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Reel Actors, Real Answers

Reel Actors, Real Answers

By David Thompson

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
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Releasing Your Past & Making Room for Your Future

Reel Actors, Real AnswersJun 28, 2023

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Releasing Your Past & Making Room for Your Future

Releasing Your Past & Making Room for Your Future

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.
Jun 28, 202316:47
The Only Way to Be a Successful Actor
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6 Tips for Memorizing Your Lines

6 Tips for Memorizing Your Lines

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.
Jun 16, 202310:01
Your Lazy 8 - How to Talk YOUR Way to a Successful Acting Career and Life

Your Lazy 8 - How to Talk YOUR Way to a Successful Acting Career and Life

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!
Jun 05, 202318:30
5 Ways to Teach Yourself Acting

5 Ways to Teach Yourself Acting

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.
May 27, 202315:54
The 3 Things Successful Actors Do Each and Everyday
Apr 18, 202311:36
4 Words That Will Change the Way You Think About Life & Acting
Apr 08, 202313:49
FAITH or FEAR and How They Guide Your Acting Career & Life

FAITH or FEAR and How They Guide Your Acting Career & Life

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.
Mar 07, 202316:01
The Power of Creative Rest and How to Achieve it

The Power of Creative Rest and How to Achieve it

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.
Jan 09, 202328:45
What Seeds of Greatness are You Planting Today? How to Plant & Prosper
Nov 13, 202224:10
How to Love Your Life & Acting Career & Not just LIKE' It

How to Love Your Life & Acting Career & Not just LIKE' It

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.
Nov 07, 202217:43
What Type OF Animal Role' are You Playing ?

What Type OF Animal Role' are You Playing ?

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.
Nov 07, 202218:08
How to Become a Quality Actor
Nov 04, 202220:33
HOW to Avoid Failure & Embrace Success in Acting & Life!

HOW to Avoid Failure & Embrace Success in Acting & Life!

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.?
Sep 28, 202218:35
How To Act Without Thinking

How To Act Without Thinking

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.
Sep 24, 202212:41
2 Choices Every Actor Must Make!

2 Choices Every Actor Must Make!

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.
Sep 15, 202223:21
Having Challenges in Your Acting & in Your Life?, GOOD!!!

Having Challenges in Your Acting & in Your Life?, GOOD!!!

😀 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.
Sep 13, 202218:13
You are Enough and here's Why!!

You are Enough and here's Why!!

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.
Aug 24, 202220:21
5 Steps to Conquer Your Success! Dean Grasiozi

5 Steps to Conquer Your Success! Dean Grasiozi

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.
Aug 18, 202253:13
Why You Should Be Disturbed About Your Acting Career

Why You Should Be Disturbed About Your Acting Career

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?
Aug 11, 202210:30
Tht Best Acting Tool & How People Use it & Abuse it

Tht Best Acting Tool & How People Use it & Abuse it

Tools are very important for creating things. One of the tools that actors and non-actors use every day of their lives is a little tool called money. Now money, should be used intelligently, but more often than not we use it emotionally. I recently interviewed the first president you can hear him on this podcast
Jul 25, 202214:47
A Popular Trend for Actors You Should Know About

A Popular Trend for Actors You Should Know About

Actors act. Actors take action. Without action actors could not act, right? Many times we sit on the sidelines cheering others on and believing that we are actually in the game, or in the acting game. The truth of it is this. If we're not acting we're Not actors. How do you change this? It's not easy but it is possible
Jul 25, 202211:15
How to Avoid Common Pitfalls so You Can Achieve More in Your Acting Career Goals

How to Avoid Common Pitfalls so You Can Achieve More in Your Acting Career Goals

We are all subject to falling into the comfort zone of our lives. The moment we are satisfied we relax. In order to pick I'm a great actor and continue to grow as one, you must discipline our daily habits and continue to create a better life. How do you do that? Listen and I'll tell you.
Jul 16, 202219:21
What Do Great Actors Do & How You Can do IT too!

What Do Great Actors Do & How You Can do IT too!

It's really no secret how to become a great actor. But the secret lies in applying this particular discipline in your life. What separates you and me from people like George Clooney, Julia roberts, Betty davis, Anthony Hopkins or any other great actor. It's focus. Question? How do you focus your lifetime and dedicate it to being a great actor? I'm about to tell you so listen up.
Jul 12, 202218:52
HOW to Expect the Best in Your Acting & Your Life

HOW to Expect the Best in Your Acting & Your Life

What you expect in life is what you get. However it goes deeper than that. What you believe is what you receive based upon what you expect. In this podcast episode, I will give you some steps that you can take as well as think about, to raise your expectations so you can achieve what you want in life.
Jul 07, 202220:12
 Acting Tips to get the Most out of Your 24 Hours

Acting Tips to get the Most out of Your 24 Hours

We all have 24 hours in a day. Question is? How are you choosing to spend those hours? ARE you investing them and if so what benefits are you receiving from your investment? Here are some helpful acting tips that you can apply to your life today!
Jul 06, 202217:01
Time & How to Invest it. Words for Actors & Non- Actors.

Time & How to Invest it. Words for Actors & Non- Actors.

What is the one gift, the one power that you and I have today, right now in this moment that we can use for living a successful fulfilling life? In fact we're using it right now. But how are you using it? How am I using it are we spending it or investing it? I invite you to listen grow and learn.
Jun 27, 202213:22
If You Only Had 23 Minutes a Day? What would You Do?
Jun 24, 202218:25
Success is not What You Become, It's Who You Are
Jun 16, 202218:47
TOP 10 Actor Success Habits

TOP 10 Actor Success Habits

Developing habits is a very important event. What habits are you developing for your acting career or for your life? Is it time to reinvent yourself? Or renew your habits and make them even better and more fitting to what you envision for your life? Here are 10 habits that you can adopt that will improve your vision and give you the life that you've always dreamed of.
Jun 15, 202227:14
It's Not too late to Reinvent Yourself / 5 Steps to Reinventing Yourself as an Actor
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Passion! Learning to Live the Abundant Life & not just exist.       A guide for Actors

Passion! Learning to Live the Abundant Life & not just exist. A guide for Actors

Everyone has a unique passion or a set of passions that God gave them. What is your passion and when was the last time that you embraced it? When was the last time that you acted on your passion or pursued it with all of your heart? Here are some tips and thoughts that will help you to realize how special you really are.
May 08, 202225:11
T.M.I. & N.E.A./ 2 ACRONYMS Every Actor Should Know

T.M.I. & N.E.A./ 2 ACRONYMS Every Actor Should Know

The world is filled with too much information, or as typically referred to as tmi. It's a very dangerous & non-productive way to live, especially for actors. This world is rapidly changing, but you don't have to change with it. You can still have a fulfilling acting career and a fulfilling life. Visit me @ www.davidthompsoncoaching.co
May 01, 202217:04
The Difference Between Actors & Non Actors
Apr 27, 202221:58
Burn Your Ships! How to Walk Away, and into a Brighter Future.

Burn Your Ships! How to Walk Away, and into a Brighter Future.

Burn the ships? What exactly does that mean? Anything that is holding you back is not pushing you forward. Or it is not propelling you onward. If success, is when preparation meets opportunity, and you're in an old rickety ship of your life, you're not prepared for any opportunity that will bring you further success. Let me share a little bit of how to burn your ships.
Apr 22, 202210:12
From Here to Eternity! Focusing on What Matters In-between.
Apr 17, 202215:43
COVID has Created another Plan-demic! Here's what You Can Do to Avoid It!!
Apr 14, 202213:35
Are You Ready For The Big Time? How to Answer this question in 4 steps.

Are You Ready For The Big Time? How to Answer this question in 4 steps.

What is the big time in acting? Is it Hollywood is it your first roll on a stage or in front of a camera or a voiceover? Success is subjective it's different for everyone. Here are 4 steps that you can take, & act on, that will you GET YOU ready for your own type of big time! davidthompsoncoaching.co
Apr 14, 202213:55
What Would You Do, If You Were Younger? Questions to Ask Yourself .

What Would You Do, If You Were Younger? Questions to Ask Yourself .

What would you do if you were younger? It's a big question isn't it? What did you do or accomplish in your younger years that you could see yourself doing again? Age, cliches, and the well-meaning people in your life can stop you from achieving a new dream and you're acting and in your life. So what do you do? How do you do the same thing and do it even better than when you are younger?
Apr 07, 202212:55
Your Creative Spark and How to Keep it from Going Out!
Apr 03, 202212:05
2 POWERFUL Words that will either Launch or sink Your Acting Career & Life.

2 POWERFUL Words that will either Launch or sink Your Acting Career & Life.

Words create everything in our lives. So it behooves us to ask the proper questions at the proper times. Two words. One will hold you back placing you in a lot of fear and pain and misery. The other word will Propel you forward launching your acting career in your life both professional and personal. What are these two words?
Mar 21, 202215:26
Avoid This and You'll Have A Fulfilling Life & a Successful ACTing Career
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The Secret to a Successful Life & Acting Career
Mar 14, 202216:23
What If You Had Only 90 Minutes to Live? See The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 2014 / Robin Williams

What If You Had Only 90 Minutes to Live? See The Angriest Man in Brooklyn 2014 / Robin Williams

Time is the only precious commodity that can never be replaced. What would you do if you only had 90 minutes to live what if it was today? What would you do with that time? Because truthfully, you and I have absolutely no idea how much time we have left upon this Earth. This Earth is meant to be a journey not a destination. Where's your destination? Is it Heaven or is it Hell? Watch the movie The angriest Man in Brooklyn, with Robin Williams.
Mar 10, 202213:16
The Transforming Power of Gratitude. Strategies I've Learned.

The Transforming Power of Gratitude. Strategies I've Learned.

What are you grateful for in your life? If you could be grateful for one thing what would it be? Have you ever taken people or things or even your health for granted simply because you've grown accustomed to those things? Those people? Here are a few strategies that you can use to use the power of gratitude in your life.
Mar 01, 202218:26
What Road Are You Traveling? How to Assess your Road & Access a Better One!
Feb 27, 202214:03
The 3 Things Successful Actors Practice & You Can Do the Same!

The 3 Things Successful Actors Practice & You Can Do the Same!

Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don't do. This is what separates success from failure. In fact there are a few things in this podcast that I think will help you find your own success in the field of acting. What are they? Take ACTion and find out!
Feb 21, 202218:22
Why Some Actors Make It' & Some Don't & What You Can Do to Change it
Feb 19, 202221:19
How to Master Your E-Motions in Acting & in Life
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It's Time to ACT! How to Change & Improve Your Life through Acting on it.
Feb 14, 202217:39