http://www.wilwheaton.net/ 50,000 monkeys at 50,000 typewriters can't be wrong.

Wil Wheaton [yes, that Wil Wheaton] is funny, insightful, and very human. The very existence of his site pokes holes in the marks left behind by the Hollywood Celebrity Engine, which I think is a good thing. Actors are people, people. Try to accept it.

You favorite actor may not be making the big bucks just because you think he's talented. Oh, no, ActorBoy may be busting his ass just to make it to the final callback, okay? So, yeah, acting is a quote 'art' endquote, but it's also a craft, and worse yet, a business. There are thoroughly talented people out there who don't take a job in a cheesy movie because they need to make a mortgage payment, or feel like winning an award this year, but take a job in a cheesy movie because

1. maybe it started out as an intelligent interesting script, though one that bore no resemblance to the final product;


2. they need to work. Anywhere, anytime. Any credit is a good one. They made $700 and are frigging delirious to be on the screen at all, even though it's a bimbette part.

You can't work without a portfolio, and you can't build your portfolio without working. Try to show some perspective, ok?