Let’s have a Monday convo about boundaries and standing up for your craft in a respectful and productive way.
We hear a lot of the same concerns from actors:
“I don’t want to ask so many questions that I’m seen as incompetent.”
“I want to ask for clarity but don’t want be disrespectful of anyone’s time.”
“I want to get a meeting on the books with my rep but don’t want to seem high maintenance.”
Actors, we want to assure you of a few things on the casting side:
1. Asking for contextual clarity about an audition does not make you high maintenance.
2. Asking for mindful feedback once in a while does not make you high maintenance.
3. Not wanting to audition for a role that makes you feel uncomfortable or doesn’t feel like a step in the right direction does not make you high maintenance.
4. Having a respectful disagreement with your rep on a materials issue does not make you high maintenance.
5. Asking to read for a role that you are passionate about and right for does not make you high maintenance.
6. Standing up for yourself on set when it comes to your craft or your well-being does not make you high maintenance.
Please know that there is a distinct difference between setting healthy boundaries as an artist/person and being considered “difficult” or “high maintenance.”
Trust that we have the discernment to know the difference.
And if you get pushback for politely taking initiative for yourself and your career? Well, those people weren’t going to help you either way.
Off with their heads!
😜
Don’t hold yourself back from reaching your full potential because you’re afraid to ask or speak up.
Because others won’t.
Be the others 😉
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