Summary: WELCOME everyone to the ACTORS TALK PODCAST. In future episodes, this where you'll find the 'show notes', an outline of what is covered in the audio podcast. Since this is an introduction to not only the podcast but to me, your host, I've included a bit more narrative than might be present in future show notes. Please use the COMMENT HOTLINE NUMBER - 512-660-7160 to leave your questions and feedback. Your input will be a key component of this project. Like any good actor I have my take on things. But I also know how to take direction and your constructive comments are welcome and appreciated! No matter where you are on your actor's journey, no matter what your level of experience or your level of success (whatever that may mean to you) you are welcome here. This will be a place where we can discuss all aspects of the journey of the professional actor. To give you some brief background on myself and my career, I'll tell you that I've been acting professionally since at least 1978. That's a good date to use since that's the year I joined SAG and AFTRA in Dallas, Texas. (As an aside, when I joined the guilds, they had a joint office in Dallas at that time. Now, all these years later, SAG and AFTRA are again on speaking terms and working hard towards a joint union.) You can check out my film and television credits on the IMDB. What you won't see there are the many commercials, industrials and voice-over credits that I have also compiled over the years. Basically, I'm an old dog whose been around the block enough to feel entitled to at least offer my opinions and my outlook based on my own actor's journey...which is ongoing. I am active on Facebook and on Twitter. Please use the links in the sidebar to connect with me on those sites. If you'd like to contact my agent for booking information, please go here: COLLIER TALENT AGENCY. If you have found the ACTORS TALK podcast through a link from my old blog, STILL ACTING AFTER ALL THESE YEARS, then thank you for following me here. My plan is to begin producing and distributing the ATP on a weekly basis beginning in the middle of January, 2012. The most exciting part of this new venture for me will be the ability to bring to the audience interviews with a number of professional artists and craftspeople who have agreed contribute their knowledge and experience for the benefit of all of us in the acting and filmmaking community. I'll be interviewing not only fellow actors, but writers, producers, directors, cinematographers, composers, casting directors and agents. I'll be speaking with actors who are producing their own projects - new media, shorts and feature films. And I'll be interviewing representatives from AFTRA and SAG about current issues relative to all actors - members or not. Those are just some of the bases we'll touch here. Thanks for listening to this abbreviated pilot episode. Please subscribe in iTunes as that will be very helpful in getting the podcast off on a solid footing. Please use the iTunes button in the sidebar to subscribe there. You can also use the RSS button to subscribe if you're not on iTunes. And of course, you can always come to this site and listen to each episode right here. Regular, weekly episodes will begin during January, 2012. I look forward to having you as a subscriber. If you have a friend or loved one who is pursuing the actor's life, please send them our way. God bless you all. Until next time...I hope to see you in the movies. Please use the COMMENT HOTLINE NUMBER - 512-660-7160 to leave your questions and feedback.
