CORDELIA'S ACTING TIPS
by Kate Anderson & Richard Matthews

TIP 1. ALWAYS LOOK THE PART!
Image is everything. To get noticed as the Next Big Thing, you have to look the part. Designer gear is preferable, be it Gianni Versace, Calvin Klein or Louis Vuitton. Even if you bank account won't allow you to splash out on a little designer number, there's no excuse for nipping out to the shops in your worn old sweatshirt and tracksuit bottoms! After all, you never know; you could bump into a major Hollywood talent scout at the supermarket checkout! (If you, er, live in Hollywood.)

TIP 2. BE SEEN AT ALL THE RIGHT PARTIES!
If you're going to get descovered, what better place to do it than at the hippest, most happening party!?  It'll give you the perfect opportunity to mingle with the hottest, most in-demand directors and A-List celebs. Just don't take anyone better-looking with you - you don't want them stealing your thunder...! (Oh, and a word of warning: always check out your surroundings first. In particular, nice places with no mirrors and lots of curtains...)

TIP 3. ATTITUDE IS EVERYTHING!
Being an actress means having to face up to a lot of rejection and disappointment, so it comes in handy to know that nobody knows anything in Hollywood (some script guy said it, or some other unattractive behind-the-scenes loser), so it isn't you and you can't help that they are blind and dumb with no fashion sense!

TIP 4. DON'T GIVE UP THE DAY JOB!
It's no use waiting for your big break to come along whilist those bills just keep piling up - you have to be able to pay the rent. So whether it's working in a supermarket stacking shelves, an office job or telesales, don't give up your day job. Although, if you're going to work for a firm like Angel Investigations, it's  one thing being handy with a stake and a crossbow; it also helps to be able to file and type too...

TIP 5. START AT THE BOTTOM AND WORK YOUR WAY UP!
It's more than likely you'll have to be the shiniest, sparkliest person in some dowdy, run-of-the-mill ad to make it big. But it's all good experience and the perfect way to learn your trade, while you wait for some millionaire producer to snap you up! So keep all parts of your luscious self in tip-top condition, because you never know which bits will make you famous! Just remember - the bikini is your friend!

TIP 6. EXPERIENCE EVERYTHING!
While you may have spent your formative years living it up in luxury, as a struggling, aspiring actor you'll get to experience life as a mere mortal for a change. Although becoming half-demon, falling in love with a vampire, experiencing blinding painful visions, getting sucked into another dimension and ascending to a higher plane are life experiences you should probably try to avoid...

TIP 7. PERFECT YOUR ON-SCREEN SMOG!
It pays to get in plenty of practice to perfect your smooching skills; whether it be with the cute, wise-cracking lad you dated in high school, the bumbling British gent in the posh suit you had a bit of a crush on, or the brooding hottie with a split personality. It's probably best to avoid nasty old Haxil demons, though!

TIP 8. GET AN AGENT!
There is no better self-presentation than good representation! To really take advantage when than golden, career-making opportunity comes your way, you must have a great, ballsy agent who will get your auditions, chew up and spit out casting directors, or do anything to get you that dog food commercial, no matter the indignity and personal cost! That is if they ever return your calls...

TIP 9. BE GOOD AT EXAGGERATING THE TRUTH!
Actors never lie - they have 'The Method'. You can and must do anything to project that successful image. Most actors are experts at exaggerating the truth and it's always better to tell someone about your Malibu beach condo than the squalid little appartment downtown or the haunted digs that you share with a ghost whose only saving grace is his skill with a loofa...

TIP 10. YOU ARE WHO YOU DATE!
What would Jennifer be without Brad? Or J-Lo without Ben? Your super-hot beau should be as regular an appendage as that super Louis Vutton purse and those fabbo Jimmy Choo shoes you never leave the house without. Good looks are must, but brains are optional. Actually, not too good-looking either come to think about it... did we say that already?