Having respect for your classmates is a good thing, but don't revere them too much.

Having respect for your classmates is a good thing, but don't revere them too much.

The problem of holding your classmates in too high of an esteem.

One of the habits you can create that helps get rid of nerves and allows you to do your best work under pressure is to value every acting experience equally.

One of the habits you can create that helps get rid of nerves and allows you to do your best work under pressure is to value every acting experience equally.

Value all your work equally.

As an actor, you're your own business.  When you're going to meet an industry professional, find out all you can before the meeting.

As an actor, you're your own business.  When you're going to meet an industry professional, find out all you can before the meeting.

Do you research BEFORE you meet people.

When you start to see tangible proof of the value of something that is the time to invest more in it.

When you start to see tangible proof of the value of something that is the time to invest more in it.

If it's working, invest more in it.

Honest conversations to determine if your relationship is supporting or hindering your acting career.

Honest conversations to determine if your relationship is supporting or hindering your acting career.

Actors and the relationships that help or hinder them

If you're a specific type, be fully prepared to own that niche.

If you're a specific type, be fully prepared to own that niche.

Owning your niche

Learn to put your attention somewhere else than on yourself.

Learn to put your attention somewhere else than on yourself.

Watching yourself in the monitor

Know the boundary between overfamiliarity and professional courtesy.

Know the boundary between overfamiliarity and professional courtesy.

Your friendliness may be OVERfamiliar

Sexism in the acting industry is a huge topic and takes a lot of time to discuss.  It can also be really complicated.  It's not as simple as "standing your ground."  If you want to have a career and not be a victim of sexism, you'll have to chart your way through complicated waters. 

Sexism in the acting industry is a huge topic and takes a lot of time to discuss.  It can also be really complicated.  It's not as simple as "standing your ground."  If you want to have a career and not be a victim of sexism, you'll have to chart your way through complicated waters.

For the Women - thoughts on sexism in the industry

If you've ever felt intimidated by the actor who walks in exhibiting that "I already know these people" air, let it go.  Regardless of how they might come across, the actors who you find intimidating are possibly terribly insecure.  You can beat those feelings inside of yourself by calmly knowing you're the best in the room.  But you have to become the best in the room.

Stop letting other actors intimidate you!

Wendy Ward, Director &amp; Founder of the Ward Studio, reflects on the art of acting, the Meisner approach, acting etiquette &amp; what to remember when taking your skills into the marketplace.

Wendy was my first experience with real acting, and the Meisner approach in NYC, and the best coach/mentor I have ever had. She tells the truth about what it’s really like to be a working actor, doesn’t mince words and tells it like it is. My experiences with her were life-changing and I recommend listening to her wise and insightful podcast. Thank you, Wendy!💙

Priceless advice from a master!

Ward Acting Studio Podcast

Shout out to strong, talented women.  We need you to step up as writers, directors and producers! When will our stories move front and center?  How many decades will it take before the industry (and the culture) identifies women's stories as being as interesting as those of men?

Shout out to strong, talented women.  We need you to step up as writers, directors and producers! When will our stories move front and center?  How many decades will it take before the industry (and the culture) identifies women's stories as being as interesting as those of men?

Difficult Men -- More evidence of our male-dominated industry

Acting is not therapy or a mystery nor is it an intellectual pursuit.  You want to find training that makes you proficient without a teacher manipulating into a temporary result.  You want to make choices that make your work more human not less.

Acting is not a mystery

Sometimes students complain about friends who disparage their Meisner training by saying things like "Sounds like a cult!"  When actors make a commitment to training, sometimes it means giving up Friday nights out with friends in favor of rehearsing or prepping for that Saturday class.  Sometimes significant personal growth shows on the actor's face, as he talks enthusiastically about his new experiences.  And those experiences can threaten other people -- especially other actors.  So don't concern yourself when someone refers to Meisner as a cult.  It's not.  But it does demand a singular focus on becoming a great actor.

Meisner -- not a cult, but a craft

Sometimes being ready to shoot the best take just takes some time.

Take 48

Best practices for your auditions when it comes to using accents or other physical adjustments.

Accents or other physical adjustments in your auditions

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