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If you’ve ever stared at a character description and thought, “This is so not me,” or if you’ve spiraled mid-tape wondering if you’re good enough to book the room, this episode is for you.
What happens when your own brain hijacks your audition? Gab shares the mental spiral she went down prepping for a prestige TV role with a character described with words that pushed up against everything she’s worked to undo. And Sam helps her unpack what happened, how it showed up in the tape, and what actors can do when old programming creeps into the work.
We also cover:
Why your “essence” matters and how we’re still working through ours
The myth of playing “the right type” vs. playing what’s real
How breakdown words can bring up deep actor conditioning
Gab’s self-tape process when she’s in her head (and what she changes)
Sam’s love of closing loops and watching every audition Gab does
Also...skin suits, childhood videos, Altered Carbon, audition rejections, and how different our acting styles and self-concepts actually are....yea.
Doors to the Membership are currently open! Get in while you can!
By Gabrielle Byndloss + Sam Valentine4.5
1515 ratings
If you’ve ever stared at a character description and thought, “This is so not me,” or if you’ve spiraled mid-tape wondering if you’re good enough to book the room, this episode is for you.
What happens when your own brain hijacks your audition? Gab shares the mental spiral she went down prepping for a prestige TV role with a character described with words that pushed up against everything she’s worked to undo. And Sam helps her unpack what happened, how it showed up in the tape, and what actors can do when old programming creeps into the work.
We also cover:
Why your “essence” matters and how we’re still working through ours
The myth of playing “the right type” vs. playing what’s real
How breakdown words can bring up deep actor conditioning
Gab’s self-tape process when she’s in her head (and what she changes)
Sam’s love of closing loops and watching every audition Gab does
Also...skin suits, childhood videos, Altered Carbon, audition rejections, and how different our acting styles and self-concepts actually are....yea.
Doors to the Membership are currently open! Get in while you can!

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