Table of Contents
My Story 1
A Cautionary Tale 15
An Actor's Gift 19
The Journey of Looking Inward 21
Section 1
The Want 27
The Want: Workbook Section 30
Your Actor Contract 37
The Three Steps to Success 39
Talent 41
The Acting Gene 43
Self-Evaluation Scale: Talent 45
Welcome to Acting Class 58
Talent: Workbook Section 72
Bonus Track: WOFRAIM 82
Confidence 85
Self-Evaluation Scale: Confidence 87
Finding Your Comfort Zone 94
Observe Confidence in Others 100
The Power of Affirmations 103
Confidence: Workbook Section 110
Bonus Track: Knowing Your Type 119
Perseverance 135
Self-Evaluation Scale: Perseverance 139
Perseverance Also Comes From… 144
The Four P's of Perseverance 147
Mission #1: Get Representation 151
Mission #2: Get Acting Work 165
Help Your Reps Help You 170
Perseverance: Workbook Section 183
Bonus Track: The Luck Factor 191
Acting Career Diet 197
Section 2
Career CHallenges 201
Fear 205
The Two Types of Fear 215
The Fear of Failure 217
The Fear of Success 222
Fear: Workbook Section 231
The Three Ways to Sabotage Your Career 235
Distractions 237
Money Distractions 240
Family Distractions 251
Romantic Relationship Distractions 268
Addictions 281
Where Do Your Addictions Come From? 283
Alcohol 286
Drugs 291
Eating Disorders 296
Resources 306
Wrong Actions 307
Consciously Choosing Fear 313
Staying Uninformed 318
Being Unprepared 325
Procrastinating 331
Showing Up Late 335
Making Excuses 341
Getting Stuck in Negativity 347
Not Being a Team Player 355
Acting Unprofessionally 362
Doing Nothing 369
Section 3
Believe 374
Hollywood Success Stories 375
That's What It Takes to Be an Actor 376
You Really Don't Want to See Me Dance 380
Now They're Gonna Pull My Ski Mask Off 385
For the First Time, I Feel Like an Actor 389
One Day, I'm Going to Be the Next Meryl Streep 392
About the Author 395