even for three or four episodes, but if you can’t play it consistently over an entire season then it’s not going to work out.
You need to be open to any kind of feedback they give you. If they ask you to do something differently, then do it! And if they don’t like what you did, then ask them why not. Don’t get defensive about it; just say “Okay!”
What casting directors are really looking for is someone who will fit into their project and make it better by being there. You need to show them that you
For actors, even the most talented or experienced ones, it’s all about getting noticed. You can be the top of your class at Julliard and if you don’t get seen by the right people, you’ll never make it.
This is where casting calls come in. Casting directors are looking for specific types of talent and they hold open auditions to find them. They publish casting calls in trade magazines like Back Stage and Variety, but they also post them online at sites like Breakdown Services, Actor’s Access and NYCastings.
Actors are constantly checking these sites for opportunities to audition for new roles in TV shows, movies, commercials and plays. Casting directors will often hold pre-casting sessions where they check out actors before deciding who they want to see in a final casting session. Thousands of actors attend pre-castings every week because they’re less competitive than final castings and have a better chance of being seen.
If you’re an actor, or maybe even if you’re not, you should look at some of the casting calls being posted on these sites (especially NYCastings). It will give you a sense of what Hollywood is looking for these days and probably explain why the industry is so obsessed with remaking old movies instead of coming
Actors today have a hard time finding work because of the many ways that resources are distributed. The idea of distribution was not as difficult in the past when we had a limited number of resources. In other words, our production capabilities were limited during this time. But with the advent of technology, our production capabilities increased dramatically and now we have more resources than we can ever use.
The problem is that access to these resources is not distributed evenly among all actors. Certain actors have more access to these resources than other actors. This means that some actors are getting more roles than others, even though everyone is acting in pretty much the same way.
It’s a strange situation: on one hand we have more resources available for acting than ever before, but on the other hand only some actors have access to those resources. As a result, those who don’t have access must find other ways of getting their acting fix such as making YouTube videos or starting blogs about acting.
