Preparation is Key!

I'm a commuter. I've always been a commuter. I commuted each day to college and now I commute several times a week to L.A.

The problem with commuting is you can never go home to grab something you forgot. Which means you always have to be prepared. All the time. For anything. No more last-minute resume printing or forgetting a headshot on a way to an audition

So after a year and a half, I finally turned my car into a proper actor-mobile. Here's how I do it:

The box:
I have a box in the back of my car with all of the actor essentials
-Headshots (all of mine go into my car)
-Scissors
-Staples
-Wet wipes
-Water bottles
-Snacks
-GPS & charger
-Phone charger

The folder:
-Agent/Manager contact info
-Many pre-cut resumes for both my agent and manager
-Two or three of each headshot
-Sides
-Size card
-Casting Frontier barcode
-Words of inspiration (because you'll need it as you sit there in the waiting room)
-Agent/Manager contracts and policy papers
-Directions
-Receipts (for gas, expenses, ect.)

The Purse:
-Mini Stapler
-Pen
-Pencil
-Highlighter
-Enough makeup to look camera ready at anytime
-Bobby pins and hair ties
-Driver's license
-Coins for parking meters


And with all of this in my car, I'm never unprepared!