I had the privilege of attending last night's event with Martha Plimpton from "Raising Hope".
What I learned:
- You should have no fear when you walk into the audition room - they usually know who they want even before you open your mouth
- Be off-book during your auditions and that will eliminate anxiety
- You must be open, willing, and positive in order to grow as a person as a well an actor
- The only rule in acting is commit
- Make your priority being able to have the option to keep acting rather than fame, wealth, or success
- Take you yourself seriously as an actress - that will free you to be able to not take yourself too seriously in the long run
- Advice is useless, direction is powerful
- You never get to where you are going, they are only points of disembarkation - learn that you never 'arrive' and that will give you the freedom to explore