Corrie Legge Shares How Choices Have Shaped Her Acting Career

Actors are no strangers to making choices. Every time we step onto the stage or into an audition room, we are faced with decisions to make. What character traits to emphasize? How to relate to others in the scene? Why is this story being told? These choices can make or break a performance or audition.    But the choices that actors make don’t end when we leave the stage or audition room. They extend far beyond our professional lives and into our personal responsibilities as well. Actors are constantly juggling the demands of a career with personal priorities, always having to strike a balance between our craft and our private lives. Sometimes, these choices can be incredibly difficult. Actors may be faced with the choice between pursuing our dreams or just making rent, between accepting a big role or spending more time with family, or between living in New York or elsewhere. Previous guest Michael Kushner loves to use the term multi-hyphenate to illustrate the many ways we can express our creative selves. Well, Corrie Legge describes herself as a multi-passionate actor, having performed in television, film, theater, commercials, video games, audiobooks, and more. She’s also a filmmaker and a coach, helping others to build thriving creative careers without having to sacrifice a fulfilling personal life in the process.   Corrie and I spoke earlier this year about a particular struggle she faced that actually led her into work as a voiceover artist, which she now balances with her other role of being a mother. But we start off talking about back-to-back experiences that made her question even pursuing a career in theater altogether.   Timeline of this episode’s conversation: 03:26 – Corrie has accomplished a lot with her 10 years in the business  05:41 – Story #1: Back-to-back negative experiences in theater 14:53 – Not taking bad experiences personally 19:14 – Story #2: How an adopted dog led her into voiceover work  29:03 – Letting go of fear in performance and auditions  35:09 – A sample of Corrie’s Audition Story available to subscribers 36:26 – Story #3: Balancing motherhood and a career as an artist 41:00 – How parenthood has made her a better actor   Subscribe to WINMI If you wanna listen to the full conversation (with Audition Stories and the Final Five questions) as well as get early access to every episode, then become a monthly or yearly subscriber to Why I’ll Never Make It. Though producing this podcast is rewarding in its own way, I’m essentially a one-man operation, and it is both costly and time-intensive to put together each episode. So for just $5-10/month you’ll not only support these podcasting efforts, but you’ll also get to access to these extended conversations and other bonus content. Your financial support of this podcast is greatly appreciated:

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