Greg Hildreth: Making a living as an Actor

<p>Greg Hildreth is an actor who has appeared on stage in Stephen Sondheim's Company, on TV in The Good Wife and on the silver screen in Wall Street II. But to me and my toddler he’ll always be known as that summer loving snowman, Olaf from Frozen: The Musical. Oh and on the side he paints portraits of people’s pets. For more visit <a href='https://www.instagram.com/greg_hildreth/'>www.instagram.com/greg_hildreth</a>. </p> <p>In This Episode</p> <ul><li>00:00 - Meet Greg Hildreth</li> <li>01:00 - Starting out in theatre</li> <li>04:30 - Playing Olaf in Frozen: The Musical</li> <li>07:45 - Working in film and television</li> <li>10:45 - Finding inspiration and trying different roles</li> <li>13:00 - Preparation, training and staying sharp</li> <li>17:45 - Managing expectations, success and perspective</li> <li>20:30 - What happens when there's no work?</li> <li>26:00 - Being a character actor and growing into roles</li> <li>30:30 - The benefits of acting school</li> <li>33:15 - Advice to people staring out</li> <li>36:50 - Painting portraits of people’s pets during a pandemic</li> </ul> <p><a href='https://www.chroma-projects.com/'>M</a><a href='https://www.makingalivingshow.com/'>aking A Living Show</a> is produced by <a href='https://www.nemedia.ca/'>Next Exit Media</a> and hosted by <a href='https://www.robilevy.com/'>Robi Levy</a>.</p> <p>Listen to the show on <a href='https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/making-a-living-show/id1508754047'>Apple</a>, <a href='https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL21ha2luZ2FsaXZpbmdzaG93L2ZlZWQueG1s'>Google</a>, <a href='https://open.spotify.com/show/0piDgPJj0ktIZB91I0FbVo'>Spotify</a>, <a href='https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/making-a-living-show'>Stitcher</a>, <a href='https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-making-a-living-show-68316812/'>iHeartRadio</a>, <a href='https://makingalivingshow.podbean.com/'>Podbean</a>, <a href='https://radiopublic.com/making-a-living-show-6Lervn'>Radio Public</a>, <a href='https://tunein.