Another Year....
Lucky Money Toad Another Year and, no, not the Mike Leigh kind I hope, although it was probably the most profound film of 2010. Actually I was thinking about that film the other day and how – despite the synopsis – it was really about Lesley Manville’s character, Mary. Another year older. Another year alone. Another year of desperately looking for Mr. Ideal (and with her options becoming less and less ideal.) Profound, and heartbreaking. For an actor, however, the arrival of another year is about staying positive. On New Year’s Day we rush to read our astrology forecast, seek out messages in fortune cookies, tarot cards, runes, hold onto our lucky numbers, lucky jewelry, lucky audition outfits, lucky Chinese Money Toads….anything to keep our energy up and our attitude optimistic. Because no profession brings more rejection and uncertainty than acting. It takes, on average, about 10 years of hard slogging to support yourself as an actor. Sure, some are seemingly ov...