ways to stay vulnerable as an actor?

Question

thank you

Answer 1

It's all about ego at the end of the day.

Just keep in touch with your family and don't forget who you are and where you came from.

You want to stay vulnerable as an artist, but not a businessman, remember that it IS a business, and here in hollywood is a sea of slimeballs, the agents and producers come in and away like the tides of Santa Monica, and never deal with someone "fresh out of filmschool" or new in the business. Never deal without a lawyer.

If you neglect these, you are a very vulnerable actor, and will not last long.
Speaking from a screenwriter/associate producer.
Worked in a film house (interned)

And also remember, it's ALL about looks and acting ability comes second. (Sorry but it's true.)
We're looking for a bimbo, a best friend, a lawyer, a doctor, a stoner, a jailbird. You must look like Laura Linney's brother, or mother or Jack Nicholson's daughter.
Your agent can keep you vulerable by submitting you for auditions you have no business attending.
My advice is to stay on your toes and keep your eyes open, thank as many people as you can when your audition is over because they always are looking for actors other than the part you are auditioning for.

FOR EXAMPLE:
We were sitting at the casting table in Hollywood for auditions probably about a week ago, it was the casting director, director, another associate producer and I all supervising the auditions. There were two instances:

A) We were looking for a troubled blonde twenty year old man. We try to imagine as many people with shaggy blond hair as we can as they walk into the audition, but we have a photo of who we are looking for and we've got to find him.
A kid walks into the audition and we are ASTONISHED, he looks like the photo and his acting is immaculate.
So he walks out of the audition and we begin discussing him before the next actor, I say "callback for sure", the Director says "That's amazing!" we look at the casting director and he says "Absolutely NOT!"
It turns out a few months before the casting director had been casting actors for another project when that same actor came in, he did his audition they thanked him and the young man asked "Hey do you think I'll get the part? Or am I just wasting my time here?"
They shook their heads and said "No, sorry."
And needless to say, the man had a fully blown tantrum.
So to make sure it were him the casting director went back to his office and pulled out his BLACK FILE (which EVERY casting director has, no matter what anyone tells you)
And he pulls out a phonebook sized file of resume's and sure enough, here's the young man's resume and headshots. We also found many inconsistencies contrasting the two resumes, which means he's LYING on his resumes.
Anyways, needless to say, he did NOT recieve a call back.

B) We were also actively looking for the role of his best friend, and as a young man walked into the audition, he didn't quite have the looks for the blonde man, but we thought if we'd dyed his hair he would fit the part of his best friend, and his acting ability (as all of hollywood's acting ability) was immaculate, we decided to talk about him playing the role of his best friend.
So we thanked the young man for his time and he asked "do you think I'll get the part?" (probably about 50 percent of actors ask us this, directors don't always respond as they haven't yet made up their minds or discussed it with eachother, but if we KNOW you are not right for the part, we will tell you so.)
So we did, "No, not this one." he said "okay", thanked us for his time and left, we discussed calling him in for the part of his friend and we all agreed it was a great idea.
Called in the next actor and he came in laughing and said "Wow, what was that guy's problem?"
I guess as soon as the man left he told the actors not to waste their time and that we were all unprofessional assholes.
We don't answer the question "Do you think I got the part" anymore... He did not recieve a callback after we confirmed it with the secretary.

Keep your anonymity during auditions, don't do what alot of actors do and try and stand out from the crowd, we will remember you, and that is not always a good thing.

Don't try to stay vulnerable either, if yu change you change, and that is you, be yourself until you step in front of the camera. (or on stage, whichever you like.)
Be professional and thank anyone with the odacity to blink at you, a handshake will go a long way and be careful who you choose as your agent, never pay someone for auditions or headshots, never sign a contract without a lawyer as they could take 65 percent of your money for the next 25 years and you will have nothing to do about it, we've heard all of the horror stories you wouldn't believe here in hollywood.

Keep up the auditions, try to get to two a day, if your agent can't get you more than one a week, I suggest moving with another agency.

Be yourself, and keep moving along with a smile, someone will notice you.

Answer 2

Stay in touch with the Paparazzi. Keep Them posted on where You're going at all times and what You're doing, especially if there's drugs/alcohol/parties involved. Get married, then cheat every chance You get. It's great vulnerability for Your spouse as well.

Answer 3

If you are referring to being open to stimuli so you respond deeply as you act, you do that by keeping yourself out of the scene. This means that you have to allow yourself to respond deeply and honestly to all the stimuli and not filter or control the response because you, the actor, are afraid of what people might think, or if the response is right or wrong. What you have to do is practice keeping yourself completely open to receive all stimuli and allow yourself to respond completely and honestly. To be vulnerable means to all yourself to react emotionally without being self conscious about it.