"A director once told me that it takes 30 years to make an actor. And I believe that. You have to learn your craft, learn your trade - and also you have to live a life and experience things." - Some great #ThursdayThoughts from the incredible #CillianMurphy ๐๐#peakyblinders
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- "I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself. That is the best combination." - Some #WednesdayWisdom from Spotlight Showcase 1957 winner, Dame Judi Dench.
- Actresses Emma Thompson and Olivia Colman are among those backing @ERA50_50, calling for gender parity across stage and screen. Sponsored by Spotlight, with the backing of the @MayorofLondon & @EquityUK, here's what's happening this Wednesday ๐ spotlight.com/news-and-advicโฆ
- We made a serious error yesterday and we're very sorry bit.ly/2KR8nLZ
- "We are not nouns, we are verbs. I am not a thing - an actor, a writer - I am a person who does things - I write, I act - and I never know what I'm going to do next. I think you can be imprisoned if you think of yourself as a noun." - #WednesdayWisdom from the amazing #StephenFry
- #Heartstopper is a beautiful show on Netflix that shows the blossoming relationship between main characters Nick & Charlie. We spoke to @patwalterstv exec producer of Heartstopper, and casting director @dedwardscasting about the show & finding fresh talent spotlight.com/news-and-advicโฆ
- We just wanted to say, to our members and partners, that we've heard your feedback and today we're pausing the roll-out of Premiere. The Spotlight Team
- Spotlight Members: check your emails for the latest update from us! We'll be reaching out separately to our Young Performers and Graduates in the next week too!
GIF - We hear you #YesOrNo and yes! We are working on including this functionality in our ongoing improvements to support the casting process. We also welcome all other suggestions at [email protected]!
- Spotlight is saddened to hear about the closure of ALRA this morning. We want to ensure this year's grads can take part in our Graduate Digital Showcase to provide exposure to the industry. We would love to hear from a rep from each course. Please email [email protected]
- Self-Represented? This one's for you ๐ Talent Scout has officially launched at Spotlight! Simply sign into your account, click Representation and you can indicate you are #seekingrepresentation. You'll now appear to agents looking for new clients!
GIF - Oh @thesun referring to Spotlight as 'a job website for out-of-work actors' is incorrect & unacceptable. We're very proud that The Crown is cast through Spotlight by casting royalty Nina Gold & Robert Sterne & the amount of hugely talented, professional performers you can find.
GIF - "Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different" - Some #WednesdsayWisdom from Spotlighter, Sir Ian McKellen๐










