Jessica’s Answer: Here’s the advice I’ve given to people who have successfully made the move to Los Angeles: 1. Save enough money to survive for a year with no work/or be willing to get a survival job2. Create relationships with people who live in LA,...
Jessica’s Answer: The actual question on yesterday’s blog read, “Isn’t this manipulative? I mean, if you’re thinking and intentionally copying someone, that seems phony.”Therefore my response to “anonymous” is, “What is...
Jessica’s Answer: Yesterday, I talked about why rapport is important. Today, I’m going to tell you how to create rapport. It’s actually quite simple- rapport is established by matching and mirroring. Matching is doing *something* the other person is...
Jessica’s Answer: It’s true, I do keep talking about it. Because rapport is one of those unconscious ways of communicating that can make or break a conversation. The definition for rapport that I like is: the presence of harmony, trust, and...
Jessica’s Answer: Since I know an actress asked this question, first I have to clarify to the other classifications, that actors make postcards with their headshot and contact info on them. Some people have the opinion that sending your postcard as a thank you note,...
"Jessica Sitomer's book reminds me of the old adage: 'Give a man a fish and he'll eat for a day. Teach him to fish and he'll eat for a lifetime.' There is no shortage of books on bookshelves in bookstores offering up the Hollywood hopeful a fish (or in most cases, something fishy). Sitomer provides a strategy on how to create a career so you will work (and eat!) for a lifetime."
-Andrew Kreisberg, Executive Producer, Arrow, Writer, Boston Legal, The Simpsons
"Jessica with AND.ACTION! has created a productive and effective way of not only guiding the reader through a method of setting attainable goals but also providing for them an enjoyable process in the journey of self discovery."
-Ana Lucia Cottone, Television Programming Executive
"Thinking outside the box and nurturing relationships is the key to being a successful actor. Jessica Sitomer's AND.ACTION! will teach you how to do this. The same career building tools she shares here will also help you balance your life when you get to wear many hats in this field. Run to get this book!"
-Diane Farr, Actress, Numb3rs, Author, The Girl Code