The Most Important Part of Any Interview
You’ve been faithfully mailing your list of talent agents for seven straight months. You’ve sent cover letters, headshots, résumés, postcards, and thank you cards.
You’ve invited them to come see you hold a spear down at the Cherry Lane in the Village. Maybe you’ve even met a few of them at One on One, or Actors Connection.
But so far, not a single phone call.
Then out of the blue, an agent calls you. She wants to meet you next Tuesday. So you spend the weekend floating on Cloud Nine. You even have a boozy brunch on Sunday with some friends.
You walk into the talent office on Tuesday, shake hands, and sit down. Then comes the question…
“So, tell me about yourself.”
Do you know what to say?
If you didn’t prepare an answer in advance, you’ve just tanked your first agent interview.
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