It's never too early to begin your career search.

One of the top recommendations I can give to students is for them to do their homework. Research the employer and find out what the company is about. The best way they are going to impress an employer is to show interest.

The reason we emphasize internships is because our employers demand them. Internships come in a lot of shapes and sizes and not all are large and paid. Students need to recognize work experience is valuable and if they don't opt for the internship they should pursue volunteer activities or other field-related experiences instead.

The game of political music chairs and finger-pointing by career politicians and agency bureaucrats needs to end.

All I can tell you is that you cannot make choices in your own career, either career choices or choices when you're actually working as an actor, based on trying to downplay or live up to a comparison with somebody else. You just can't do that. You have to do your own work based on your own gut, your own instincts, and your own life.

Each job requires a conscious choice of career path, and a different plan of development.