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 Anni Rossi says, "Most of my friends would say I'm quite flat in the way I express myself in conversation, but because of that I really let it rip in the music."
Rossi does not directly say she is shy, but it sounds like she may be. Many performers are.
 In her post Defining Success
on her blog The Actors Voice, author and casting director Bonnie
Gillespie writes about new actors lusting after fame. Here are some
excerpts :
Those who do become household names? They're talented. Yes. That's a
given. Being even moderately successful in this industry requires a
baseline of talent. Done.
But when an actor comes to Los Angeles with his or her eyes on the
prize of fame, of "household name" status, of being stopped on the
street for autographs and stalked on Robertson for photographs, I want
to ask that actor to redefine success.
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Filmmaker Jerry Bruckheimer has been called "a relentless perfectionist who never allows a single detail to go by without notice." Martha Stewart calls herself "a maniacal perfectionist," and says "If I weren't, I wouldn't have this company. It's the best rap!" But perfectionism is not always a virtue, and can affect how controlling we get about our lives and other people.
We do not fear being called meticulous
 "We do not fear being called meticulous, inclining as we do to the view that only the exhaustive can be truly interesting."
Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain
Photo: FBI Agent Dale Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) in Twin Peaks (1990-1991 TV series), recording a memo about his investigations.
Concept and photo from Slaughterhouse 90210
> Related TalentDev posts: Perfectionism.
This is by Kristin from the Candy Sandwich blog. See some related TalentDevelop links at the end.
 "The
only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad
to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the
ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn,
like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the
stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody
goes "Awww!" Jack Kerouac
Not all of us are mad. Mad to live. Mad to talk. Mad to be saved.
Most of us stand at the sides and go "awww!" in the presence of those
who are, watching in wonder and awe as they sparkle in dimly lit bars,
at family picnics, over dinner if one can pin them down.
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