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Have you ever done a self tape, watched

it back and thought, wow, that was

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almost good.

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Let me just do 47 more takes.

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Yeah,

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you know who you are.

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You're the actor who ends up in full

existential crisis, surrounded by

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discarded wardrobe choices, empty

coffee cups and a ringlight.

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That's now judging you silently

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to day.

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I want to talk about one of the biggest

fairy tales in the actor kingdom,

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the perfect take.

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Spoiler alert,

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it doesn't exist.

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What does exist?

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A truthful

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specific present take.

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And

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guess what?

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what?

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jobs.

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Let's get into it.

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Well, hello, my incredible friends.

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Welcome back to gazing actor's cast,

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the podcast that helps you prepare

smarter, act better and book more.

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I'm your host, Jeff driesbach, casting

director, teacher, author, professional

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asker of,

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did you slate?

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And unofficial spoke.

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Person.

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Four.

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Stop doing twenty takes.

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Please.

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Today this episode is part pep talk,

part reality check and part,

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I don't know, perhaps some comedic

intervention

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actors obsess over getting it right,

especially on self tapes.

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You know this?

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You've lived this,

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but here's the kicker.

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Casting directors aren't looking for

perfect.

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We're looking for alive.

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So today we're going to shatter the

myth of the perfect take, unpack how perfectionism

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sabotages your work, and give you a

step by step guide to capturing the

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kind of take that makes us go.

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I didn't expect that.

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Yes.

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Call back.

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We're going to get started with the

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But first, this is that moment of the

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That's all I have to say.

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Thank you so much.

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So we're going to get started with

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You know those old story books with

princesses and dragons and magic

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spells?

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Well, somewhere in the acting world

there's a missing chapter

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once upon a time, an actor achieved a

perfect take

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and then woke up.

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Now let me tell you why

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perfection

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isn't human.

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Perfection is sterile, airtight,

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predictable.

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And guess what?

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Humans

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were, messy

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specific, imperfect.

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Surprising

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casting directors lean forward when you

reveal something real,

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not something polished to death.

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Perfect often means safe.

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Actors confuse perfect with correct

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but correct reads.

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Guess what they're boring?

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It's like ordering

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plain oatneal at a five star restaurant.

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Perfect kills

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spontaneity.

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When you

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try to perfect everything, you lose

that playful discovery that makes

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strong acting riveting.

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I've often said that

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just recreating

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what you rehearsed

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doesn't bring any spontaneity to the

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Perfect is about control and acting.

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Acting, in my view, it's about

surrender.

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Acting is not the art of executing a

preplant.

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Performance.

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Acting is the art of letting go inside

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Perfect makes you self centered.

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Instead of seeing centered.

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Perfectionism puts your attention on

your face,

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your hair, your voice, the noise in the

air.

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Conditioner

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you are seen.

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Partner, blinking too much.

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Instead of what it should be

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it should be about circumstances,

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objectives, relationships,

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emotional truth.

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The moment you start trying to look

good, you stop being present.

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So here are the top seven ways

perfection sabotages actors.

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this is where the self awareness light

bulb flips on.

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See if these apply to you.

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These are the most common and the most

damaging perfection traps actors fall into

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one.

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The infinite take spiral.

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You see, when you say to yourself, i'll

do just one more.

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That was something said by every actor

at 138 a m in pajama pants.

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When you do too many takes, guess what?

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Your instincts die.

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Your spontaneity evaporates.

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Your choices start to feel manufactured.

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Number two, the playback obsession.

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To watch every take back it's like

watching the zebruder film you watching

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frame by frame.

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Please remember that playback is a

tool, it's not a lifestyle.

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Number three, paralysis in preparation.

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When you say to yourself, I can't start

taping yet.

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I'm not ready.

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And guess what, an hour later, you're

still adjusting props that no one wanted.

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Then there's number four, over editing

yourself, you eliminate, the weird

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moment, the unexpected pause,

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the cracked laugh.

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Those are the exact things that makes

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Oo that's interesting.

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Number five,

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losing the fun

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when your only goal is perfection.

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The joy of acting,

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you know, play,

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joy of performance.

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All of that disappears.

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And trust me, we can feel it from

yourself.

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Tape even.

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Number six, comparing yourself to

imaginary actors.

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You know, that imaginary actor in your

mind who's younger, hotter, funnier and

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more booked than you, guess what?

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They don't exist?

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Stop competing with them

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finally.

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Number seven, perfectionism is the same

as fear in disguise,

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fear of failing, fear of not booking,

fear of being judged, fear of being

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seen.

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is

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armor,

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but armor

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keeps you

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from connecting.

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So what casting directors are actually

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I'm going to tell you, right after this,

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welcome back, we're going to talk about

what casting directors are actually

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looking for.

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Let's clear this.

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Upright now, casting directors aren't

looking for perfect takes.

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Because perfect takes don't

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tell us.

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They don't tell us who you are.

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They don't tell us anything about you.

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The take is the pre eminent energy that

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Here's what we want every time it's

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number one, specificity,

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make one clear choice,

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serve the story, play the moment.

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Number two,

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emotional availability.

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If you're trying to impress the lens,

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we can smell it.

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Be available, not polished.

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Number three, truthfulness.

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We want the performance that feels like

it came from your gut, not your brain.

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Number four, ease.

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E.

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See, ease is power.

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Ese says, I know who I am.

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I'm not trying to prove anything.

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Number five, confidence, not arrogance.

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Confidence simply means I trust myself

enough to stop fixing my work.

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And of course, finally, most

importantly, number six, the surprise

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factor.

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Guess what?

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We love being surprised that's what

spontaneity is, not only for us, but

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also for you.

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In the moment,

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we're not talking about gimmicks.

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But the honest

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human surprises

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that simply come from being present.

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Moving on from there, how to break the

perfection.

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Habit now listen, here's the part where

we get absolutely practical.

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These seven steps

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will help reshape your self, tape

process and your entire acting mindset.

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I am not kidding.

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Tip number one,

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limit yourself

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to three takes.

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I know

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I know you're saying, what

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three takes

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Number one

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is really spontaneous

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take.

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Number two is after an adjustment, and

take.

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Number three is what I would call free

and fun.

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Then you pick one,

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you stop

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and you send it.

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I know that's hard,

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but let me further explain the three

take rule.

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There's no director in America,

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when they bring you in for the call

back that says to you, oh, let's just

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do it until you're happy.

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That never

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happens.

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So why are you conditioning yourself by

doing more takes before yourself take?

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It?

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Just doesn't make sense.

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Also, when you book the job and you're

on the set, you will appreciate the

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fact that you can very, very quickly

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fall into the character.

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You can lock that character in very

quickly because of the work that you're

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doing with yourself tapes

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it's amazing.

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So that you're conditioning yourself,

not only in the callback, but you're

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conditioning yourself

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when you're on the set.

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Tip number two,

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no playback

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until you're done.

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I know, I know.

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Guess what?

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Consider playback as dessert.

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It is not the main course.

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Tip number three, choose one bold

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specificity.

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I don't want to see ten ideas.

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I don't want to see overlayering

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one.

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Make it strong.

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Make it yours.

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Tip number four,

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warm up your humanity,

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not your performance.

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What do I mean by that?

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Take a walk, listen to some music,

breathe,

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laughter.

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Do anything that puts you inside your

body.

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Tip number five, let the imperfection

live.

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The moment you feel yourself crack

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wobble, or when you react unexpectedly,

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that's the moment we lean in.

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That's a good one.

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Tip number six,

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shift the goal from perfect

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to present.

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I'll repeat that you want to shift your

goal from trying to be perfect to

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simply being present.

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Ask yourself,

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was I present?

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Not?

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Did I nail it

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finally?

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Number seven,

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schedule your tapes like an athlete.

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Yeah.

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You're not cramming

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your training

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consistency in your self.

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Tape process,

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boy or boy.

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That absolutely builds confidence.

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Now here's the mindset shift that

changes everything.

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This is the truth

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that frees every actor who adopts it.

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You are not responsible for delivering

a perfect performance.

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You are responsible

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for delivering an honest moment.

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You see, acting is not a museum.

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Acting is not a trophy.

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Acting is definitely not flawless.

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It's not a flawless sculpture.

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Acting is a living conversation.

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See, when you give up the perfection

myth,

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you give yourself permission to breathe,

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to discover, to surprise,

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be messy,

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be alive, be human.

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And that's where the magic is,

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I promise you.

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So let's do ourselves a favor.

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Shall we?

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Let's say good bye to the myth of the

perfect take.

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Let's do ourselves a favor and release

the pressure to be flawless.

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Let's celebrate the choices

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that feel alive,

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not polished

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because the job doesn't go to the actor

with the perfect take.

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The job goes to the actor

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with the honest

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take.

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So freeing yourself up from that

perfectionistic tendency

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is going to make a world of difference.

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Now listen, you might want to play this

episode more than once.

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I know it's very, very dense.

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There's a lot of information here, but

I promise you, if you adhere to some of

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these thoughts,

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if you really try to incorporate what

I'm sharing with you into your work,

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then I can't wait to get your.

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Thank you know,

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I've getting a Ki.

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But listen, if you enjoyed to day's

episode, I'd love it if you would share

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it with a fellow actor.

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Who's may be drowning in self tape

perfectionism.

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And if you haven't already, please make

sure you're subscribed

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so you never miss an episode of casting

actor's cast.

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I'm Jeff dries back, reminding you to

prepare smarter, act better and

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see next time.