Making independent work gives you somewhere to practice your craft under real conditions. You discover whether you can sustain a character beyond one audition scene. You see how your choices read once they are edited together. You learn what kind of material actually suits you—and what excites you enough to keep going when the process becomes inconvenient. READ MORE...

There's a difference between exploring suffering for a role and keeping yourself stuck in a cycle of misery to justify your career choice. READ MORE...