Hitchcock’s infamous reference to actors as cattle was the inspiration for an online article which modestly proposes that, in order to improve critical judgment of their performances, actors be categorized as "Good and Bad Cattle." Although the approach is humorous and the argument is tongue-in-cheek, the article actually deals with some important issues about film acting, such as the role of the film star in movie marketing, the perils of typecasting and miscasting, the politics of acting awards, and the difficulty of assessing performances.

Hi guys, I was wondering if any of you guys had any tips or experience with self promoting / publicizing yourselves as actors? I have done the obvious imdb – upload photos, created a website but I mean off the internet, how would someone build their public profile to help gain recognition that leads to more film role oppotunities?

Thanks again guys, appreciate it.

Hi There!

I am wanting to create a movie of my own. This is generally my first big project, and I don’t exactly know enough actors myself. How would I go about finding actors that I don’t know?

Is there a website for this type of thing? Is there a column that usually appears in a news paper that I’m missing? Is there some type of place I would want to go?

Any suggestions would be awesome, thanks alot!

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