Tory Shulman News

Have you guys ever thought about giving up? Like on the whole dream? I have. I am thinking about it right now. (Pause for dramatic effect). No in all seriousness, I am marinating the idea in my head. The main reason boils down to one thing: success.  I was raised to be successful and to move forward in my career. I worked extremely hard in high school and college so that I could be prepared. But for what? I’m doing literally nothing. Like the opposite of something. I know that an artist’s career is more of an up-and-down graph than a linear line. I know that there isn’t a straight forward way to make it in this business. But I’m…

THE "ALMOSTS" BY TORY SHULMAN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED @LINEBUDDIES.COM Pilot season is rough for everyone involved. It’s a lot of “almosts” for everyone. Every time you succeed, there is a new hurdle for you to pass through--like 15 tests for network, producers, the studio and the unicyclist. How do you deal with the “almosts?” How do you deal with the “getting so close?” I actually don’t have the answer, I’m just asking. If I had to give advice on this, I would say that going Buddhist is the best thing you can do when you are dealt this frustrating hand. In Buddhism, you train every day for the rest of your life in letting everything go. Groundlessness becomes your motto and…

    It was all the way in Burbank. I had an audition for "After Lately" and I begged my boyfriend to drive me. I wasn't greedy though. I let him browse Freak Beat record shop afterwards while I bought cheap L'oreal gel eyeliner at the CVS 1 mile down the road. Which is AMAZING by the way. The BF drove me on to the lot and was ready to drive up and park the car near the casting trailer. However, Mr. Tight-Ass Universal-Guard-Man refused to let him drive past the gate. Thus I had to walk my NEWLY exercising ass down to the trailers. And guess what? It wasn't a short walk and I was in heels. And yes,…

  I want to preface this review by saying that I am a die-hard, life-long Les Miserables fan. I've seen the play six times in three different countries and I was one of those disastrously annoying teenagers who blasted the cassette soundtrack 24/7. I know all the words to every song as does my entire family. It's been our favorite musical for about 20 years so I was more than excited for this movie to blow my mind.   I was not blown.  That came out wrong. I was disappointed. Majorly. Let's start with the pros. The PROS 1) Anne Hathaway. Man, I thought I hated you. I thought you were SO annoying and SO blah and disgustingly righteous about…