Acting Career Lessons: What 45 Years in Hollywood Taught Me

Send us Fan Mail If every audition feels like life or death, Hollywood will wear you out before your talent ever gets the chance to shine. After attending the beautiful memorial of a longtime friend and acting teacher, I began thinking about my own 45-year journey in Hollywood—and one powerful question: If I could spend one hour with my 19-year-old self, what would I tell her? In this deeply personal episode of Acting Smarter Now, I share the career lessons, hard-earned truths, and mindset...