Casting Director Risa Bramon Garcia On Motherhood & Mentorship

Director/Casting director Risa Bramon Garcia has so much knowledge about this industry I want to squeeze it all out of her and soak it up like a sponge! But instead, I just asked her a lot of questions about how she got started in casting, her mentor Oliver Stone, her passion for directing and producing, and why she's found creative peace as co-founder of the BGB Acting Studio. She's cast TV shows like Roseanne, CSI: NY, and Masters of Sex. Her film credits are as long as the sea is deep with iconic films like JFK, Natural Born Killers, Christmas Vacation, Speed, and Twister...to name a few. She just wrapped up casting Gilmore Girls: A year in the life with fellow casting director Jami Rudofsky. And somewhere in there she found time to direct 200 Cigarettes, and be a mom of two. Risa was very open about her struggles with infertility and how not having a family was never an option for her in this business. She shares insights on how she had a lot of help finding the balance between work and family while staying on top of her field. Plus I share my embarrassing mom friend moment at BlogHer. Seriously, I'm ridiculous. Thanks for listening! Follow me on Twitter @HeatherBrooker IG/FB at Motherhood in Hollywood