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Thoughts on acting, filmmaking, and the journey of starting over at 52.

Offshore

One Audition in Four Months

My agent told me there was a limit on how many auditions I could turn down. Three months later I've turned down four or five, done exactly one, and neither he nor my manager has dropped me. The auditions were never how I was getting work.

September 21, 2026

Acting Tips

Bad Manager vs Good Manager: What the Difference Actually Looks Like

I fired one manager and signed another who does the actual job. Here is the difference between them, and how to find one worth signing with. That runs about 135 characters, so it works as both the WordPress excerpt and the Yoast meta description without trimming. If you want a version that leans harder on the Pugh/Scorsese names as a hook for the listing page, say the word and I'll write that one.

June 4, 2026

Uncategorized

So I Fired My Manager

The author, an actor, sought a manager to build connections and gain access to larger projects. After unsuccessful local searches, they joined TLCE Talent Management, but experienced poor communication and no benefit beyond casting call information, which was already accessible. The dissatisfaction led to contract termination, and they plan to explore other management company recommendations.

November 19, 2023

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Seven Month Update

I have officially been in ATL for 7 months now and I figured I would share an update and some news. I have completed shooting...

August 7, 2023

Simon Shih

Actor · Filmmaker · Atlanta

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