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Sam Prince 0:05 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a great actor on stage or television? Do you wish you had an acting coach to help you get to the next level? Or maybe you just have a great idea for a movie series are played but aren't quite sure where to start? Well, you are in the right place my friend. My name is Sam Prince and I am the director of a production company here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and have been an actor for over 30 years. I've directed and written plays, and screenplays and taught many acting classes. This podcast is your place to learn how to move forward with your career in acting, theater, film, playwriting, screenwriting, and much more. There will be inspiring conversations with special guests as well. So welcome to the creative torium podcast and action. Welcome, welcome. Welcome to the creativity torium episode number one, the first episode how friggin exciting is this super excited. And you know, I swear this will be a just a fun labor love experience. But let me just tell you a bit about me. My name is Sam Prince. For those of you who don't know me, hello, world. Let me introduce myself. I have been in the acting world. Since I was a kid, my mom used to take me to these auditions, you know. So Disney auditions and all those things that kids could possibly go to, to possibly break into the film and television industry. And, you know, I got some small roles, nothing huge, but some Disney roles and small film called Tiger town and filmed in Detroit, you know, it's a small roles in there, but it just sparked my love of acting, and film and theater stage. And now I'm 50. And I was just thinking the other day, I've got like, 40 years of experience, in and out of the acting, film, theater, studying College, all that backstage, on stage in front of camera behind the camera, directing, producing, you name it, I've done it. And this is not a horn tooting session. It's just that, you know, I just realized that, that is what I've done. And to digress a little bit, you know, when we get out of college, we are taught to get a real job. You know, that's what we're supposed to do. And the unfortunate part is that creative people like myself, you know, all these people who have that creative gene, and I like to call them creative cats, for lack of a better term. But all those people, it's hard for us to thrive in that real world, that corporate world, you know, we we just maybe we just have too much of our left brain going on, but we just, we just don't fit, you know, it's like a square peg in a round hole. It just, you will do okay. You know, we'll we'll skate by, you know, we'll have some successes, you know, we'll have some great years. But consistently, it's a struggle. And I'm speaking personally, you know, like, everybody told me, when I got out of college, get a real job. And I was like, I love acting. I love theater. I that's what I want to do. And everybody was like, that should be a hobby. You need to get a real job that pays consistent money, instead of waiting tables trying to make you famous. And so that's what I did, you know, obey those people ever told me what I didn't want to do, and I ended up wasting a lot of years. I should say wasting. Let's take that back. I I had some good times, you know, I made some money, you know, I provided for my family. There were times there were struggles. But, you know, for the most part income was made by me. But it wasn't my passion. You know, I wasn't truly fulfilled every day. You know, I didn't I didn't wake up saying, Oh, yes, let's go to work. This is just me talking here. What I should have done was just continue to pursue my passion, despite what everybody was telling me. And there, but there are no regrets. You know, because it's great children. My wife now is an amazing woman. I have never met her if it wasn't for me being in the mortgage industry at the time. So I'm grateful for my life. But my advice to those who have that passion, or that that bog inside them can't go away. That's called acting, performing. Whether it's backstage, front of stage behind the camera, directing, cinematography, makeup, whatever it is, that bug is in you, and it's not going to go away. And always pursue that. Don't ever stop pursuing that. And I never did, you know, I got I would take breaks, you know, because of life and job and family or whatever. But I always that book always. It was like, like, the godfather drugged me back. Always drugs back and you always do like, Okay, I gotta act, I gotta, I gotta get on stage. I gotta, I gotta call my casting agent and see what kind of work refresh their memory about me. So I didn't give me that gig. You know, whatever it takes to get that acting bug out, is really like a drug. And it never went away. But the good news is that 2021 beginning of 2021, my wife asked me, you know, saying, What are you really passionate about? And immediately I said, acting? And she said, Well, you just need to do that. You know, you need to, I don't know, if you need to quit your job, downsize it or what, but you need to just dedicate your life in your career to that, you know. It took me a while it took me a while to really think about that, you know, because I'm like, I'm 50 don't really want to be starting over. Am I going to what am i No started waiting tables now. You know, Uber in, you know, while I do what, you know, there was so many questions, so many questions, but I prayed on it. Immediately, a Frederick Douglass play came to me. And I don't know if it was a good lord or white. But he said, do that. A voice said, you need to do a Frederick Douglass play. And that's what I did. And I researched and I won't bore you with all the details, but it was a lot of writing a lot of directing, and producing and costumes and actors and auditions and rehearsals. I mean, so much. And this is an original piece too. So it was a lot of work, but I'm recording now in November. I hope that's okay. To my editors for me to give out when this is recorded right now. November of 2021. And really, the beginning of 2021 is when I started Frederick project. And it was one of the most rewarding, amazing year of my life, you know, and it was just just an amazing experience that's really hard to put into words. But my point is that at 50 years old listeners you can still do this that that bug is still in you, and you haven't fully felt like you've achieved your dreams. And it's not too late. You know, it took me. Like I said, I have 40 years of experience in this business, it took me 40 years to come to this realization. Don't wait. As long as me to do that, if acting, and film, whatever it is, whatever it has to do with entertainment and performing, and the arts. Don't stop doing. Don't ever stop doing it. Yeah, life of life will tell you some speed bumps. But speed bumps are just speed bumps. You go over him, you're done. Two seconds, and you get back to your passion. And so that's what this podcast is about. It's about tips on how to be successful. It's about having guests on, and learning from your stories, actors. Everybody in the industry likes to talk, especially actors, speak for them. And they like to share. And that's what we're going to do. And I've got a lot of friends in the industry. It's a famous friends in the industry, and we're going to talk to all of them, and have some great conversations and learn from and get all types of perspectives, you know, like, like, I work with some local actors. So now we're in my play some that the weren't that are just doing their thing, right here in the Grand Rapids, West Michigan area. But then, you know, I've got friends in LA friends in New York friends in Atlanta, friends, comedians traveled across the country, friends and touring groups, you know, turn around the country, all different types of perspective, that would be cool to hear and get some tips from. And I mean, we're talking stage managers, too. I'm not just talking to actors, talking stage managers, I'm talking makeup artists, I'm talking here, designers, I'm talking lighting, sound camera crews, you know, we're going to talk to everybody is when it comes to entertainment. We're going to get some tips from everybody that'll hopefully help you, and whatever craft that you're doing. And I want to help others achieve their dreams. And also, I want to be able to provide you acting coaching. You know, if you feel like you want to learn how to act, but you're not quite sure if you know how to do it. Let me help you with that. If you have an audition, you're nervous about the some tips, you want to nail it and make sure you get it get that role. Let me help you with that. I really do love to see people achieve their dreams. We have friends that are doing it right now. Just making a living back. I want to help every single one of you achieve your dreams. Whether it's acting, screenwriting, play, writing, play producing, whatever it is, I just want to help you. So go to sampler dot productions. That's Sambre dot productions, Sal br and click on available classes and you'll see every single possible classes you can take to fulfill your needs. And if I can help you achieve your dream. How cool is that? Remember Sambre dot productions. See you there. So let's talk about what we want to learn today. Really, what I want to talk about is when you don't get that role, we've auditioned, gave it our best least we thought we did. We didn't get it. First thing I want to tell you a very first thing is do not take that personally. Do not take it personally. It's part of the business knows or part of the business rejection as part of the business. So definitely prepare yourself for that. The old veteran actors, you know, I'm, I'm preaching to you right now. And you're like, amen. Tell me something I don't know. But for the new newbies, get the thick skin. Put on a thick skin right now, as the Bible says, I'm not gonna preach the Bible here, but I'm just saying that that that breastplate put on that breastplate of armor. You need to wear that breastplate at every audition. Because rejection is part of the business. You're not going to get every role and for some reason You know, it may not even involve you that you didn't get the role, like, for example, maybe the director just like how someone else interacted with the other character that you were talking to. I mean, they, they just liked that vibe a little better. You know, just you did fine. But the way somebody else maybe vibe with that character you're talking to, just was just a little bit better, you know, had nothing to do with you. As a director's choice. He maybe had a look at this, maybe the director or whoever's casting agent was just had a head image in their head, you know, and you weren't that image, you know, they already had somebody that look like, who they want in their head. They saw them already. You know, so we didn't have to look. Again, not your fault. They had to look. You did it. So okay. Let us let us talk about you for a minute, you know, and these are the questions to ask yourself, did you have the energy that you needed? Did you bring that 110%? Weight? Was it? Or was it too much energy? Was it like 257%? We need to chop it down a little bit? You know, it depends on the role and decide that you're reading for. But you will know, if you think about it, was it too much? Was it was it too little energy? Should I brought it up a notch, energy is important. Acting is a lot about it's not just about what you say the words, it's about how you feel, and that energy that the watcher, the listener is going to feel from you from those words. So energy is very important to think about that. Second thing to think about is, you know, was there was ever a conflict? is a pretty simple, no, was there a conflict in your schedule? That didn't quite work with them? Because a lot of a lot of directors kind of tell you, you know, this would be a rehearsal schedule, three days a week, blah, blah, blah. You know, could you make some of them, not all of them, and sometimes just something like that can deter the director off, it's just happened to me, where I was pretty darn close to getting a role and a pretty major play happening in Detroit, I realized that this the dates of the show, was going to conflict with my Frederick show that we're going to do again in February. So I couldn't I couldn't do it. You know? No, that's an extreme case. But I'm just saying that your availability is very important to directors. So, you know, make sure that you could commit to everything, I've had those issues where I have over committed. And, you know, unfortunately, sometimes, the shows don't work out, you know, so you don't want to over commit, trust me on that. Third thing to look back on. On the audition that you didn't get. The role that they didn't pick you for was really just your overall performance. You know, right away. As an actor, you know, pretty darn right away as soon as you leave that audition pretty much pretty much as soon as you finish it doggone last line. How you did, if you felt you gave a draw, and doggone it, you nailed that doggone thing. No, you go walk away. And like I said, you move on, go find that next one. He did your best. Their loss. That's I gotta look at it, their loss. Obviously, they saw they thought that other dude was better than me. You know, in three weeks, when it comes out on stage or, or three weeks, three months, or, you know, however long it takes for that film to come out. We'll see if that dude was better than me. And no, we'll check that out. But, uh, moving on. You know, that's, that's the attitude you got to have. But if you come away, and you're like, man, dang it. I could totally do it. Right. Got that line, or I should have put more energy into it or, you know, oh, if you leave, and they're like, gosh, dang it. And that's probably the PG version of what you Want to say, if you say anything like that, then it is you it is your performance and you got it, you got to step it up, you got to go back to work, you got to go back to the, to the trenches down to the, to the AAA leaks, you know, get to get some, get some pitching in that way, you know, and give me a call, you know, I can help you get better, you know, hone that craft, you know, figure out where we can build you up, and where we can improve you, and what you're lacking. And what what are you great at, and what we can focus on there, and what we can improve on and the stuff that you're not great at. That's what acting coaching is all about. If you feel like your performance, sucked at that audition gives him help. Get in the trenches, practice, watch the videos, take a class, whatever is guided whatever you got to do to make sure that the next one, you're better. That's all it's about. Acne is about improvement. It's always about learning. It's about improvement, and getting better. And that's what I want everybody listening to this program to do to whatever they're good at. And right now whatever they're passionate about, that's all just improve and get better. And we will every week, I'm gonna learn some every week and so will you. And I'm so excited to start this. This is going to be so doggone fun. And you know, when you're doing something that you're passionate about. It's always gonna be fun. And if you're helping others, giving tips and advice to others, to make them better. Alright, y'all. So we got some audition tips gave me Intrado introduction about me. And let's get let's get it going, creativity and podcast. Prepare yourself for some fun in the entertainment world going to learn a whole lot of stuff. All right. And this is how I'm going to end every single one because this is one of my favorite lines of all time and it is from Mr. William Shakespeare on world is a stage Hey, thank you for listening to the creativity Korean podcast. Again, my name is Sam Prince. And it is my honor to be your host and thank you so much for listening. I would also be honored if you could leave a review on Apple podcasts and say some nice things about what you just heard. And definitely please listen every week. We come out every Tuesday. Also, for more information about coaching classes, workshops and upcoming productions, please check out our website Sambre dot productions, that's sh m b e r dot productions and you can also subscribe to our newsletter. And remember all the words
Sam Prince 0:05 Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be a great actor on stage or television? Do you wish you had an acting coach to help you get to the next level? Or maybe you just have a great idea for a movie series are played but aren't quite sure where to start? Well, you are in the right place my friend. My name is Sam Prince and I am the director of a production company here in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and have been an actor for over 30 years. I've directed and written plays, and screenplays and taught many acting classes. This podcast is your place to learn how to move forward with your career in acting, theater, film, playwriting, screenwriting, and much more. There will be inspiring conversations with special guests as well. So welcome to the creative torium podcast and action. Welcome, welcome. Welcome to the creativity torium episode number one, the first episode how friggin exciting is this super excited. And you know, I swear this will be a just a fun labor love experience. But let me just tell you a bit about me. My name is Sam Prince. For those of you who don't know me, hello, world. Let me introduce myself. I have been in the acting world. Since I was a kid, my mom used to take me to these auditions, you know. So Disney auditions and all those things that kids could possibly go to, to possibly break into the film and television industry. And, you know, I got some small roles, nothing huge, but some Disney roles and small film called Tiger town and filmed in Detroit, you know, it's a small roles in there, but it just sparked my love of acting, and film and theater stage. And now I'm 50. And I was just thinking the other day, I've got like, 40 years of experience, in and out of the acting, film, theater, studying College, all that backstage, on stage in front of camera behind the camera, directing, producing, you name it, I've done it. And this is not a horn tooting session. It's just that, you know, I just realized that, that is what I've done. And to digress a little bit, you know, when we get out of college, we are taught to get a real job. You know, that's what we're supposed to do. And the unfortunate part is that creative people like myself, you know, all these people who have that creative gene, and I like to call them creative cats, for lack of a better term. But all those people, it's hard for us to thrive in that real world, that corporate world, you know, we we just maybe we just have too much of our left brain going on, but we just, we just don't fit, you know, it's like a square peg in a round hole. It just, you will do okay. You know, we'll we'll skate by, you know, we'll have some successes, you know, we'll have some great years. But consistently, it's a struggle. And I'm speaking personally, you know, like, everybody told me, when I got out of college, get a real job. And I was like, I love acting. I love theater. I that's what I want to do. And everybody was like, that should be a hobby. You need to get a real job that pays consistent money, instead of waiting tables trying to make you famous. And so that's what I did, you know, obey those people ever told me what I didn't want to do, and I ended up wasting a lot of years. I should say wasting. Let's take that back. I I had some good times, you know, I made some money, you know, I provided for my family. There were times there were struggles. But, you know, for the most part income was made by me. But it wasn't my passion. You know, I wasn't truly fulfilled every day. You know, I didn't I didn't wake up saying, Oh, yes, let's go to work. This is just me talking here. What I should have done was just continue to pursue my passion, despite what everybody was telling me. And there, but there are no regrets. You know, because it's great children. My wife now is an amazing woman. I have never met her if it wasn't for me being in the mortgage industry at the time. So I'm grateful for my life. But my advice to those who have that passion, or that that bog inside them can't go away. That's called acting, performing. Whether it's backstage, front of stage behind the camera, directing, cinematography, makeup, whatever it is, that bug is in you, and it's not going to go away. And always pursue that. Don't ever stop pursuing that. And I never did, you know, I got I would take breaks, you know, because of life and job and family or whatever. But I always that book always. It was like, like, the godfather drugged me back. Always drugs back and you always do like, Okay, I gotta act, I gotta, I gotta get on stage. I gotta, I gotta call my casting agent and see what kind of work refresh their memory about me. So I didn't give me that gig. You know, whatever it takes to get that acting bug out, is really like a drug. And it never went away. But the good news is that 2021 beginning of 2021, my wife asked me, you know, saying, What are you really passionate about? And immediately I said, acting? And she said, Well, you just need to do that. You know, you need to, I don't know, if you need to quit your job, downsize it or what, but you need to just dedicate your life in your career to that, you know. It took me a while it took me a while to really think about that, you know, because I'm like, I'm 50 don't really want to be starting over. Am I going to what am i No started waiting tables now. You know, Uber in, you know, while I do what, you know, there was so many questions, so many questions, but I prayed on it. Immediately, a Frederick Douglass play came to me. And I don't know if it was a good lord or white. But he said, do that. A voice said, you need to do a Frederick Douglass play. And that's what I did. And I researched and I won't bore you with all the details, but it was a lot of writing a lot of directing, and producing and costumes and actors and auditions and rehearsals. I mean, so much. And this is an original piece too. So it was a lot of work, but I'm recording now in November. I hope that's okay. To my editors for me to give out when this is recorded right now. November of 2021. And really, the beginning of 2021 is when I started Frederick project. And it was one of the most rewarding, amazing year of my life, you know, and it was just just an amazing experience that's really hard to put into words. But my point is that at 50 years old listeners you can still do this that that bug is still in you, and you haven't fully felt like you've achieved your dreams. And it's not too late. You know, it took me. Like I said, I have 40 years of experience in this business, it took me 40 years to come to this realization. Don't wait. As long as me to do that, if acting, and film, whatever it is, whatever it has to do with entertainment and performing, and the arts. Don't stop doing. Don't ever stop doing it. Yeah, life of life will tell you some speed bumps. But speed bumps are just speed bumps. You go over him, you're done. Two seconds, and you get back to your passion. And so that's what this podcast is about. It's about tips on how to be successful. It's about having guests on, and learning from your stories, actors. Everybody in the industry likes to talk, especially actors, speak for them. And they like to share. And that's what we're going to do. And I've got a lot of friends in the industry. It's a famous friends in the industry, and we're going to talk to all of them, and have some great conversations and learn from and get all types of perspectives, you know, like, like, I work with some local actors. So now we're in my play some that the weren't that are just doing their thing, right here in the Grand Rapids, West Michigan area. But then, you know, I've got friends in LA friends in New York friends in Atlanta, friends, comedians traveled across the country, friends and touring groups, you know, turn around the country, all different types of perspective, that would be cool to hear and get some tips from. And I mean, we're talking stage managers, too. I'm not just talking to actors, talking stage managers, I'm talking makeup artists, I'm talking here, designers, I'm talking lighting, sound camera crews, you know, we're going to talk to everybody is when it comes to entertainment. We're going to get some tips from everybody that'll hopefully help you, and whatever craft that you're doing. And I want to help others achieve their dreams. And also, I want to be able to provide you acting coaching. You know, if you feel like you want to learn how to act, but you're not quite sure if you know how to do it. Let me help you with that. If you have an audition, you're nervous about the some tips, you want to nail it and make sure you get it get that role. Let me help you with that. I really do love to see people achieve their dreams. We have friends that are doing it right now. Just making a living back. I want to help every single one of you achieve your dreams. Whether it's acting, screenwriting, play, writing, play producing, whatever it is, I just want to help you. So go to sampler dot productions. That's Sambre dot productions, Sal br and click on available classes and you'll see every single possible classes you can take to fulfill your needs. And if I can help you achieve your dream. How cool is that? Remember Sambre dot productions. See you there. So let's talk about what we want to learn today. Really, what I want to talk about is when you don't get that role, we've auditioned, gave it our best least we thought we did. We didn't get it. First thing I want to tell you a very first thing is do not take that personally. Do not take it personally. It's part of the business knows or part of the business rejection as part of the business. So definitely prepare yourself for that. The old veteran actors, you know, I'm, I'm preaching to you right now. And you're like, amen. Tell me something I don't know. But for the new newbies, get the thick skin. Put on a thick skin right now, as the Bible says, I'm not gonna preach the Bible here, but I'm just saying that that that breastplate put on that breastplate of armor. You need to wear that breastplate at every audition. Because rejection is part of the business. You're not going to get every role and for some reason You know, it may not even involve you that you didn't get the role, like, for example, maybe the director just like how someone else interacted with the other character that you were talking to. I mean, they, they just liked that vibe a little better. You know, just you did fine. But the way somebody else maybe vibe with that character you're talking to, just was just a little bit better, you know, had nothing to do with you. As a director's choice. He maybe had a look at this, maybe the director or whoever's casting agent was just had a head image in their head, you know, and you weren't that image, you know, they already had somebody that look like, who they want in their head. They saw them already. You know, so we didn't have to look. Again, not your fault. They had to look. You did it. So okay. Let us let us talk about you for a minute, you know, and these are the questions to ask yourself, did you have the energy that you needed? Did you bring that 110%? Weight? Was it? Or was it too much energy? Was it like 257%? We need to chop it down a little bit? You know, it depends on the role and decide that you're reading for. But you will know, if you think about it, was it too much? Was it was it too little energy? Should I brought it up a notch, energy is important. Acting is a lot about it's not just about what you say the words, it's about how you feel, and that energy that the watcher, the listener is going to feel from you from those words. So energy is very important to think about that. Second thing to think about is, you know, was there was ever a conflict? is a pretty simple, no, was there a conflict in your schedule? That didn't quite work with them? Because a lot of a lot of directors kind of tell you, you know, this would be a rehearsal schedule, three days a week, blah, blah, blah. You know, could you make some of them, not all of them, and sometimes just something like that can deter the director off, it's just happened to me, where I was pretty darn close to getting a role and a pretty major play happening in Detroit, I realized that this the dates of the show, was going to conflict with my Frederick show that we're going to do again in February. So I couldn't I couldn't do it. You know? No, that's an extreme case. But I'm just saying that your availability is very important to directors. So, you know, make sure that you could commit to everything, I've had those issues where I have over committed. And, you know, unfortunately, sometimes, the shows don't work out, you know, so you don't want to over commit, trust me on that. Third thing to look back on. On the audition that you didn't get. The role that they didn't pick you for was really just your overall performance. You know, right away. As an actor, you know, pretty darn right away as soon as you leave that audition pretty much pretty much as soon as you finish it doggone last line. How you did, if you felt you gave a draw, and doggone it, you nailed that doggone thing. No, you go walk away. And like I said, you move on, go find that next one. He did your best. Their loss. That's I gotta look at it, their loss. Obviously, they saw they thought that other dude was better than me. You know, in three weeks, when it comes out on stage or, or three weeks, three months, or, you know, however long it takes for that film to come out. We'll see if that dude was better than me. And no, we'll check that out. But, uh, moving on. You know, that's, that's the attitude you got to have. But if you come away, and you're like, man, dang it. I could totally do it. Right. Got that line, or I should have put more energy into it or, you know, oh, if you leave, and they're like, gosh, dang it. And that's probably the PG version of what you Want to say, if you say anything like that, then it is you it is your performance and you got it, you got to step it up, you got to go back to work, you got to go back to the, to the trenches down to the, to the AAA leaks, you know, get to get some, get some pitching in that way, you know, and give me a call, you know, I can help you get better, you know, hone that craft, you know, figure out where we can build you up, and where we can improve you, and what you're lacking. And what what are you great at, and what we can focus on there, and what we can improve on and the stuff that you're not great at. That's what acting coaching is all about. If you feel like your performance, sucked at that audition gives him help. Get in the trenches, practice, watch the videos, take a class, whatever is guided whatever you got to do to make sure that the next one, you're better. That's all it's about. Acne is about improvement. It's always about learning. It's about improvement, and getting better. And that's what I want everybody listening to this program to do to whatever they're good at. And right now whatever they're passionate about, that's all just improve and get better. And we will every week, I'm gonna learn some every week and so will you. And I'm so excited to start this. This is going to be so doggone fun. And you know, when you're doing something that you're passionate about. It's always gonna be fun. And if you're helping others, giving tips and advice to others, to make them better. Alright, y'all. So we got some audition tips gave me Intrado introduction about me. And let's get let's get it going, creativity and podcast. Prepare yourself for some fun in the entertainment world going to learn a whole lot of stuff. All right. And this is how I'm going to end every single one because this is one of my favorite lines of all time and it is from Mr. William Shakespeare on world is a stage Hey, thank you for listening to the creativity Korean podcast. Again, my name is Sam Prince. And it is my honor to be your host and thank you so much for listening. I would also be honored if you could leave a review on Apple podcasts and say some nice things about what you just heard. And definitely please listen every week. We come out every Tuesday. Also, for more information about coaching classes, workshops and upcoming productions, please check out our website Samber dot productions, that's s a m b e r dot productions and you can also subscribe to our newsletter. And remember all the words a stage