In this conversational monologue, Aaron Marcus shares a hectic recent schedule and recounts his 90‑day experience as an extra on the film The Replacements, where he met elite athletes. He describes a conversation with a college football player who explained that he doesn’t let cheers inflate his ego nor let boos diminish his confidence, because he knows his own capabilities. Marcus draws a parallel to actors who constantly wonder about audience and critic reactions, emphasizing the importance of filtering feedback, recognizing that some negative comments stem from envy rather than performance, and surrounding oneself with trusted, unbiased advisors. He positions himself as a mentor who offers honest guidance without personal gain. The talk concludes with a promotion for his June 14 online webinar on how athletes can be cast in TV, film, commercials, and print, featuring guest Jessie Moore of Game Changing Films, noting limited seats, recorded availability, and a registration link.
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Hi, I'm Aaron Marcus, and if I look a little tired, it's because I am. I've had a pretty crazy couple of days. I spent about, I don't know, 9 hours going up and back to New York yesterday. I spent about 8 hours in the car driving down to North Carolina to give some workshops. I had a go-see in New York yesterday, and then Sunday morning I head back to New York to give some workshops again. And in case you don't know, on June 14th, I've got a great online webinar that's going to be all about how athletes can get booked in TV, film, and commercials, actually even print. And I'll tell you a little bit about that later, but here's something I wanted to share with you. I worked for about 90 days on the film The Replacements. And it was a really interesting experience. Even though it was only extra work, it was great. I learned a tremendous amount, made some really good contacts, and got a chance to hang out with some really pretty amazing athletes. And one of the things that I learned from that experience, and I wanted to share it with you, is I was hanging out on the field with a guy who He was a pretty big-time college player, and I was asking him about how he dealt with fans who would, you know, scream and cheer when, you know, he'd score a touchdown and then boo him when he would drop a pass or fumble, you know, fumble a ball. And, you know, his response is something that made me think of how actors deal with either people doing reviews or just other people, and I wanted to share it with you. Basically, he said, you know, it's always nice when people cheer, he said, but he really didn't take it in very much. He didn't let the cheering excite him. He didn't let the boos bring him down. He knew what he was capable of doing. He knew that he was trying very hard. And, you know, it just made me think, as an actor, you know, we are constantly, at least a lot of us are, you know, wondering, you know, was that a good read? Did people like that performance? And it's really easy to start feeling bad if, you know, people say negative things to you. And, you know, one of the things that I took away from that conversation, and I hope you learn from this as well is that, of course, you know, you want to hear what other people have to say, but it's also really important to filter everything that is said to you. People say things to you for all kinds of reasons, and sometimes, you know, people might watch you and say very negative things to you about the performance, and, you know, it might not have anything to do with your performance. There are some people in this world who simply don't want to see other people have success, and they will say negative things. They will tell you you're wasting your time. And so, look, I'm not saying that it's not important to listen to what others say. Absolutely. But what you really need to do is find people who you trust, find people who have your best interest at heart, and people who really don't have anything to win or lose by speaking to you honestly. Those are the people you want to surround yourself with. And I'm sure that's why, you know, so many people come to me for either, you know, private online mentoring or come, you know, see me at my workshops because, you know, I don't have any gain by saying anything positive or negative to you. You know, I just want to give you information that will help you tremendously. So anyhow, I just wanted to share that with you. And certainly on June 14th, love to have you attend this online webinar about how athletes can get cast. You can click on the link below, get all the information. And just so that you know, even though it is an online webinar, I do have limited seats available. And if you aren't available the day of the workshop, it doesn't matter. Everything is recorded and you will be sent an entire copy of the recording of the I've got a great guest speaker, Jessie Moore. She's co-owner of Game Changing Films. She hires actors. She's somebody you want to get to know. So anyhow, I'm Aaron Marcus. Click on the link below, register as soon as you can, and I can't wait to talk with you again soon.
