Tips for Making a Good First Impression in Show Business
Tips for Making a Good First Impression in Show Business
First impressions are lasting impressions.
In show business, the first impression can sometimes be the last impression. Producers, directors and casting directors are busy people. The deciding factor in giving an unknown (or even an experienced actor whose opportunities have been limited) a chance to read for a part is often based on first impressions.
It’s up to you to know how to handle yourself during an interview: how to be at ease, and how to be well poised. How to sell yourself; how not to oversell yourself.
Diane Brewster, who rose from television commercials to Glenn Ford’s leading lady in Torpedo Run, a picture with an otherwise all-male cast, worked for weeks to make the right impression when she got her first important interview.
At the appointed time, she stepped buoyantly into
