From the military to Melrose, Candace Hammer shares her academic journey and just what it takes to make opportunities happen for you. In this week's episode we discuss how actors can capitalize on local opportunities, how some actors choose to sharpen their skills on stage for the purposes of screen acting, and how important it is to have a full life that benefits your family and soul.
TRAINING
MA from NYU's Gallatin School for Individualized Study
BFA from NYU Tisch (inc. Meisner, RADA, French Cinema, Stonestreet)
CREDITS INCLUDE
NBC's This Is Us
CBS's Criminal Minds
Netflix's House of Cards
QUOTABLE TAKE-AWAYS
"Here the hustle is constant and it's with your team. It's with the people who you work with to get you out. And there's kind of a constant conversation happening with the people that I work with to Where am I going to go?, What's next?, What are we looking at?, What projects are on the horizon? So, I think it gets a little bit easier when you have teammates and people in your corner fighting for you, but I think the hustle is kind of constant and so necessary to capitalize on opportunities."
"It doesn't really matter the avenue with which the work comes out. It just needs to come out. And it finds its way."
"[...R]elationships take time to cultivate and that if you show up and do good work and are nice, people will remember. You just kinda have to stick with it because it all comes back around."
"You have to have a point of view about what you're doing. That matters more than anything, sometimes."
"It's really important to have a full life. It obviously can't be all career all the time. Make choices that benefit your family and your soul as well. I think sometimes it can feel guilty to do things that are solely for you. But they're critical, at the end of the day, to be kind to yourself and set up a life that you want to live, in all facets."
CURRENTLY APPEARING
King Falls AM Radio Drama (Ongoing): http://www.kingfallsam.com/
Untitled AmazeVR Project (TBD): https://www.amaze.us/
HOW TO FOLLOW CANDACE
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