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Should Wannabe Actors Be PAs?

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Over on Facebook1, Christina asked: Do you have a post on wannabe actors being PAs? No. Because it’s a terrible idea. If you’re serious about

Intimacy

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I was working on a short film this weekend, and we shot an “intimate scene.” Basically, the actress was nude. As is common practice, we

Keeping People Happy

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EastSt said: Um, they are getting paid FAR more then you… Pizza and your gas money is a SMALL price to pay to keep them

Deliveries

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There’s a simple way tell who the big actors are, and who have just started their careers: ask them if they would like script revisions

Whoooooo are you? Who, who? Who, who?

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It’s virtually impossible to tell, by eye, an office PA from a young producer. Unstylish clothing, disheveled hair, four-day beard growth. (Of course, you’ll know

Another Stupid Competition

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I was listening to the Adam Carolla Show this morning, and they had Kaitlin Olson, from It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, as a guest. They

Akting!

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I mock actors a lot, but sometimes, I really do feel sorry for them. For one thing, it’s the only line of work where age,

Awkward…

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Some people are shy. Actors, generally, are not. A certain actor, let’s call him “Mick Molte,” would regularly show up on set wearing nothing but

It’s Called “Television,” Not “Teleolfaction”

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The other day, one of our actresses was so sick that she needed to be driven to the doctor. By this, I mean she had