Let me tell you a bit about me! This blog will allow me to share with you some of my up's and some of my down's but mostly up's because I believe Gratitude is the best attitude!
Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Everybody can be Great....because anybody can serve.
“Everybody can be great...because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love.”
Martin Luther King
On Sunday, May 22, 2016 I woke up at 4:00 AM to head to Mexico with a group of extraordinary volunteers to be of service at Rancho de Los Ninos, an orphanage for children in Mexico. We headed to Mexico with trunks full of presents for the children. Everything from clothing, blankets, body wash, shampoos, cleaning supplies, puzzles, coloring books and jenga (which was a big hit).
We arrived at Rancho de Los Ninos and the children ran up to us with hugs and kisses and excited for the gifts and love we were bringing.
We played ball, played JENGA, colored and had beautiful conversations and laughs together. The amount of love I felt warmed my heart and I truly feel I came back a better person. |
The hat says it all: LIFE IS GOOD, especially when you are being of service and bringing joy to children! |
Adios Amigos. Miss you already and we will be back soon! |
Thursday, April 14, 2016
My Mission Statement
I gave myself this assignment this week to write a mission statement
for my life after doing some deep healing. Here is what I came up with.
It feels bigger than me and a bit uncomfortable because I don't know
the HOW...but I'm slowly putting it out there!
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Mission Statement for the Life and Career of Christina DeRosa
My mission is to cradle myself with love, the way I would a baby in my arms, and see we are all really children at heart. My mission is to shine my childlike wonder and joy and share it with the world evolving through my acting, producing, music and any other gifts I discover. Through my gifts and talents, I will be of service to children, empowering them and reminding them they are perfect just the way they are. The world is waiting for me.
Christina DeRosa 4/14/16
Now, your turn, if you are gamed....
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Mila Kunis is the Sweetest!
I had the pleasure of working on the comedy feature film, BAD MOMS in New Orleans starring MILA KUNIS and written and directed by the guys who created THE HANGOVER,
Scott Moore and Jon Lucas.
You know that feeling when you meet someone you admired your whole life and they are as sweet and humble as you would want them to be? Yup, that was Mila Kunis. On set, she treated every member of the cast and crew with gratitude and respect and took direction and compliments with ease and grace. A True Star!
The movie will premiere this summer and I will be sure to let you know when you can run to the movie theater to see it!
I appreciate you!
Richest Blessings,
Christina DeRosa
Friday, January 15, 2016
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Gobble on This....
Doing The Happy "Booked It" Dance! I booked the role of Nicole on the Emmy Nominated TV Show, BLACK-ISH.
I have met the cast numerous times at TV academy events and I am looking forward to working on set with Tracee Ellis Ross and Anthony Anderson.
Pinky promise to keep you posted on the air dates! Thank you for all your loving support! xoxoxox
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
The 5 Keys to Booking Work as an Actor in Los Angeles
The 5 Keys to
Booking Work as an Actor in LA:
Practice, Practice, Practice!
Does a Major League Basketball player play a full game every
day? No, but he sure as hell will be
practicing his skills on the court and exercising his body daily. One of my dear friends is a concert violinist
and he told me if he goes one day without playing his violin, he feels off, two
days, he feels really off and three days without playing, it feels rusty coming
back. How is acting as a craft any
different? If you wanna be great at
something, it takes 10,000 hours of practice.
Best advice I can share is if you wanna act, then act! If you are not in an acting class, get in
one. There are so many awesome classes
in Los Angeles and in my class, I am playing opposite Series Regulars and movie
stars. It’s inspiring, they want to
train too when they are off set. Yes, it
takes Discipline but just like NIKE says, “Just Do it.” If you are tight on money, invite actor
friends over to your home and practice Meisner exercises, verb exercises, or
just get together and work on a scene.
Organize a table read of a play or script in your living room. It’s all possible. Practice your craft. My favorite reality check when I want to see
if my actions are in alignment with my priorities is to check my calendar and
checkbook. If acting is important to
you, then act.
Have an Attitude of Gratitude!
John D Rockefeller once said, “I will pay a man more for his attitude and his ability to get along with others than for any other skill he may possess.” Your attitude is more important than you will ever realize. It is more important than your education, your past or your looks. Your attitude will attract people to you or repel them. I start my day with Gratitude by writing down in my journal at least 10 things I’m grateful for. It can be anything. No judgement. Just put it down on paper and commit to doing it every single day. It can be “I’m grateful for my yoga practice, grateful for the sunshine, grateful for sleeping straight through the night.” Make the decision to write for 45 days straight and you will see the difference afterwards. You see, gratitude is in direct alignment with abundance. The more grateful you are, the more you have to be grateful for and Gratitude simply is the best attitude. When I really want to up my gratitude, I write a sincere thank you email or card to one person per day for 7 days in a row, explaining specifically what warms my heart about them. What amazes me is the amount of responses I get back with such gushing gratitude. It feels like a gratitude party. Speaking of which, why not host a party and ask 10 friends to come over and all go around the circle sharing all the gratitude in your hearts. I love sitting in a circle, okay but I get that not everyone is as cheesy as I am. So maybe you just want one gratitude partner that you call every day and share your gratitude over the phone for 10 minutes a day. Whichever path you choose to up your gratitude, have fun with it.
John D Rockefeller once said, “I will pay a man more for his attitude and his ability to get along with others than for any other skill he may possess.” Your attitude is more important than you will ever realize. It is more important than your education, your past or your looks. Your attitude will attract people to you or repel them. I start my day with Gratitude by writing down in my journal at least 10 things I’m grateful for. It can be anything. No judgement. Just put it down on paper and commit to doing it every single day. It can be “I’m grateful for my yoga practice, grateful for the sunshine, grateful for sleeping straight through the night.” Make the decision to write for 45 days straight and you will see the difference afterwards. You see, gratitude is in direct alignment with abundance. The more grateful you are, the more you have to be grateful for and Gratitude simply is the best attitude. When I really want to up my gratitude, I write a sincere thank you email or card to one person per day for 7 days in a row, explaining specifically what warms my heart about them. What amazes me is the amount of responses I get back with such gushing gratitude. It feels like a gratitude party. Speaking of which, why not host a party and ask 10 friends to come over and all go around the circle sharing all the gratitude in your hearts. I love sitting in a circle, okay but I get that not everyone is as cheesy as I am. So maybe you just want one gratitude partner that you call every day and share your gratitude over the phone for 10 minutes a day. Whichever path you choose to up your gratitude, have fun with it.
Detachment
I learned from Wendy Braun that the key to booking work is Detachment. That’s a tough one for me because I want it so badly and often my grip is too tight around my desire. “I want this role…why don’t I have it yet” urgghhh. I believe “It is natural for us, as human beings, to look forward. Our Eyes naturally look ahead. We are made for moving toward a goal.” President Ikeda. So, I am a goal-setter and in March of this year, I set the goal to book a Guest Star role on the TV show, Devious Maids, playing in a scene opposite Susan Lucci, shooting in Atlanta, Georgia and I prayed and chanted for that specific goal. After much prayer and chanting for it, I received my first audition opportunity for a role in a scene playing opposite Susan Lucci. All the elements were included. I did the audition, felt solid about it and continued chanting to book it. Through my prayer and chanting for it, I realized it was time to release my need for it and let it go. I discovered I needed to let go of what booking the role meant to me (that need for self-worth) so I started praying and chanting for wisdom to see what causes and actions I needed to take next. It was in my releasing and letting go of my need of validation, that I forgot about the role and trusted my life and the limitless possibilities. And then, I got the sudden, “Booked it” call from my agent. Woohoo! That’s wonderful news about me achieving my specific goal and the experience on set with Susan Lucci was a dream come true. It aired on TV this year and I am so excited and grateful. But what’s even more amazing, is that I chipped away at changing a tendency of seeking validation outside myself and the benefit is letting go and releasing my attachment to a result. My advice is to still set goals then be open to the limitless possibilities that lie in the unknown, in the letting go and the trusting.
Relationships!
It’s not who you know, but who knows you. Like any business, your acting career is no
different. You got to build lasting
relationships with Casting Directors, Talent Managers, Talent Agents, Directors,
Producers, Writers, actors and filmmakers of all kinds. You might know of Scott David, who casts
“Criminal Minds” and maybe you really want to be on the TV show, but if you
haven’t met Scott in a casting workshop or read for him at a casting session,
how do you expect him to know you? So,
make yourself known by him. Attend his
casting workshops at Actors Link, send him a tweet, go to his FB page, mail him
a thank you card. It takes time and work
but if you want to become known by Scott, it’s absolutely possible. I use him as an example because he’s one of
the most accessible Casting Directors out there for Los Angeles actors. Do the research. Let’s say you are a fan of a Director but she
doesn’t know you exist. Go see her
movies, tweet about her work, write her a detailed letter explaining why you
love her work so much and send it to her production company. Build those relationships. And stay in touch
with all the people who have hired you and all the people you want to work
with. Have fun building those
relationships and becoming known.
Promote,
Promote, Promote!!!
This is not the time to be shy. In today’s world, if you don’t post a selfie
of you there, it’s as if you weren’t there.
I get it, you don’t want to come off as “Selfish, egotistical, me, me,
me” but you gotta let all of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, Google,
Youtube (and a bunch of other social media sites) know about you and that movie
you just booked. If you didn’t book a
movie yet, don’t worry, let them know about your acting class, let them make
comments on your new head shots. Post
about your career goals and ask others what is their goal. Please stop being insecure thinking, “I don’t
have enough to post about,” or “I haven’t done enough, why would anyone want to
follow me?” You are enough, as you are
and the world needs to know about you, hear what you are all about and what you
want. You are talented and why not share
those gifts and talents with the world. You can even post about your love for
hiking and post a picture of you hiking.
Marketing is about sharing who you are.
I get it, Social Media can be time consuming and you may think you don’t
have that time to waste so here’s my solution, set a timer. Limit yourself to 10 minutes a day on Social
media. 5 minutes to post and the other 5
minutes to comment on other people’s posts. What I love to do is schedule some of my posts
so I remain consistent. Consistency is
Key. I prefer hootsuite to schedule my
posts. For example, I sit down for an
hour once a month to schedule in advance
all my living mantras (like an
affirmation) every morning at 9AM Pacific Standard Time on Twitter, LinkedIn
and my Facebook Fan Page. My fans,
friends and family all count on the daily inspiration from me with my living
mantras. It creates credibility with my
social media followers. Have fun with
your social media. Maybe you are a
comedian and do stand-up in LA, so schedule a joke post once a day at the same
time and watch all the followers who look forward to your jokes. That’s for sure a good way to secure more
stand-up work for yourself. Share
yourself with your fans, friends, family and the people you want to work
with. And remember to have fun with this
and don’t be scared like the lady in the picture below.
And one last word of advice, as Sir Winston Churchill said while
addressing his alma matter in a commencement speech, “Nevah, Nevah, Nevah Give
Up!”
Thank you for taking the time to read this, I trust you
found some gem in here. Please feel free
to keep in touch with me and drop me a line on your success stories on how this
information was helpful to you at www.twitter.com/christinaderosa
www.facebook.com/ActressChristinaDeRosa
www.facebook.com/ChristinaDeRosa
and remember I believe in you, so KGDS, Keep Going, Don’t Stop!
Richest Blessings,
Christina DeRosa
Friday, September 11, 2015
Have You Seen This Yet?
This is the 'Old Spice Guy' meets 'The Most Interesting Man' in a.... feminine way!
Get ready for a little pony, a super-hot Italian man and a whole lotta DeRosa in this commercial spot for CLUB W!
Click here to play: CLUB W COMMERCIAL SPOT
Thursday, August 20, 2015
New Goal!
I think you already know this about me, but in case you don't, let me remind you I am a goal setter and LOVE to set goals! (and then achieve them)! This year, I set the goal to work on set of Devious Maids, alongside Susan Lucci in a scene in Atlanta, and I did. I am super grateful to now have that scene on my reel. Woohoo! See reel here: https://vimeo.com/christinaderosa/reel2015
I just returned from an incredible trip to NEW ORLEANS or NOLA As I like to call it. I have been many times, worked on a TV Series Astronaut Wives Club, last year in NOLA and always feel a certain spiritual connection to the city. The food, the people, the charm. It's magical and mystic to me. I feel very at home when there and the kindness I experience is heart-warming. On my most recent trips to NOLA, I got to visit the set of NCIS New Orleans, thanks to my buddy Gordon Lonsdale the Cinematographer on the show. I felt so welcomed on set as I got to sit in video village next to the Director, and watch the actors during scenes. So, new goal:
To book a memorable Guest Star role or better on the TV Series, NCIS NEW ORLEANS, this year, 2015 that shoots in 2015. My bags are packed and I am ready to return to NOLA!
What is your goal? Feel free to share in the comments below and I will support you.
I just returned from an incredible trip to NEW ORLEANS or NOLA As I like to call it. I have been many times, worked on a TV Series Astronaut Wives Club, last year in NOLA and always feel a certain spiritual connection to the city. The food, the people, the charm. It's magical and mystic to me. I feel very at home when there and the kindness I experience is heart-warming. On my most recent trips to NOLA, I got to visit the set of NCIS New Orleans, thanks to my buddy Gordon Lonsdale the Cinematographer on the show. I felt so welcomed on set as I got to sit in video village next to the Director, and watch the actors during scenes. So, new goal:
To book a memorable Guest Star role or better on the TV Series, NCIS NEW ORLEANS, this year, 2015 that shoots in 2015. My bags are packed and I am ready to return to NOLA!
What is your goal? Feel free to share in the comments below and I will support you.
Wednesday, July 1, 2015
Want to Laugh out Loud?
I am so grateful to work on The Dog Franchise movies!
Every body loves a Dog movie!!!!
The Dog Who Saved Summer directed by Sean Olson, starring Elisa Donovan, Gary Valentine & Mario Lopez as the voice of Zeus, (the Dog) is now on DVD and you can get a taste of the film and my sassy pants character Marilyn here:
https://vimeo.com/christinaderosa/dwss
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