Hollywood, Here I Come!: An Insider's Guide to a Successful Acting & Modeling Career in Los Angeles

Everyone secretly dreams of being famous or knows someone who does. This book can make that dream a reality. Specifically designed to help newcomers pursue their show business aspirations or to help veterans to jump-start their passions. This easy to follow advice works. This first edition copy is now a collectors item.

To laugh is to risk appearing the fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental,
To reach out for another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self,
To place your ideas, your dreams before the crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To live is to risk dying,
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk failure,
But risks must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing,

The person who risk nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love...live,

Chained by his certitudes, he is a slave, He has forfeited freedom, Only a person who risks is free. --Unknown

Sixteen years ago I moved to Los Angeles to begin my acting career. I sold my car to get here and knew only one person when I arrived. In my suitcase I packed some clothes, a little money and a lot of hopes and dreams. The City of Angeles was kind to me. Within three weeks I had an agent. Three weeks after that I landed a Movie of the Week. I couldn't believe it! I had no working knowledge of my industry, yet the gates to the business magically opened. I didn't know what to do next, to keep the momentum going. I had this incredible sinking feeling of being in over my head. Professional actors seemed to know what they were doing, why didn't I? However, I had good fortune on my side.

I was was willing to work very hard to make my dreams come true. I needed focus, direction and guidance. But actors can be a very close-lipped superstitious lot. Some think that if you have the same information they have, you will take away their jobs. I new this just wasn't true. Now that CD Rom and other technologies are invading the market, not to mention hundreds of new cable networks, the opportunities today for actors are virtually limitless. I found that when everyone had the same information, determination, talent and luck would win out every time. The harder I worked the luckier I got.

Each year I acquired more experience and knowledge of this business which applied to my career, and the effect was unbelieveable: consistent success over and over again! I gained a reputation as an actress who knew her stuff, was easy to work with and possessed a genuience enthusiasm for the mystery that is show business. Suddently droves of newcomers were referred to me by family and friends. I consulted with each one giving freely of my time. Finally, I could not keep up with the demand. So, idea of this book was born. It is designed to help you every step of the way, over, under, around and through the pitfalls that you will invariably come up against on your way to a successful career. ......

Last I would like to share a few insights that I have found to be true:

1. If you think something will be difficult, it is.
2. There is always a guiet dissatisfaction with one's craft.
3. "It" is never enough.
4. There is never a perfect time to start.
5. You cannot seek fame you can only attract it.