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When I came to Los Angeles, I came from New York where I already had an agent and had been working for a few years. I came to Los Angeles for a week and stayed 30 years.  
Not everyone who arrives in Hollywood has an agent or manager – quite the contrary – most don’t have either an agent or manager.  So how does an actor get an agent?  It will be the easiest or the most difficult thing in the world – sometimes both at the same time. Read the rest of this entry »

Once you come to Los Angeles to try your luck in the business, it’s important to have a car, a phone, a place to live, and money to live on.  There is no guarantee that you will find work here right away (as an actor or otherwise) and so you must be prepared to live on savings for a few months.  You’ll need a car and money for gas.  The studios are scattered all over Los Angeles and you’ll find yourself in the car an awful lot…. That is, if you are lucky enough to go on auditions.  If you are looking for an agent, you’ll need that car to go meetings, or workshops, or class, etc.  It should be in working order and, hopefully, fuel efficient.  You will be driving a great deal in Los Angeles and your car will be your office, your dressing room, your closet – basically your place of business. Read the rest of this entry »