Lights, Camera, ACTING! - (ft. Dillon Daniel Mutyaba)

On this episode of It Doesn’t Happen Overnight, I sit down with Dillon Daniel Mutyaba (@dillonmdaniel) an actor who has been performing since he was 8 and signed to his first LA talent agency at the age of 14 (IMDB). On this episode, Dillon takes us through falling in love with acting at a young age, what he does to prepare for auditions, and handling the most consistent part of the industry: rejection. So sit back...roll camera...roll sound... ACTION!

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Chapters

• 1:49 Falling in Love with Acting at an Early Age
• 4:30 People Think Acting is Easy
• 5:31 Being a Vessel for the Work/Researching for the Role
• 6:31 Writing a Character Bio
• 7:30 How Dillon Changing his Stage Name Gave him Auditions For More Complex Characters
• 9:10 Growing up African in America
• 10:45 Too Educated for Tupac
• 12:45 Why Actors Often Start Writing
• 14:07 Dillon Name Dropping #1: George R. R. Martin
• 15:33 Average Day for an Actor
• 16:43 hen You’re Doing your Dream you Can’t Imagine Doing Anything Else
• 18:29 How to Handle Rejection
• 19:13 Dillon Name Dropping #2: Standing in for John Boyega
• 20:44 Dillon (Sort of) Name Dropping #3: Mentors
• 21:26 Toni’s Definition of Success
• 23:53 Dillon’s Definition of Success
• 25:52 Julliard - The Yes When Dillon Needed it the Most
• 30:15 Carving your Own Path
• 31:30 Dealing with Insecurity/Anxiety + When a Role is meant For You
• 34:09 Biggest Mistake: Giving Them What You Think They Want
• 36:25 Advice for Someone Wanting to Break Into the Industry
• 42:27 The Necessity for Passion
• 44:42 Bonus Questions!