ACTORS, BE YOUR OWN AGENT

No one wants you to succeed more than you do, and no one is thinking about the possibility of you playing every role on the breakdowns, except for you.

Yes, your agent believes in you, but you are not his/her only client. They aren´t thinking about you all of the time. When they see a breakdown, sometimes they think about you, and sometimes they don´t. And sometimes, even when they do think of you, they may think that someone else is stronger/ better suited and submit that actor instead.

But you know who always thinks of you, and always submits you? You.

Why? Because it´s your dream. And because mathematically, 90% is more incentivizing than 10%. You are your only sure shot.

When you realize this, you are never willing to let the strength of an agent´s submissions and pitches alone determine your success. You get out there and pitch yourself. You get on LA casting, and Actor access and set up your own accounts, even though your agent already has one set up to pitch you. You get on Casting Frontier, Mandy, Backstage, SAG-AFTRA´s website and if you´re desperate enough Craigslist -to see what else is out there.

You know what else you do? You submit for the showcase auditions that networks like NBC and CBS host. When there´s an open call you go, and stand in line and you go for it. Why? Because you believe in yourself, and nobody is going to fight harder for you than you.

You know what else you do? You join groups on Facebook for creatives to connect with like-minded people. I belong to eleven Facebook groups connected to the arts.

There are so many more ways to be your own agent that I haven´t mentioned here -from building relationships with casting and doing showcases- to advertising your work to industry contacts. 

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