”Body Hair is OK” w/ Olivia D’Lima

Chai with Rai

09-04-2023 • 1 hr 1 min

From calling people out who don't like puddings to a deep dive into acting and discussing skincare routine, vegan lifestyle, and  of course discussing writing their new upcoming series Beige . This is a juicy episode with Actor & Writer Olivia D'Lima.

In the episode we talk about:

  • Challenges and Joys of the following projects: Standup Sketch show, Casuality, Van Der Valk and Death in Paradise
  • On writing Beige (The Series). How that came to be? Where is it going? What do you hope to get out of it?
  • Process to Casuality and the un breaking of that; the aftermath of character work, adjusting to life without being contracted for a year and would you take a series regular again?
  • Pro's and Con's of discussing being a series regular vs Freelancing or guest starring.
  • Financial Survivability of an actor and the production of creating own work.
  • Taking the role home and safeguarding. Some tools you use to dig in the role and how you safeguard?
  • Favourite part of the job.
  • 3 things the Industry could do with or without.
  • 3 things you wish somebody would have told you but didn’t and you would like to impart on others today.
  • Handling the room for self tape, audition, picking a monologues vs handling the job when you’re on it- crew or character
  • How do you approach text as an actor vs a Writer- Method to it
  • Thoughts on digital space and it’s pro and cons as an artists in the industry.
  • Authenticity vs representation.
  • Relationship with agent and or getting an agent.

Social: Myself: https://www.instagram.com/chaiwithrai_/ Guest: https://www.instagram.com/olivia_dlima/ , https://twitter.com/olivia_dlima & https://www.instagram.com/beigetheseries/

Links: Myself: https://linktr.ee/chaiwithrai_

Guest: https://m.imdb.com/name/nm9745153/

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