Reel Actors, Real Answers

Reel Actors, Real Answers

Welcome to Reel Actors Real Answers! The podcast where actors, directors, producers, and script writers offer their experiences, stories and expertise. Looking to learn more about the craft of acting and the performing arts? You've come to the right podcast. Looking for a professional actor & acting coach with 30 years of experience? I invite you to contact me. www.davidthompsoncoaching.co

Episodes

Releasing Your Past & Making Room for Your Future

June 28, 2023 • 16 mins
Have you ever had a day where you were living in your past? That is a very interesting thing to think about. Because many times your past interrupts your present which causes your future to be delayed. How do you release your past? So you can have a better present? Here are some tips.
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The Only Way to Be a Successful Actor

June 17, 2023 • 9 mins
Drain yourself. This is the only way to be truly successful in your acting career and your life. Daniel Day-Lewis said this. It is my job to be drained. Whenever we hold on to something it gets old and stagnant. It is unused and Unworthy of benefiting anyone. Are you drained today? Are you draining yourself today? www.davidthompsoncoaching.co
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6 Tips for Memorizing Your Lines

June 16, 2023 • 10 mins
Memorizing lines is something an actor must do. Here are six tips that will help you make this process much easier and maybe even fun.
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Your Lazy 8 - How to Talk YOUR Way to a Successful Acting Career and Life

June 5, 2023 • 18 mins
Have you ever wondered what your brain looks like it's filled with learning curves! What are you learning today and how are you influencing those curves? In this audio podcast I will give you some very significant tips on how to curve your way to a successful acting career and a better lifestyle. Take notes!
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5 Ways to Teach Yourself Acting

May 27, 2023 • 15 mins
There are things that you can do to teach yourself how to act. What are they? Listen to this podcast and I think you'll be very pleased at the progress you can make in five very simple but significant ways each day to become a better actor and a better human being.
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The 3 Things Successful Actors Do Each and Everyday

April 18, 2023 • 11 mins
Acting is a series of the steps to practice each and every day. In order to do these things, we must become substitutes. What does that mean? Listen and I'll tell you. www.davidthompsoncoaching.co
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4 Words That Will Change the Way You Think About Life & Acting

April 8, 2023 • 13 mins
Words are our stock and trade as far as acting is concerned. There are four words in particular that we interchange every day which paves new avenues to waln on or throw up a do not enter sign. What are they? www.davidthompsoncoaching.co
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FAITH or FEAR and How They Guide Your Acting Career & Life

March 7, 2023 • 16 mins
Faith or fear? Which one have you chosen today.? They are both power and they can both be used for good or for evil. They can be applied as you choose because your change is a choice not a Chance.
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The Power of Creative Rest and How to Achieve it

January 9, 2023 • 28 mins
Have you ever wanted to achieve something but found yourself too tired to finish? Actors are notorious for that as well as anyone with a creative passion. Here is a few tips that you can use that will enable you to rest and be creative without losing your energy.
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What Seeds of Greatness are You Planting Today? How to Plant & Prosper

November 13, 2022 • 24 mins
Everything is like a seed. In fact everything is a seed. Everything that we think and everything that we do is a start of something. It's the start of a change or it's the start of a new beginning. What kind of seeds do you have in your life that you're planting today? You're acting career is dependent on the kind of seeds that you plant and how you take care of those seeds. Visit me on David thompsoncoaching.co
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How to Love Your Life & Acting Career & Not just LIKE' It

November 7, 2022 • 17 mins
Do you love your life or do you like it? That's a big question social media has a very influential pull on that type of decision. In this podcast you will learn, or I will attempt to show you the difference between loving your life and just liking it. The solution is to slow down. Thank you for joining my podcast.
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What Type OF Animal Role' are You Playing ?

November 7, 2022 • 18 mins
Actors play many roles. And that's a good thing. However there are two types of animals in the acting industry kingdom. There are rabbits, and then there are lions or lionesses. Which one are you playing today? This podcast I'm going to show you the difference between a lion and a rabbit.
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How to Become a Quality Actor

November 3, 2022 • 20 mins
Quantity and quality. What is the difference? One takes time and the other one doesn't. In order to become a great actor just like anything great in life, you must take the time to become that. If you don't and you try to go to the quick route, or quantity? You're going to end up empty and want to quit. So how do you become a quality actor? I invite you to listen. davidthompsoncoaching.co
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HOW to Avoid Failure & Embrace Success in Acting & Life!

September 28, 2022 • 18 mins
How do you avoid failure? Don't make it an option. Don't have a plan B only have a plan A. But how do you do this how do you rearrange the way you think or believe so you can only Embrace success and leave failure in the background.?
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How To Act Without Thinking

September 24, 2022 • 12 mins
How do you act without thinking? Well I want you to think about that just for a minute. Thinking is necessary in order to do correct? However, in order to do we must stop thinking. In this podcast you will learn how to do that. It's not easy and yet it's not hard. Actually, it's common sense. But it's something I had to share.
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2 Choices Every Actor Must Make!

September 15, 2022 • 23 mins
Choose your choice, because change is not a chance it's a choice. If you want to change something in your life do it now, because if you wait... you just might find yourself in the middle of an earthquake. Pay attention to the tremors and changes in your life and make the minor adjustments and you'll save yourself a lot of lifetime. In this short but powerful podcast I'm going to show you some ways of doing this.
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Having Challenges in Your Acting & in Your Life?, GOOD!!!

September 13, 2022 • 18 mins
😀 if you're having struggles, if you're having challenges which actually is a better word than struggle, good! Embrace the challenge and ride the wave to the shore. You're growing! Do you call a problem a problem or do you call a problem, a question? In this podcast you will learn the difference between riding the waves or being towed under all by the way you think and by the way you speak.
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You are Enough and here's Why!!

August 24, 2022 • 20 mins
Have you ever felt that you weren't enough? That's your first mistake feeling. Emotions cannot think they're not designed to think, that's why God gave us a mind and a common sense to use. Here is how to thwart the negative emotions that create the thoughts that create the words that create us. Hope you like it.
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5 Steps to Conquer Your Success! Dean Grasiozi

August 18, 2022 • 53 mins
There are five steps to conquering your success. Now you may wonder what does it mean to conquer your success? Don't you want to embrace your success? You are more than success you are more than how you do things. Who you are is most important. Listen to my friend Dean, and how he Define success.
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Why You Should Be Disturbed About Your Acting Career

August 11, 2022 • 10 mins
If you're disturbed about something in your life that means it needs attention. Attending to something such as your acting career needs to be on a conscious level. Be happy where you are but continue to feed the desire to become better. How do you do that?
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