When you are trying to build a career, it’s going to take a long time. … And if we’re going to be doing this for a long time, you have to be healthy. Figuring out ways to sustain being available and good [at your work] involves more than just being here. It requires so much of you physically, financially and mentally.
Sam Valentine
Actor & Podcast Host, 'One Broke Actress'
The goal of every working actor is to have a successful, long-lasting, career. But in a field where experience is the best teacher, how can performers make sure they’re gaining the tools needed to prepare themselves for the industry’s highs, lows and plateaus?
Sam Valentine, actor and host of the One Broke Actress podcast, joins SAG-AFTRA Executive Vice President Ben Whitehair and National Executive Director Duncan Crabtree-Ireland to talk about the realities of the acting field. Drawing from her professional experiences, Valentine talks about the importance of planning for the future, adopting a good mindset, finding community and other things she wished she knew when she was just starting out.
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The views expressed by the guests are their own and not that of SAG-AFTRA. Any mention of products or services does not imply SAG-AFTRA’s endorsement.
Photo: Headshot of actor and 'One Broke Actress' host Sam Valentine.
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