Like most actresses, I’ve been one my entire life… sing-songing in front of family members and putting on plays, while…
Year: 2015
(AKA My Good Deed for the Day) People of the world, I am going to share with you the most…
Over the holidays, my Capoeira group participated in a multi-cultural holiday event at the Skirball Center. A highlight of the…
One of the ridiculously awesome things about our job is the occasional opportunity to TRAVEL for work! I’ve had the…
Aspiring cinematographers, get ready for this because I am going to tell you something that will blow your mind…. You…
“Samara, you have to change the way you email Hollywood people.” It hit me weirdly hard. Maybe because I’m a…
Ahh, the showmance; a thing sometimes hoped for, often joked about, and occasionally feared. It is an undeniable phenomenon in…
Lately, I’ve been noticing a lot of articles about how impossibly hard, time-consuming, and downright horrible crowdfunding is. It’s true,…
I recently watched the documentary series, MAKERS, which focuses on the achievements of women from varied backgrounds and professions. After…
Advice from someone who has no training or clinical experience (and therefore no business telling you how to live your…
It’s inevitable that you are going to flub a line when you are auditioning. But did you know that that…
There is a fine line between being persistent and looking like an idiot. Let me explain. I spent two and…
Recently I had forced downtime. Medical issues caused me to be less of an active participant in my career, which…
Have you noticed we see the same people nominated year after year, the same faces popping up on our TV…