tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post190049602734378552..comments2024-03-19T03:12:20.019-07:00Comments on The Struggling Actress: 01001100011011110111011001100101Lira Kellermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17642476041389723474noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-30740309597878193212011-04-28T23:11:41.312-07:002011-04-28T23:11:41.312-07:00Obviously, you can act.
If you wanted to, I know ...Obviously, you can act.<br /><br />If you wanted to, I know you could do stand-up, or improv, or sketch comedy, or write and star in your own webseries/tv show/movie/etc. <br /><br />Your writing, and, more specifically, your own voice as a writer, is vibrant. You spoke of looking for other doors. I'm not trying to be motivational here, I'm trying to state the facts. You can do stand-up. you can do sketch comedy. You can do improv.Joshua Snyderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881031891046061544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-28341572776264591862011-04-28T17:38:16.110-07:002011-04-28T17:38:16.110-07:00This is one of the most beautiful posts (with some...This is one of the most beautiful posts (with some of the most beautiful comments) I have ever read.<br /><br />Honestly, Lira, you have such a beautiful heart that is so deeply honest and does not shy away from tough questions or being called on your crap and it's all so damn gorgeous I am tearing up right now.<br /><br />You are so very, incredibly, deeply loved.Phoenixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477498671080132176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-439385614843109352011-04-27T16:41:18.198-07:002011-04-27T16:41:18.198-07:00Kay!!
I didn't delete ANY comments! In fact, ...Kay!!<br /><br />I didn't delete ANY comments! In fact, I had a few anonymous comments that made it to my inbox, but when I checked my post, didn't show up in the comment feed! I thought people were feeling bad and deleted them! I didn't delete any! <br /><br />So, well, then, hooray! Glad yours made it to me! And I'm glad you can feel the love I felt from you! <br /><br />I keep saying to others that we storytellers are storytellers because the world needs us to make others FEEL. To remind them, and ourselves that LOVE is the best Feeling in the world, and we are the lucky ones chosen to promote it. <br /><br />It's a sweet gig when we are able to find the outlets to do it continuously. <br /><br />Thank you for your comment, thank you so, so, much. It helped reinvigorate me and readjust some of my goals! <3Lira Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642476041389723474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-28449977723743794892011-04-27T15:51:07.995-07:002011-04-27T15:51:07.995-07:00Aww! What a beautiful post! It's wonderful to ...Aww! What a beautiful post! It's wonderful to see how many people from all around the world have come out to support you - in good times and in bad!<br /><br />I'm sorry that I didn't comment, I was taking a mini-vacay mostly because my heart was hurting too. I'm glad to see that you/we are not in this alone, there is a such a large, supportive net of fellow actors all around who definitely understand both the good and the bad. <br />Your words and those of your noters truly resonated with me.<br /><br />We'll always be here for you - with pom poms ready! :)Toronto Actresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385671078229768475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-46453638399321951972011-04-27T15:46:39.084-07:002011-04-27T15:46:39.084-07:00wow. i am floored. you totally just called me out....wow. i am floored. you totally just called me out. i have never been quoted in a blog post (and with such love!). ironically, i saw that you took down my comment on friday right after i posted it. after i had convinced myself that it was not a computer error (i'm not an experienced commenter, i almost never comment), i proceeded to scold myself for going too far and sticking my foot in my mouth. again. (i tend to do that in life).<br /><br />but, your post made me so freaking frustrated. because i have been there. too many times. every day. and i felt so much sympathy for you that i actually got a little angry at you for not being able to see how successful you are! and how appreciated you are. both as an actress and a blogger. but i was worried that i was just projecting my own career issues onto you. i mean, who am i to go and dump advice all over some stranger who is having a bad day? particularly when i should have been applying that "advice" to myself! so that's why i posted anonymously. because i felt guilty. <br /><br />but you are SO amazing that you were able to see past my less-than-eloquent projections and find the positivity in my disgruntled words. that is truly a testament to how amazingly patient and insightful you are. i am humbled. and i thank you.<br /><br />now, in reading THIS post, i am struck by the paradox that although you found motivation in my words, they would never have come to being if you hadn't been brave enough to express your frustrations in the first place. and i think that is the mark of the best and most influential actors. those that are able to express themselves time and time again (and in an often less-than-flattering light) with such an intensity of emotion. it is that raw bravery that engages us and touches us as an audience and calls upon us to reflect on our own inner thoughts and emotions. and you, Lira, have figured out how to engage and inspire us. and i am touched. so thank you for your bravery. i look forward to experiencing more, through whatever medium you choose.<br /><br />best,<br />kayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-45135338376196147232011-04-26T11:22:20.423-07:002011-04-26T11:22:20.423-07:00Thank you, Cole, I had no idea!
And Zuri, you hav...Thank you, Cole, I had no idea!<br /><br />And Zuri, you have no idea how happy it makes me that I see your commercial on all the time. I'm crossing my fingers it's union and that it'll go on for two more years!<br /><br />Hollie, I think the pity party is a necessary evil that we have to go through; it's the realization that the way we're living isn't what we want and it helps us identify what else we want and make and prioritize our own personal goals again. I feel better because I now have other things I want to focus on in addition to the acting world...like writing a sitcom pilot and winning contests! Go you!!<br /><br />Diana, of course it's coming across the right way. And what you say rings true; the other day I sat down and said, okay, this isn't working how I want it to, what else Can I do? And now the new goals have pushed me forward into a more positive state with much more enthusiasm that I've had. <br /><br />It was an emotional valley, but I'm at the top of the hill now! I can see all of LA and it's beautiful!Lira Kellermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17642476041389723474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-29257245058994444832011-04-26T11:03:24.060-07:002011-04-26T11:03:24.060-07:00Hey Lira, I'm a pretty new follower of your bl...Hey Lira, I'm a pretty new follower of your blog, but I have to say that I know what you're feeling, and it's completely valid. I'm based near Boston, and even though the competition is not nearly as fierce up here as it is out in LA, it's still hard to get paid bookings. But I decided early in my career (and life, really) that my success would be based on me and my efforts, and on nothing else. Because then, it's not in my control. I can't control who's going to cast me or pay me or whatever, but I can control my actions and attitudes, so my happiness is based on that because then, no one can take it from me or make it impossible for me to achieve. If I'm not seeing the results that I want, then I cry and whine about it to my husband for a while (it's totally okay to do that, by the way) then get over and it and get back to work. Usually it means that I have to change what it is that I'm doing because what I'm doing already isn't producing the outcomes I want. <br /><br />Hopefully this is coming across in the right way - I mean it to be encouraging, to validate what you were feeling the other day as far as the frustration and isolation, because we ALL feel that, probably more often than any one of us is willing to admit. I also mean it to reassure you that you CAN do it! You already know what it is that you want, so go kick some butts and get it!Diana Maxfieldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-85524994414290484592011-04-26T00:11:11.751-07:002011-04-26T00:11:11.751-07:00This blog makes me happy because I've been whe...This blog makes me happy because I've been where you've been. I've gotten discouraged and thought about giving up. I've gotten big breaks and found myself breakless. And it's hard. The busines we've chosen is hard. My boyfriend reminds me of that when I get a callback and don't book the job or an exec reads a script and simply doesn't like it. <br /><br />Other people choose the safe path, the easy path. But as artists we've chosen this ridiculous hard path, a bumpy and difficult path, measured by callbacks and bookings, never knowing of the victories we've had in classes and workshops, on short film sets and 99 seat theatres, the praise and love from casting directors who have to go with the "star name." <br /><br />My 72 year old mother is sick and isn't really able to leave the house and sometimes she gets down about it. But she'll and say "I had my pity party and I'm moving on." I think everyone (especially in this business) needs to throw an occasional pity party. But I'm glad to see you're moving on, picking yourself up and getting ready for another round in the ring. You know this is what you're meant to be doing. Keep on doing it.Hollie Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16278119665749864798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-40629719293463860402011-04-25T15:38:29.157-07:002011-04-25T15:38:29.157-07:00I'm happy to hear you received such overwhelmi...I'm happy to hear you received such overwhelming support! And, I'm so happy this week is starting off with a little more hope than the end of last...Greer Carlsonhttp://www.randomdayjob.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-22276574949279608012011-04-25T13:57:08.497-07:002011-04-25T13:57:08.497-07:00<3 to You!<3 to You!Zurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07201505390581423092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5003375476054427023.post-59732183125410324172011-04-25T13:32:54.982-07:002011-04-25T13:32:54.982-07:00Thanks for this blog post, which says what bloggin...Thanks for this blog post, which says what blogging is all about (and acting, really) - the sharing of love with another person. I talked to the acting students at my old high school last week, and the number one reason they said they acted is because they got to feel what it was like to be another person, which helped them to love others more. It's all about the love. And you're one of the few blogging actors I follow, because you just exude love for your fellow human being, especially your fellow actors.<br /><br />And just remember, for every person that posts, there are ten others who silently send out a prayer or good vibes to you. As I tell my friends (and myself), "Someone in the world is praying for you right now, and you don't even know it. And thousands of people pray for you *every day*." There's even a whole organization called the Fraternity of St Genesius whose entire purpose is to pray for people working in film and theatre every day! http://www.stgenesius.com/whoweare.html There are so many more people in our corner than we'll ever know.<br /><br />So keep on being you, and blessings on you, Lira.Cole Matsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13954574912456427100noreply@blogger.com