Kristen DeVore Rakes

From the art department to the casting office, Kristen's Hollywood experiences have helped her gain valuable insight into the inner workings of the industry. This week we discuss how to clearly play your note, what watching the greats in your industry can teach you, and how acting can be a vehicle without being the focus of your life. TRAINING Albuquerque Actors' Studio The Scene Shop CREDITS INCLUDE NBC's The Night Shift NBC's Midnight, Texas FX's American Horror Story QUOTABLE TAKE-AWAYS "On our worst days we try to make it all about ourselves. But the actual point is to be part of the story. It's not about you at all. And that's the solution to the problem of the story--of telling the story--you need to be that solution, that perfect piece, that helps people understand humanity better." "When you come in knowing that you're working on another set in a week, it really builds your confidence." "If you're the wrong note, 'Sorry'. But you're going to be the right note in something else." "Working with some of the greats and watching their techniques is super inspiring. In any field, if you're working with the top people and seeing them as human beings it really changes your perspective." "There's this tyranny of 'I could be doing more' and that actually gets in the way of progress." "I have to stay on my own path. And I have to focus my energy into places that actually work for me and matter for me." "I don't talk about acting that much. Acting is not the point of my life. The point of my life is something else. Acting is just a vehicle for doing that. [...] If you have a goal in your life like that, whether acting works out or not, it's not really the point." "There's always lessons if you're just open to listening." "If you're doing it right, you're serving the story and you're serving the audience." CURRENTLY APPEARING Netflix's Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) HOW TO FOLLOW KRISTEN   IMDb: https://pro.imdb.com/name/nm2175530/?ref_=instant_nm_1&q=kristen%20rakes This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kppfilm.substack.com