How to Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film Quotes

“ideal actor is an ideal person. You are the representative of humanity. All walks of life look up to you. They all want to be you. Despite the fact that government money for the arts is not there in abundance, all of society admires you, is entertained by you, would not be able to function without theatre, film, TV, webcasts, videos, and musical performances. Life would be a dull place indeed without you. You have a responsibility toward yourself, your fellow actors, and all of mankind.”
― Cathy Reinking, How to Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film

“Some great actors have had substantial training and some have not. I am biased toward the well-trained theatre actor because I am passionate about theatre and the special devotion it takes to pursue that love. Oddly, there doesn’t seem to be a correlation between success as a working actor and training. Mark Duplass (“The League,” Your Sister’s Sister) has never had a formal acting class in his life. As long as you’re a good, compelling actor, you will book jobs. Actors who graduate from Julliard (Jessica Chastain) book jobs and actors who have never had an acting class in their life work regularly in both TV and film.”
― Cathy Reinking, How to Book Acting Jobs in TV and Film