What’s it really like to be an actor today?

Описание: This week we speak to David McCulloch about the realities of being an actor. From writing your own material to sending off audition tapes, David gives his advice on how to deal with rejection, whether you need an agent, and much more.

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00:00 Intro
00:05 What does being a 'serious actor' mean?
01:27 What was your educational journey?
04:08 What are the routes into acting?
04:50 Do you have an agent? How do you get work?
07:38 How do you deal with rejection?
09:16 Why do you do it?
09:40 What have your acting jobs been?
13:24 How do you stay active when you're out of work?
15:40 What are the costs (headshots, showreels etc?)
19:28 Do you have to have another job alongside acting?
21:55 What does success look like? Can you ever drop the side hustle?
23:05 It's about being realistic
24:23 Audition advice
26:20 Final takeaways (Nepotism, there's a life outside London)
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