Dress for success. Image is very important. People judge you by the way you look on the outside.
I know a lot of people who jumped into a record label right away, dropped an album, and then nothing happened for them. Build your fan base first, and follow your gut.
I can't really attribute my success onscreen to any formula and suggest you "do this or that" to make it as an actor.
If you want to succeed in life...you must pick 3 bones to carry with you at all times: a wish bone, a backbone, and a funny bone.
Best selling authors are always worth listening to, even if you choose to ignore their advice.
I would advise anyone starting out as a singer/songwriter to play live as much possible. You never know who might be in the audience.
There's like this great thing that Bette Davis said when someone asked her, "How do you get into Hollywood?" "Take Fountain!"
The key in mastering any kind of sales is switching statements about you and how great you are and what you do, to statements about them, and how great they are and how they will produce more and profit more from ownership of your product or service.