1

00:00:00,500 --> 00:00:01,301

About my fellow actors.

2

00:00:01,534 --> 00:00:05,405

Welcome back to casting actor's cast,

the podcast for actors from a casting

3

00:00:05,705 --> 00:00:05,872

director.

4

00:00:06,439 --> 00:00:07,240

I'm Jeffrey Dreisbach.

5

00:00:07,774 --> 00:00:11,77

And today we're talking about something

every actor

6

00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:16,950

but almost no one talks about honestly

enough.

7

00:00:17,951 --> 00:00:19,52

The slow period,

8

00:00:19,719 --> 00:00:24,324

the quiet stretch, the stretch where

nothing seems to be happening.

9

00:00:24,758 --> 00:00:26,92

Today's episode,

10

00:00:26,426 --> 00:00:31,664

we're going to be talking about moving

forward when nothing seems to be happening.

11

00:00:32,732 --> 00:00:33,767

You're going to love this.

12

00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:35,835

This is cassing actor's castle.

13

00:01:40,100 --> 00:01:43,870

Well, hello, and welcome to today's

episode of casting actor's cask.

14

00:01:44,104 --> 00:01:47,807

And casting partner Geoffrey driesbug

with the mcorkal group in New York.

15

00:01:47,874 --> 00:01:49,476

How are you hope you're having a good

day?

16

00:01:49,542 --> 00:01:50,510

I'm having a good day.

17

00:01:50,977 --> 00:01:55,315

And we need to talk about those slow

periods that actors sometimes find

18

00:01:55,448 --> 00:01:57,484

themselves in, and what to do about it.

19

00:01:57,617 --> 00:02:01,888

So this is going to be very much

practical, hands on,

20

00:02:02,822 --> 00:02:07,60

really usable pieces of information, I

think that might navigate those muddy

21

00:02:07,227 --> 00:02:07,394

Waters.

22

00:02:07,694 --> 00:02:10,663

I was an actor for twenty years before

I became a cassing director.

23

00:02:11,64 --> 00:02:13,66

I've been casting for the past

seventeen years.

24

00:02:13,533 --> 00:02:16,269

And I think that this is something

that, as I mentioned in the

25

00:02:16,269 --> 00:02:20,740

introduction, is not something that a

lot of actors spend time on, but we're

26

00:02:20,840 --> 00:02:21,941

going to address that directly.

27

00:02:22,575 --> 00:02:26,112

But first, this is that moment of the

podcast where I get to say thank you so

28

00:02:26,112 --> 00:02:27,881

much for tuning into casting actors.

29

00:02:28,281 --> 00:02:32,18

Cast it's been such a pleasure bringing

you these podcasts over the past

30

00:02:32,185 --> 00:02:35,388

several years, and I am so grateful

that you're still out there listening.

31

00:02:35,855 --> 00:02:40,360

By the way, if you like this particular

episode, or any episode, it would mean

32

00:02:40,493 --> 00:02:44,497

so much to me if you could leave a real

review, especially on iTunes, if you

33

00:02:44,497 --> 00:02:46,366

could leave a review a like, a share.

34

00:02:46,833 --> 00:02:49,803

It's been so much fun being on the

Broadway podcast network.

35

00:02:50,570 --> 00:02:54,674

And I also want to alert you about the

website, casting actor's cast.

36

00:02:55,75 --> 00:02:56,343

All one word dot com.

37

00:02:56,576 --> 00:02:59,79

There you're going to find a place that

you can fill out, a form that says,

38

00:02:59,145 --> 00:03:03,83

dive into the talent pool, that opens

up some freebies for you, a free book

39

00:03:03,149 --> 00:03:03,950

on voice over work.

40

00:03:04,984 --> 00:03:06,252

Also there's a free

41

00:03:07,454 --> 00:03:09,155

video called casting secrets.

42

00:03:09,556 --> 00:03:13,59

What they don't tell you, you'll also

see all kinds of other stuff on the

43

00:03:13,59 --> 00:03:17,63

website jeff's jots, which are

corresponding show notes to each of the episodes.

44

00:03:18,264 --> 00:03:18,498

My book

45

00:03:19,632 --> 00:03:21,1

I'm so excited about.

46

00:03:21,67 --> 00:03:24,738

My book is now doing really, really

well, and I would love for you to check

47

00:03:24,838 --> 00:03:25,638

it out as well.

48

00:03:25,705 --> 00:03:28,174

You can find it on the website called

book did

49

00:03:28,508 --> 00:03:30,176

the actor's playbook for getting cast.

50

00:03:30,910 --> 00:03:35,115

And then also there's a course that's

available called next level auditions.

51

00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:39,619

You know, I think that there's all

kinds of really fun stuff there for

52

00:03:39,619 --> 00:03:39,786

you.

53

00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:43,223

I really want this to be a site where

you can feel supported.

54

00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:47,327

You can get inside information from a

casting director on a regular basis.

55

00:03:47,794 --> 00:03:48,995

And that's why I'm here.

56

00:03:49,629 --> 00:03:49,963

All right.

57

00:03:50,30 --> 00:03:53,400

And here's my shouters, my good

friends, at actor's connection, actor's

58

00:03:53,700 --> 00:03:55,68

connection at comslash, New York.

59

00:03:55,135 --> 00:03:57,470

You should check out their online

courses as well.

60

00:03:57,871 --> 00:03:58,204

All right.

61

00:03:58,338 --> 00:03:59,72

Thank you for that.

62

00:03:59,139 --> 00:04:02,709

So let me start with something that I

want you to really hear.

63

00:04:03,209 --> 00:04:04,577

I really need you to hear this.

64

00:04:04,978 --> 00:04:09,115

A slow season does not mean a failed

career.

65

00:04:11,217 --> 00:04:15,989

I need to say that again, a slow season

does not mean a failed career.

66

00:04:16,589 --> 00:04:19,826

Every working actor you admire has had

them,

67

00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:23,663

long ones, confusing ones, frustrating

ones,

68

00:04:24,97 --> 00:04:25,932

periods where auditions stopped,

69

00:04:26,666 --> 00:04:28,1

calls slowed,

70

00:04:28,568 --> 00:04:29,536

emails went quietly

71

00:04:31,638 --> 00:04:33,239

when silent momentum disappeared.

72

00:04:34,441 --> 00:04:36,309

And here's the dangerous part,

73

00:04:36,476 --> 00:04:36,743

silence

74

00:04:37,777 --> 00:04:39,346

can feel just

75

00:04:39,512 --> 00:04:40,146

like

76

00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:41,448

judgment.

77

00:04:42,515 --> 00:04:43,149

But guess what?

78

00:04:43,216 --> 00:04:43,850

It's not.

79

00:04:44,751 --> 00:04:48,788

Silence is not a verdict, silence is a

season.

80

00:04:49,956 --> 00:04:54,561

The problem is, most actors interpret

stillness as rejection.

81

00:04:55,61 --> 00:04:58,865

They think, if nothing's happening,

something must be wrong with me.

82

00:04:59,866 --> 00:05:02,569

And that thought is a real threat,

83

00:05:03,303 --> 00:05:04,637

not the slow period.

84

00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:08,641

Because once the actor believes

something is wrong with them,

85

00:05:09,542 --> 00:05:13,913

their energy changes, their confidence

shifts, their presence

86

00:05:14,414 --> 00:05:14,881

tightens,

87

00:05:16,249 --> 00:05:20,487

their joy disappears and casting can

feel that instantly.

88

00:05:21,221 --> 00:05:24,157

So today, we need to build something

practical,

89

00:05:24,758 --> 00:05:28,161

a real usable professional strategy,

90

00:05:28,595 --> 00:05:31,531

what I call your momentum plan.

91

00:05:32,599 --> 00:05:33,967

I promise you, this is not motivation.

92

00:05:34,601 --> 00:05:35,402

It's not hype.

93

00:05:35,769 --> 00:05:37,771

It's not wishful thinking.

94

00:05:39,305 --> 00:05:40,473

It's called momentum.

95

00:05:41,941 --> 00:05:45,612

Because momentum fades momentum carries.

96

00:05:46,112 --> 00:05:48,748

Let's define momentum in acting terms.

97

00:05:49,149 --> 00:05:51,51

Momentum is not auditions.

98

00:05:51,718 --> 00:05:52,986

Momentum is not bookings.

99

00:05:53,386 --> 00:05:54,688

Momentum is not callbacks.

100

00:05:55,388 --> 00:05:57,290

Momentum is progress.

101

00:05:57,691 --> 00:05:58,725

You control

102

00:05:59,626 --> 00:06:02,262

actors who only rely on outside

validation

103

00:06:03,630 --> 00:06:09,135

always feels stuck, because their

progress depends on someone else saying yes.

104

00:06:10,837 --> 00:06:14,574

Actors who build internal momentum

never feel stuck

105

00:06:15,75 --> 00:06:18,244

because they always have forward motion

available.

106

00:06:18,912 --> 00:06:22,415

Momentum is created by action, not

results.

107

00:06:23,383 --> 00:06:24,651

Results come later.

108

00:06:25,218 --> 00:06:26,553

Action comes first.

109

00:06:27,721 --> 00:06:30,390

The biggest misconception actors have

is this.

110

00:06:30,990 --> 00:06:31,558

They believe momentum

111

00:06:32,759 --> 00:06:35,528

starts when opportunity arrives.

112

00:06:36,96 --> 00:06:36,496

It doesn't.

113

00:06:37,230 --> 00:06:39,532

Opportunity responds to momentum.

114

00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:44,170

Casting notices actors who are in

motion.

115

00:06:44,304 --> 00:06:45,438

Why?

116

00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:47,374

Because motion signals

117

00:06:49,876 --> 00:06:51,144

Commitment signals professionalism.

118

00:06:52,512 --> 00:06:53,947

Professionalism signals reliability.

119

00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:57,117

gets hired.

120

00:06:58,118 --> 00:07:00,653

So let's talk about what actors usually

do

121

00:07:01,54 --> 00:07:02,255

when things get quiet.

122

00:07:03,623 --> 00:07:04,324

They wait,

123

00:07:06,26 --> 00:07:07,527

they refresh email,

124

00:07:08,495 --> 00:07:10,230

they check submission sites.

125

00:07:11,131 --> 00:07:13,767

They wonder why their agent hasn't

called.

126

00:07:14,501 --> 00:07:17,103

They replay old auditions in their head.

127

00:07:17,704 --> 00:07:20,173

They compare themselves to other actors.

128

00:07:21,708 --> 00:07:27,681

Waiting is the fastest way to lose

momentum, because waiting is passive.

129

00:07:28,114 --> 00:07:30,250

Momentum requires activity.

130

00:07:30,817 --> 00:07:36,156

Now I'm not saying that you should

exhaust yourself or hustle non stop.

131

00:07:36,589 --> 00:07:38,224

This is not about burnout.

132

00:07:38,591 --> 00:07:39,959

This is not about panic,

133

00:07:40,994 --> 00:07:41,995

productivity.

134

00:07:42,729 --> 00:07:44,197

This is about intentional

135

00:07:45,231 --> 00:07:47,801

forward motion, small, consistent

136

00:07:49,869 --> 00:07:52,172

that keep your creative injes running

137

00:07:52,839 --> 00:07:55,508

when the industry engine is idling.

138

00:07:56,509 --> 00:07:59,45

Now here's the first principle of

momentum.

139

00:08:00,113 --> 00:08:02,415

Separate activity from outcome.

140

00:08:03,616 --> 00:08:07,53

Most actors only feel productive when

they book something.

141

00:08:07,954 --> 00:08:10,890

But booking is an outcome you cannot

control.

142

00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:12,959

Preparation is

143

00:08:13,793 --> 00:08:14,728

training, is

144

00:08:15,628 --> 00:08:19,666

creation, is connection is those are

controllable.

145

00:08:20,200 --> 00:08:22,268

When you measure your progress by

controllable

146

00:08:24,738 --> 00:08:25,538

you always have

147

00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:28,308

available.

148

00:08:29,476 --> 00:08:31,211

That is professional psychology.

149

00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:33,279

Let's talk about the second principle.

150

00:08:33,880 --> 00:08:37,117

Quiet seasons are skill building

seasons.

151

00:08:38,418 --> 00:08:42,122

Working actors use slow periods

differently than struggling actors.

152

00:08:42,756 --> 00:08:45,325

Struggling actors interpret silence as

failure.

153

00:08:45,792 --> 00:08:48,661

Working actors interpret silence as

training time.

154

00:08:49,396 --> 00:08:50,263

They sharpen skills.

155

00:08:51,64 --> 00:08:51,865

They update materials.

156

00:08:52,599 --> 00:08:54,234

They strengthen relationships.

157

00:08:54,668 --> 00:08:55,468

They study scripts.

158

00:08:55,769 --> 00:08:57,270

They work on voice.

159

00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:58,505

They work on movement.

160

00:08:58,972 --> 00:08:59,806

They work on presents.

161

00:09:00,440 --> 00:09:02,242

They improve their instrument

162

00:09:02,976 --> 00:09:05,445

because they know something important.

163

00:09:06,79 --> 00:09:06,413

Opportunities

164

00:09:07,614 --> 00:09:09,115

come in Waves.

165

00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:14,721

And when the wave arrives, you either

write it or watch it pass.

166

00:09:15,789 --> 00:09:18,91

Preparation determines which ones

happen.

167

00:09:18,892 --> 00:09:20,493

Let's talk about the third principle.

168

00:09:21,394 --> 00:09:23,530

Momentum is visible.

169

00:09:24,97 --> 00:09:28,635

Casting can see when an actor is

engaged with their craft.

170

00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:30,203

It shows up in auditions.

171

00:09:30,970 --> 00:09:32,38

It shows up in confidence.

172

00:09:32,572 --> 00:09:33,807

It shows up in ease.

173

00:09:34,274 --> 00:09:37,777

Actors who stay creatively active

during quiet seasons

174

00:09:38,978 --> 00:09:41,748

walk into auditions differently.

175

00:09:42,515 --> 00:09:43,850

They feel warmed up.

176

00:09:44,818 --> 00:09:49,456

Actors who wait until the opportunity

often appear and walk in cold.

177

00:09:50,256 --> 00:09:51,524

Cold actors Titan

178

00:09:52,25 --> 00:09:52,192

tight.

179

00:09:52,359 --> 00:09:53,393

Actors push pushing

180

00:09:54,494 --> 00:09:55,628

reads as effort.

181

00:09:56,96 --> 00:09:57,764

Effort reads as nerves

182

00:09:58,898 --> 00:10:02,535

relaxed readiness reads as

professionalism.

183

00:10:03,236 --> 00:10:05,105

Professionals get called back

184

00:10:05,705 --> 00:10:06,573

all the time.

185

00:10:07,874 --> 00:10:09,943

Now let's build your emotional

momentum.

186

00:10:10,410 --> 00:10:10,710

Plan

187

00:10:11,311 --> 00:10:11,778

five categories.

188

00:10:12,579 --> 00:10:18,718

If you move forward in these five areas

every week, you will never feel stuck again.

189

00:10:19,619 --> 00:10:20,787

Category one,

190

00:10:24,491 --> 00:10:25,859

What did you practice this week?

191

00:10:26,259 --> 00:10:27,193

Not perform.

192

00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:28,28

Practice.

193

00:10:28,428 --> 00:10:28,962

Rehearse

194

00:10:30,196 --> 00:10:31,31

scene work,

195

00:10:31,531 --> 00:10:32,465

cold reading,

196

00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:35,35

listening, drills, self tapes,

197

00:10:35,869 --> 00:10:37,103

script analysis.

198

00:10:37,637 --> 00:10:37,804

Craft.

199

00:10:38,171 --> 00:10:42,175

Momentum builds, confidence,

confidence, builds, presents, presents,

200

00:10:42,742 --> 00:10:43,510

books, work.

201

00:10:44,744 --> 00:10:46,413

Category two materials.

202

00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:48,948

Did you improve your tools?

203

00:10:49,616 --> 00:10:49,716

Headshot?

204

00:10:50,817 --> 00:10:51,851

Hedgeat updates?

205

00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:53,286

Resume

206

00:10:53,753 --> 00:10:54,554

refinement,

207

00:10:55,455 --> 00:10:58,425

real editing, clip selection, website,

polish.

208

00:10:59,459 --> 00:11:03,530

Materials are your ambassadors when you

are not in the room.

209

00:11:04,197 --> 00:11:05,865

Strong materials create opportunities.

210

00:11:06,666 --> 00:11:07,0

Weak materials

211

00:11:08,34 --> 00:11:08,802

delay them.

212

00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,5

Category three, relationships.

213

00:11:13,73 --> 00:11:15,508

Who did you reconnect with this week?

214

00:11:16,176 --> 00:11:17,911

Did you connect with a casting office?

215

00:11:18,511 --> 00:11:19,846

Did you contact a coach?

216

00:11:20,413 --> 00:11:25,452

Maybe talk to some classmates, or maybe

some directors, or writers or collaborators?

217

00:11:26,19 --> 00:11:29,255

Acting careers are built on

relationships,

218

00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:30,724

not submissions.

219

00:11:31,358 --> 00:11:31,458

Relationships

220

00:11:32,592 --> 00:11:35,695

create invitations, invitations, create

auditions.

221

00:11:36,262 --> 00:11:38,64

Auditions create bookings

222

00:11:39,399 --> 00:11:39,566

here's.

223

00:11:39,699 --> 00:11:41,768

Category four, knowledge.

224

00:11:42,569 --> 00:11:44,637

What did you learn this week?

225

00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,706

Did you watch a film analytically?

226

00:11:47,474 --> 00:11:48,975

Did you read a script?

227

00:11:49,776 --> 00:11:51,211

Did you study a performance?

228

00:11:51,611 --> 00:11:53,913

Did you listen to an industry interview?

229

00:11:54,748 --> 00:11:56,483

How about working on a dialect?

230

00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:57,617

You see.

231

00:11:59,52 --> 00:12:00,320

deepens, choices,

232

00:12:01,221 --> 00:12:01,788

deeper choices.

233

00:12:02,255 --> 00:12:03,556

Create richer auditions.

234

00:12:04,357 --> 00:12:06,226

Richer auditions get remembered.

235

00:12:07,560 --> 00:12:09,596

Here's category five, creation.

236

00:12:10,730 --> 00:12:11,664

What did you make?

237

00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:14,67

Short scene?

238

00:12:15,1 --> 00:12:16,636

Maybe you wrote a monologue.

239

00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:19,372

Maybe you did some self tape practice

240

00:12:20,106 --> 00:12:21,775

about a collaborative project,

241

00:12:22,676 --> 00:12:24,978

about voice recording, character study.

242

00:12:25,779 --> 00:12:30,550

Creating reminds you that you are not

waiting to act.

243

00:12:31,451 --> 00:12:33,286

You are an actor right now.

244

00:12:34,654 --> 00:12:36,956

Creation generates energy,

245

00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:39,459

energy generates confidence.

246

00:12:40,26 --> 00:12:42,95

Confidence generates momentum.

247

00:12:42,996 --> 00:12:48,101

If you touch all five categories in one

week, you are moving forward professionally,

248

00:12:49,469 --> 00:12:50,403

whether or not

249

00:12:50,904 --> 00:12:52,5

you have an audition.

250

00:12:53,139 --> 00:12:54,574

That is power,

251

00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:58,545

because you are no longer dependent on

permission to grow.

252

00:12:59,612 --> 00:13:02,82

Let's talk about emotional momentum.

253

00:13:02,816 --> 00:13:03,850

Right after this,

254

00:13:04,584 --> 00:13:08,154

welcome back, we're talking about

emotional momentum.

255

00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:12,492

We're just going to do that for a

moment, because mindset actually matters.

256

00:13:13,393 --> 00:13:18,331

You see, actors often lose momentum

emotionally before they lose it professionally.

257

00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:20,967

They get discouraged,

258

00:13:21,401 --> 00:13:21,801

they compare.

259

00:13:22,569 --> 00:13:24,170

They doubt, they spiral.

260

00:13:24,671 --> 00:13:26,239

But here's the truth.

261

00:13:26,406 --> 00:13:26,673

Comparison

262

00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:30,977

is the fastest momentum killer in

existence.

263

00:13:31,711 --> 00:13:32,946

Because comparison

264

00:13:33,380 --> 00:13:37,751

focuses your attention outward instead

of forward.

265

00:13:38,518 --> 00:13:42,722

Some one else's career has nothing to

do with your timing

266

00:13:43,556 --> 00:13:43,723

casting.

267

00:13:44,90 --> 00:13:45,959

Doesn't hire one actor per lifetime.

268

00:13:47,60 --> 00:13:49,129

Casting highers, thousands.

269

00:13:49,863 --> 00:13:52,999

Your job is not to beat other actors.

270

00:13:53,700 --> 00:13:57,437

Your job is to be ready when your

moment comes.

271

00:13:58,672 --> 00:14:00,6

Let's talk about timing.

272

00:14:00,840 --> 00:14:02,676

The industry runs on timing.

273

00:14:03,143 --> 00:14:04,477

You cannot see

274

00:14:05,378 --> 00:14:06,713

projects stall,

275

00:14:07,313 --> 00:14:08,481

funding stops.

276

00:14:09,215 --> 00:14:10,183

Schedules change.

277

00:14:10,583 --> 00:14:11,718

Roles get rewritten.

278

00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:13,153

Directors get replaced.

279

00:14:13,787 --> 00:14:16,489

Entire productions disappear overnight.

280

00:14:17,624 --> 00:14:22,662

If you interpret slow periods as

personal failure, you misunderstand how

281

00:14:22,662 --> 00:14:24,464

the industry actually functions.

282

00:14:25,298 --> 00:14:28,968

Much of what affects your career has

nothing to do with you.

283

00:14:30,36 --> 00:14:32,172

And that should be freeing

284

00:14:32,906 --> 00:14:36,176

because it means silence is not a

judgment of your worth.

285

00:14:37,77 --> 00:14:39,45

It's often just logistics.

286

00:14:40,814 --> 00:14:45,452

Let's talk about one of the healthiest

mindset shifts you can adopt, immediately,

287

00:14:46,86 --> 00:14:46,886

replace,

288

00:14:47,787 --> 00:14:49,923

why isn't anything happening

289

00:14:50,390 --> 00:14:51,24

with?

290

00:14:52,192 --> 00:14:54,561

What can I move forward to day?

291

00:14:56,29 --> 00:14:57,130

One question

292

00:14:57,864 --> 00:14:59,32

creates frustration.

293

00:14:59,866 --> 00:15:00,467

The other

294

00:15:01,234 --> 00:15:02,402

creates action.

295

00:15:03,470 --> 00:15:05,5

Action restores power.

296

00:15:05,372 --> 00:15:06,506

Power restores confidence.

297

00:15:07,73 --> 00:15:08,675

Confidence restores joy.

298

00:15:09,209 --> 00:15:10,577

Joy restores creativity.

299

00:15:11,778 --> 00:15:14,247

And creativity is magnetic.

300

00:15:14,914 --> 00:15:17,751

Magnetic actors attract opportunity.

301

00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:19,886

Now here is something.

302

00:15:20,420 --> 00:15:21,755

Casting directors love

303

00:15:22,989 --> 00:15:25,125

actors who stay ready,

304

00:15:25,959 --> 00:15:27,160

not actors who get ready.

305

00:15:27,627 --> 00:15:28,495

Stay ready

306

00:15:29,396 --> 00:15:30,663

because readiness is visible.

307

00:15:31,698 --> 00:15:32,832

You can see it in posture.

308

00:15:33,400 --> 00:15:35,168

You can hear it in voice.

309

00:15:35,535 --> 00:15:37,804

You can feel it in presence ready.

310

00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:38,905

Actors feel grounded.

311

00:15:40,40 --> 00:15:40,206

Grounded.

312

00:15:40,507 --> 00:15:41,641

Actors feel trustworthy.

313

00:15:42,676 --> 00:15:44,811

Trustworthy actors get hired.

314

00:15:45,478 --> 00:15:48,14

Let's talk about the final principle of

momentum.

315

00:15:48,648 --> 00:15:48,815

Consistency

316

00:15:50,250 --> 00:15:51,851

beats intensity.

317

00:15:53,453 --> 00:15:57,791

Doing one huge career push once a month

is far less powerful

318

00:15:58,892 --> 00:16:03,29

than doing small professional actions

every day.

319

00:16:03,797 --> 00:16:06,566

Momentum is not built through bursts.

320

00:16:07,0 --> 00:16:08,968

It's built through rhythm.

321

00:16:09,703 --> 00:16:10,170

Working actors

322

00:16:11,237 --> 00:16:12,172

create rhythm.

323

00:16:12,906 --> 00:16:15,375

They show up, they practice, they learn,

324

00:16:15,608 --> 00:16:16,476

they connect,

325

00:16:16,676 --> 00:16:17,610

they create.

326

00:16:18,345 --> 00:16:19,512

Not occasionally.

327

00:16:20,13 --> 00:16:20,947

Regularly

328

00:16:21,848 --> 00:16:22,716

that's the truth.

329

00:16:23,717 --> 00:16:28,655

When I was a working actor, I had those

lean times, just like any other actor has.

330

00:16:29,222 --> 00:16:33,793

And what I told myself, which was

really helpful, as I said to myself, if

331

00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:37,764

I could do just three things a day

toward my career,

332

00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:43,370

I can put my head down on my pillow at

night and say that I won,

333

00:16:44,571 --> 00:16:48,108

not that it was a winning losing

situation, but I was a winner.

334

00:16:48,508 --> 00:16:52,145

If I could accomplish those three

industry things.

335

00:16:53,146 --> 00:16:53,880

What does that mean?

336

00:16:54,114 --> 00:16:54,347

That means

337

00:16:55,382 --> 00:16:58,84

going to a movement class, or a voice

lesson,

338

00:16:58,918 --> 00:17:01,788

going to an audition, showing up at an

audition.

339

00:17:02,589 --> 00:17:06,92

I'm making a meeting with a rep, an

agent, a manager,

340

00:17:06,826 --> 00:17:11,131

the going to the library, reading a

play, reading a script, analyzing a

341

00:17:11,131 --> 00:17:12,799

television show or a movie,

342

00:17:13,233 --> 00:17:17,70

those are the kinds of things that I

had on my checklist, three things a day

343

00:17:17,237 --> 00:17:18,238

toward my career.

344

00:17:18,972 --> 00:17:21,408

And that was absolutely magical.

345

00:17:21,775 --> 00:17:25,912

That maintained what level of sanity I

actually had during that time.

346

00:17:27,147 --> 00:17:31,885

Now, before we close, I want to tell

you something I have seen again and

347

00:17:31,951 --> 00:17:33,920

again and again in casting.

348

00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:36,322

The actors who work the most

349

00:17:36,890 --> 00:17:39,325

are not the actors who panic during

slow seasons.

350

00:17:39,693 --> 00:17:40,427

That's for sure.

351

00:17:40,994 --> 00:17:43,29

They are the actors who use

352

00:17:43,396 --> 00:17:44,264

slow seasons.

353

00:17:44,998 --> 00:17:45,932

They use them.

354

00:17:46,733 --> 00:17:49,536

They treat quiet time as preparation

time.

355

00:17:50,103 --> 00:17:53,440

They treat waiting time as building

time.

356

00:17:53,873 --> 00:17:56,309

They treat silence as rehearsal.

357

00:17:56,910 --> 00:17:59,479

And when opportunity arrives, they're

not hoping.

358

00:17:59,779 --> 00:18:00,647

They're ready ready.

359

00:18:01,214 --> 00:18:02,82

They know they are.

360

00:18:03,550 --> 00:18:07,187

Now if you take one thing from today's

episode, let it be this,

361

00:18:08,188 --> 00:18:10,990

momentum is not something the industry

gives you.

362

00:18:11,291 --> 00:18:13,426

Momentum is something you build.

363

00:18:15,228 --> 00:18:17,230

If this episode helps you redefine

364

00:18:18,331 --> 00:18:18,898

a slow period,

365

00:18:20,200 --> 00:18:24,4

or reminded you that forward motion is

always possible,

366

00:18:24,571 --> 00:18:28,8

share it with an actor who might need

that reminder today.

367

00:18:28,808 --> 00:18:30,710

And if you want more real

368

00:18:30,810 --> 00:18:31,511

world casting

369

00:18:31,945 --> 00:18:34,581

insight audition tools and professional

strategies,

370

00:18:35,715 --> 00:18:38,184

be sure to follow casting actors cast

and visit.

371

00:18:38,585 --> 00:18:43,323

Casting actor's cast dotcom, where we

help you prepare smarter, perform

372

00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:44,958

better and book more.

373

00:18:45,859 --> 00:18:46,659

I'm Jeffrey Dreisbach.

374

00:18:47,293 --> 00:18:48,161

Thanks for listening.

375

00:18:48,828 --> 00:18:51,31

Now go create