by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 23, 2017 | Directing, Film, Hollywood, Inspirational Quote
“A good film is when the price of the dinner, the theatre admission & the babysitter were worth it.”~ Alfred...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 17, 2017 | Acting, Audition, Callback, Casting Director, Commercial, Daily Update, Frustration, Hollywood, Relationships, Submissions
I was trying to put the Hollywood journey into perspective for a friend earlier today, so I checked out the various sites I submit on and did some rough math. In the just over 5 years I’ve been in Los Angeles, I have submitted for more than 6500 projects and...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 11, 2017 | Acting, Hollywood, Hollywood Story, Writing
Chris D’Elia knew he was funny, or at least, he knew he could make his friends and family laugh. He had gotten a few acting gigs, in part thanks to his father, director Bill D’Elia; sold a couple of scripts, but he really wanted to do stand up, he thought,...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 9, 2017 | Acting, Audition, Callback, Daily Update, Hollywood, Relationships, Submissions, Webseries, Writing
I wasn’t sure whether to title this starting or finishing strong. Sunday the beginning of the week, so starting, but it’s the conclusion of a long weekend, so finishing? Who knows. Anyway, started bright and early today, setting up for church at Pacific...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 8, 2017 | 168 Film Festival, Acting, Daily Update, Film, Greenhouse, Hollywood, Jar of Awesome, Reading, Relationships, Writing
Had a really good day today on set, shooting the short film “In Tune” for the 168 Film Festival. Started at 9, got to meet the crew – really professional group. Hung out for a bit, the catering/crafty was my good friend Angela Tesch, volunteering...
by Paul Rose Jr | Apr 7, 2017 | Acting, Daily Update, Film, Hollywood, Relationships, Survival Job, Writing
A very long day today. I had planned my schedule out to allow a few extra hours to write before I had to leave for the monthly writer’s mixer. That got stalled early on. On the way home, I stopped at the library book sale. When I came out from the sale, I had a...