Meet David Brown III

Alright – so today we’ve got the honor of introducing you to David Brown III. We think you’ll enjoy our conversation, we’ve shared it below.

David, so great to be with you and I think a lot of folks are going to benefit from hearing your story and lessons and wisdom. Imposter Syndrome is something that we know how words to describe, but it’s something that has held people back forever and so we’re really interested to hear about your story and how you overcame imposter syndrome.

I truthfully don’t know if I ever overcame my imposter syndrome, but I do believe I have managed myself, and emotions very well recently. Feeling like my work, accomplishments and accolades aren’t enough, lingers in my mind all the time. Making sure that I know how to regulate those negative whispers, starts with realizing where I come from and what I’m doing now, is such a step-up from what I used to be and do. When you’re still in the process of getting your name out there, getting auditions sent to you and sending self-tapes to receive work, it all feels so surreal and great, but it also keeps you very humble knowing the process. So yeah, I don’t believe imposter syndrome goes away for me, but I know myself well enough, to understand that what I am doing is great, and a very big upgrade from my past chapters.

Great, so let’s take a few minutes and cover your story. What should folks know about you and what you do?

I am an Actor, Writer and Director based out of New York but from Greenwich, Connecticut. I have been in the ranks of a working-actor for about 4 years now, but have studied the arts of acting-on-screen, for more than 10 years. I started my journey when I was in middle school, attending ‘Western Middle-School,’ after I had auditioned for the school musical. I was in a way forced to participate, by a very caring, yet very stern teacher, to help boost my grade as it was an activity to take me way from my degeneracy. In the end it very much worked out and provided an outlet to a kid who was very much not sure what life had ahead of him. Fast forward two lead roles in a middle school musical, two major auditions that weren’t booked, a short lived web-series, and now I am in a short-film that has over 10,000 views on ‘YouTube.’

Looking back, what do you think were the three qualities, skills, or areas of knowledge that were most impactful in your journey? What advice do you have for folks who are early in their journey in terms of how they can best develop or improve on these?

Three skills/lessons I retained to help me continue to proceed this very competitive industry are the following…
1. Always count on yourself.

Whether that’s figuring out what story to write, doing an audition and/or shooting your own film, ALWAYS COUNT ON YOURSELF.

2. Never go into this business without a proper foundation.

I was signed to my current agency by pure luck, with little to no material. But I followed my first step, to “count on myself,” which helped me, but that will definitely not always be the case. You will need a good foundation, proper headshots, area at home to film auditions and the last but always overlooked, backup or saved money. You will need some sort of funds whether that’s, using a casting website that requires a fee, or even getting professional headshots done.

3. Have fun, and KEEP ON GOING!

What’s been one of your main areas of growth this year?

My biggest area of improvement, has got to be my work ethic. Before I couldn’t stand to sit and read though hours, upon hours of script reading. It was such a bore, that doing what I loved felt like a chore in a way. Not only that but going out and constantly getting rejected, put me into so many mini-depression periods where I wouldn’t even eat, thinking about what I should’ve done better. I had to learn that, it was never that serious, and if this choice of a dream and career I chose was for me, than it would work out. So far, all I can say is, it has all very much worked out for me.

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