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A N N A L A M B E 154 Just like preparing for your audition, preparing to fulfil your contract takes some homework. "I wish I had taken the extra steps to know what everything means in a contract, what my obligations are." Anna shared how she was so well-taken care of on Trickster, but would have felt better if she was more familiar with contract language. The good news is, you don't have to navigate that process alone. "I highly suggest once you get involved in the film television, television industry, once you get your contracts that you reach out to another actor or somebody that you're close with and ask them questions. If you have any questions about your contract... you're allowed to ask questions, know that you can ask, you can figure things out." Anna says it's so important to learn: • how to read a contract • how to ask questions • who you can ask questions to Agents can be so helpful and their role is really important. "These people, they are your advocates in the film and television industry, they are your advocates. When you're entering productions, they are the people who are fighting to protect your rights as an actor, who understand what's in a contract, what's in the film and television industry, what you're obligated to." Anna wishes she had got herself an agent after finishing The Grizzlies because their work is so crucial. Having someone who speaks your language is so valuable. "It's made me more comfortable that my agent is able to handle all the legal stuff and they're able to explain things to me in plain English and not legal documents." Understanding your role in relation to what's happening around you is also important. Context is key. "As an actor, people on sets and those sorts of things, they're going to treat you like the center of the universe, but at the end of the day, you are not the center of the universe. Even in a lead role, you're not the center of a universe. You're not even really the center of production. There's so many aspects that come into filming a TV show or a movie and there's so many interconnected things that to say that the actor is like the heart of a production, it's wrong."