
Breaking and Entering: A Manual for the Working Actor
From Auditions to Agents to a Career
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Philip Carlson
About this listen
Philip Carlson was the first agent to sign Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Billy Crudup, Liev Schreiber, Claire Danes, Idris Elba, Kyra Sedgwick, Adrien Grenier, and Paul Giamatti. He has represented Viola Davis, Kathy Bates, Brian Dennehy, and W.H. Macy among many and gifted others. He shares his practical trade secrets in this extraordinarily comprehensive guide on how to get into show business.
Topics include:
- The schools
- The business
- Showcases
- Casting directors
- Agents
- Auditions
- Which coast?
- Producers
- Staying real
- Negotiating 101
- Where do I fit?
- Movies
- TV: Where the real money is (these days)
- And more!
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- Mari Mata
- 01-24-19
Must Read For New Actors
I enjoyed the journey and will listen to it again every year until I make it as a successful financially wealthy working actor.
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- domlafleur
- 05-28-18
I love everything about this book!
I am ELATED to have found it ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ I would recommend it to anyone at any stage of their career.
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- Kellum Lewis
- 12-21-21
So much helpful inside knowledge!
I loved this audio book! It was like sitting with an uncle who’s a grand storyteller and the stories are relevant and helpful and oh so fun to hear! As a veteran actor I “knew” a lot of the information — but still I learned a lot and hearing information from the horse’s mouth, as it were, was a theatrical and satisfying experience.
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- billkcy
- 02-19-18
Outstanding "use it today" honest guidance...
I loved this! Thank you. The mistakes and the heartaches avoided... as well as the money that this has helped me save in advance, has just advanced my career.
I can't wait to listen again
Thank you so much. Bill C
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- MsJulyswimwear
- 08-03-20
This book is extremely valuable and helpful
Thankyou for the great advice , you have helped me alot. Please continue to write more books. I will always use this book as a reference on how I got started as an actress
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- Mikkel S.
- 10-17-19
Very informative and helpful
Lots of great information for young and old actors. Great tips and insight into the actor side of the business as well as what is expected from actors. Carlson is blunt but not harsh with his perspective and advice. Book is more for actors in New York but the information also translates to LA, Chicago. etc... worth a listen!
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- John Kyle Sutton
- 11-02-17
Great read even for a non-beginner
I wish I would have read this five years ago! But wow! What a gracefully straightforward way to put all this information. This book has turned my mentality upside down and has become the catalyst for a shift in career mindset. Thank you Philip for this wonderful book, and the love you put into it.
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- Kartez Jackson
- 10-13-17
This book is unbelievable!!!
I started not knowing where to start my career and now I feel armed and ready to face my dreams and goals head on.
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- colette
- 02-22-18
Most informative book on breaking into acting. Ever!
Excellent - I learned so much and most importantly what I did wrong when I had an agent.
If you want to be in this business, read this book.
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- michel vidal
- 08-16-22
Very helpful!
Fantastic tips on how to make it as an actor in this brutal industry by someone who’s been around for 30 years
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