Cold Reading: What Every Actor Needs To Know  June 22, 2012 by 
So, you want to be an actor?   There are four (4) cardinal rules
guiding successful actors from Los Angeles, CA to New York City,
NY:  1) Having talent doesn’t necessarily mean you will work. 
Ever. 2) Hard work may pay off.  Or maybe not. 3) Sometimes
there is loyalty in the business.  Most of the time there isn’t.
4) There is no such thing as fair.  Being an actor involves
dealing with a lot of forces which are out of your control. 
What can you do to ensure the most successful career possible?
Preparation is when hard work meets opportunity.  Opportunity
could arise at any moment and you must be ready when it
knocks.    Cold reading is a common tool casting directors use
to quickly determine whether an actor is right for a certain
part.  Cold reading is speaking the words of a script with
little to no preparation.   The goal of every actor is to be
able to take someone else’s words and speak them out loud, with
confidence and clarity, as i