When you approach a role as an actor there’s a specific mindset you just have.

1) this isn’t a passion project for a film studio. They don’t spend millions of dollars on passion projects. The studio wants to make money

2) casting directors want to know if you’re talented but they also want to know if your bankable.

3) if you go the student film route, you get student film results.

Work with professionals who have been in the trenches and have seen first hand how things get made. Take their advice instead of shitting on it.

Don’t approach a Director or Producer like you’re gods greatest gift to the industry and they’ve been waiting their whole life for you to magically walk into the room and blow their minds away.

Sure, command presence, but listen.

When I get hired by one of the biggest companies in the world, I go through several interviews. Process of elimination. I have to prove to them I know what I’m talking about.

Same as an actor, you could be a talented actor, but are you right for the team?

If you treat this like a hobby, then we will know. If you create work that isn’t professionally shot, or the other actors are terrible, that’s what the audience walks away with.