In The Room with Adele James Adele James

Well. What a 7 months it has been since we last spoke...

I've been wanting to record an episode like this for the longest, but for the longest I haven't felt fully able to speak on my experiences this year. Even this is only scratching the surface of what I have learned recently, but listen up if you're keen for some insights on:
- Overnight success vs overnight exposure
- What it means to be a "working actor"
- Doing the work of letting go

I hope you enjoy the episode! For those of you who prefer to watch their podcasts, you can also catch this episode on YouTube by clicking here.

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It’s the first day of Spring y’all & it’s also 🎉MY BIRTHDAY! 🎉 To honour *finally* entering the last year of my 20s, I wanted to share 29 things I have learned as an actor so far: 

1. Everything passes
2. If you ever need the toilet on set ask to go for a “10-1” (ten, one)
3. You can feel so alone sometimes, but all actors want to be seen. None of us is alone in that
4. The nerves never go away
5. Things happen in the time they are supposed to
6. Collaboration is the true gift of this industry
7. There is no such thing as a bad offer in a rehearsal space
8. No one will give a sh*t about that hair that’s out of place in your headshot
9. Nothing is ever as it seems, be open to everything
10. An agent should feel like a teammate
11. Being an actor is the best job in the world, but it’s not the most interesting thing about you
12. Downstage means the front of the stage. Upstage means the back of the stage
13. Being number 1 on the call sheet is a huge honour but an immense responsibility
14. Be kind to everyone. Not because you don’t know where they’ll end up, but because you don’t want to be an a$$hole
15. That thing you’re struggling with now will seem so easy one day soon comparatively
16. Direction is not a personal attack, take it
17. Fretting about an audition won’t change the outcome
18. There are worse things than being ‘out of work’
19. This is a people business and some of the most amazing people are in this business
20. Touring is gruelling, pack a solid survival kit of home comforts
21. No one ever misses a job because they took a holiday
22. You might have to miss a holiday to take a job though
23. You always have more to learn about the craft of acting
24. The work you make with friends is the best kind
25. There is no shame in working a muggle job
26. Every life experience you have is preparing you for some role, someday
27. A great teacher/mentor is invaluable
28. You deserve to be in every audition you’re called in for
29. Life is short, don’t neglect the other parts

Have a beautiful week! And some cake - we celebratin' x

This week I am finally committing to less commitment when it comes to this podcast - with chest!

It has been such an honour to produce this podcast weekly (for the most part) since December 27th 2021 and I hope that it has given a decent amount of insight into the plight of being a working actor, from a level of perceived success. I still have much more to learn and will still have much more to share, so this isn't goodbye! It's just a warning that from henceforth you can expect these episodes to come at you a little more sporadically, as I endeavour to deliver quality over quantity.

And of course, there's a little sprinkling in there of a some rich takeaways I have had from some of my recent trips to the theatre and cinema.

I don't know when we will speak again, but as soon as something significant happens I promise we shall. In the meantime, feel free to join my new monthly "check-in" newsletter via my coaching business In The Room, starting 1st March 2023. You can sign-up at www.stepintotheroom.co.uk. Alternatively, you can also find me on any social media platform using the handle @adele_jjames 💛

Until next time!
Adele x

If you have a topic idea for a future episode, please email it to: itrpod@stepintotheroom.co.uk.

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This week I wanted to give you a quick reminder of how important it is to BELIEVE in yourself. It is the most radical form of selfcare, the foundation from which all else springs, and absolutely imperative if you want to be a successful actor.

 Do you have a topic idea for a future Making Our Way segment? Email it over to: itrpod@stepintotheroom.co.uk.

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This week, I am creeping out of my February hibernation to talk to you about an observation that I came across the other day about being a successful actor. I also wanted to share some insights I had after going to watch Burntwood School's production of Grease earlier this week, which awoke in me such a craving for the thrill and joy of acting at its core!

For Making Our Way this week, I am chatting about a tendency some of us can have to anticipate the result of something and therefore fail to take action on that same something, inspired by a chat I had with one of my In The Room coaching clients. Do you have a topic idea for a future Making Our Way segment? Email it over to: itrpod@stepintotheroom.co.uk.

Podcast social details: www.instagram.com/itrpod

Thank you to our sponsors, London Nootropics. You can get 15% off any of London Nootropics' awesome adaptogenic coffee for yourself now, using the voucher code 'adelej' exclusively at www.londonnootropics.com

This week I might still be bearing the war wounds of my latest battle with the flu - the second time this winter - but I am back nonetheless!

Having had such a lack of energy of late has really got me thinking and reflecting on what it means to give my energy and effort to things - so that I can a) access the community that I need to survive this industry, and so that I may b) be able to move forwards in my career and my life. Permission is something that we need to be able to give to ourselves, and I think it is something that we ought to give to ourselves if we want to see progress. That is to say, permission to take up space in whatever way we need/want to and permission to try (and fail) at things.

For Making Our Way this week, I was inspired to talk about a friend of mine who moved stateside a few days ago after obtaining her O-1 visa some months back- because I think we could all really benefit from being a little less think and a little more DO! Just like her. Do you have a topic idea for a future Making Our Way segment? Email it over to: itrpod@stepintotheroom.co.uk.

Podcast social details: www.instagram.com/itrpod

Thank you to our sponsors, London Nootropics. You can get 15% off any of London Nootropics' awesome adaptogenic coffee for yourself now, using the voucher code 'adelej' exclusively at www.londonnootropics.com