Samuel Hollis, Author at StageMilk

Posts by: Samuel Hollis

Why am I Not Getting Auditions?

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Is there anything more disheartening for an actor? A long, dry spell of auditions—and not even a peep from your agent! It’s something we all feel sometimes, and it can be frustrating. The feeling then...

The Power of Stillness in Acting

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I remember the first time where the power of acting really moved me in ways I never expected. I was a teenager watching, Good Will Hunting for the first time, and I witnessed the magnificence...

What are Residuals?

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It all started when I came home from my morning walk (yes, I’m that kind of person) and found a strange letter in the mail. Hands shaking, nervous, curious, excited, I opened the letter with...

How to Avoid Over-Acting

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“To be!? Or not! To be!?” I shouted at the top of my lungs—using all of my projection skills, hands waving in the air like I was trying to hail a taxi. “Whether ’tis nobler...