33: 29 Things I've Learned As An Actor

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