"A SHOW-BIZ INDUSTRY BIBLE!" -Entertainment Weekly Magazine (Special Collector's Issue)

"Meeting with Brian O'Neil and following his ideas saved me time, effort and money. It helped me get agents, jobs, and the career I never thought possible. Listen to Brian and do what he says!" -David Alan Basche, co-star with Debra Messing of the 2008-09 hit series THE STARTER WIFE and the Steven Spielberg/Tom Cruise hit, WAR OF THE WORLDS

"Brian O'Neil and I met at a time when my prospects were few. I followed his strategy and the plans he laid out. Now I'm a regular on a new FOX series. Thank you Brian!"
-Eric Millegan, star of the hit FOX series BONES

"Nobody but Brian has the industry experience necessary and the insight to give an actor a personalized plan of attack. No one else even comes close."-- Stephen Gregory, Kyle Beresford, M.D. LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT

"Most important for me is that Brian sparked a more intuitive lifestyle, a way of strategic thinking and effective planning." -Josh Casaubon, co-star (Hugh Hughes) of ABC's ONE LIFE TO LIVE and 2009 guest star of 30 ROCK

"With Brian O'Neil you get real, practical business tools to gain access to auditions and agents. His knowledge of the business is astounding and it comes from a broad and amazing background. You'll get no vague, New Age nonsense when you work with Brian O'Neil, just proven business techniques to move your career forward."-- Jason Robert Adams, star of the upcoming Web series THE WORLD IS MINE

"Brian O'Neil's wonderful book not only helps demystify much of what is scary to the novice, it is also a wonderful refresher for veterans. It's both calming and wise, much like the author himself!" -Josh Radnor, star of the hit CBS series HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER

"I met with Brian O'Neil one week after moving to New York to start my acting career. Two weeks later I was on Broadway! It could not have happened without Brian's strategy, guidance, and rare unprecedented understanding of this ridiculous business!"- David Rossmer, B'way's hit revival of FIDDLER ON THE ROOF

"Brian O'Neil helped me craft the most compelling business correspondence. It connected me to the right industry people and it worked!" -Anthony Cistaro, co-star of the hit TNT series WITCHBLADE and NBC's FRIENDS: The Final Episode

"Thank you for sharing your experience and wisdom. I felt that the students were in especially good hands with you and we look forward to seeing you again next year." -James Bundy, Dean, Yale School of Drama

"Brian O'Neil's book and his one-session career planning consultation are filled with invaluable information. I highly recommend him!" -Eric Thal, lead role with Ethan Hawke in SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS and star of the feature film MOUTH TO MOUTH

"Brian O'Neil's Acting As a Business is a MUST for any actor or person considering acting in L.A., New York and any city in between. I'm only sorry I didn't find it sooner. Look no further, this invaluable book has EVERYTHING you need to know about the business." -Ben Curtis (Steve, "The Dell Dude") for Dell Computer's record-breaking TV campaign and Guest Star on LAW & ORDER and star of the off-Broadway hit JOY.

"Working with Brian led me directly to a lead role on Broadway and completely changed the way I do business! Thank you, thank you, thank you!" -Bill Bowers, co-star B'ways THE LION KING

"Brian O'Neil's one-session career-planning consultation and his methods for contacting industry personnel directly has brought me phenomenal results! I recommend him to all actors." -Andrea Frierson, featured in Broadway's MARIE CHRISTINE and BRING IN DA NOISE.

"I could say 100 great things about Brian O'Neil and "Acting as A Business." Acting IS a business and nobody puts it better than Brian." -Billy Hartung, featured in Miramax hit film CHICAGO

"Brian O'Neil gave me specific information about whom to contact, when, and what to say. Since working with him I've made my B'way debut -in a lead role -and I'm forever grateful to him." -Caren Browning, LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT and co-star with Tony Danza in Broadway's A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

"This is a real winner by an informed writer who should do more books." -The Coast Book Review

"Handy, helpful, sensible, practical, entertaining, thorough...straight business advice."
-Dramatics Magazine

"ACTING AS A BUSINESS is without question the best book ever written on the subject." -Matt Cord, WMMR-FM

"Reads like a chat with a well-informed industry insider, which is what O'Neil is." -Regional Theatre Directory

"While Brian's book is required reading at our school, there is no substitute for the man himself. His expertise, knowledge of the field, and earnest desire to help young actors find their way into the industry have made his seminars a tremendous resource at the National Theatre Conservatory for many years." -Daniel Renner, Director of Education and MFA program director, National Theatre Conservatory, The Denver Center

"Brian O'Neil's book is an invaluable resource, but his seminar is a tour-de-force threat of energy, practical tools, and perspective. Brian empowers actors to take resposibility for their own careers by putting real strategies into their hands." -Catherine Weidner, Program Director, Academy for Classical Acting at George Washington University/Shakespeare Theatre

"We consider Brian O'Neil's seminar a critical part of our students' training, no less important than any other. Thanks to Brian's seminar, our grads now leave the program with a practical and motivating approach to the business side of acting, a 'method' they will continue to use throughout their careers. Brian gives actors something to DO. With his seminar, actors take their careers into their own hands where it belongs!" -Walton Jones, Chair, MFA Programs, University of California, San Diego/La Jolla Playhouse

"Brian O'Neil's seminar is positive and accessible. He continues to make an invaluable contribution to the success of our graduates. I can't imagine a better introduction to the business of acting than Brian's seminar." -Richard Seer, Program Director, The Old Globe Theatre Professional Acting Program

"Brian O'Neil presents the materials and the methods we all wish we had known. He has taken the fear out of my students moving forward with their careers." -Roberta Sloan, Chair, Department of Theatre, Temple University

"Brian O'Neil empowers young actors by opening their minds to new ways of thinking and by giving them specific tools to help them begin their professional careers." -Lisa Nicholas, Adjunct Professor and Director of Syracuse University's Tepper Center


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