So it's that time of year in Hollywood. So far we've had the Golden Globe Awards and just this past Sunday, The SAG awards. Congrats to the winners, but also the nominees. It is an honour to be nominated for an award, but obviously for the SAG awards, even more so because it's our peers that vote. It's nice to be acknowledged by our friends and those who have worked closely with us. All of this of course, leads up to The Academy Awards (Oscars) wrapping up this season which I'm sure will send some surprises our way as always. Looking forward to see Billy Crystal host again, but a shame that Eddie Murphy will not be after the fiasco with Brett Ratner and Eddie's subsequent withdrawal.
Young, and not so established actors, directors, producers etc always dream of making it to an awards night, and I imagine this was still definitely the case when watching both Golden Globes and SAG awards this year. The amazing thing however, is the amount of artists in London who don't even have a clue about what's even going on with regards to award nights etc. It comes back to the same, shameful, "I want to be famous" phrase. I'm so sick of seeing artists, actors especially, who don't take acting seriously, they just want to be famous...Go make a sex tape or something..Don't do a disservice to our wonderful industry and insult our craft..There are people who work just too hard to watch these kind of people come in and just ruin everything they've worked for.
There's also the "I've set up a production company" phrase. This is usually actors who can't get a job as an actor. Don't give up. As I said in my last post, ACTORS, DON'T GIVE UP!! Keep banging on that door till it is opened for you, because it definitely will as long as you stick with it.
Maybe casting directors need to open up a little. Anyone been watching "Got to Dance"? Well, during the auditions, a 48 year old Sunderland fan came on and most people's reaction was, "oh no, what's he going to do?" Anyone see that? Well, if you didn't, he absolutely blew the crowd and the judges away with a self choreographed little dance routine, and Ashley Banjo said it perfectly, "You just look at someone and human nature just kicks in and you judge them, and then you see what they do and you go wow". Well casting directors out there. Let someone you've never seen before make you go "wow". Give the actors the opportunity they deserve. Don't judge them before you see them. It's happened to me many times in the past. I have had amazing reactions and surprised reactions, but that's only because they had never seen what I could do before. There are so many actors out there that can do the same thing, but just never get the opportunity..
Time for a change maybe? We shall see. Till next time folks, ActorWithAVoice, signing out.
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