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If you’re looking for an example of generosity of spirit, look no further than the below email that Anthony Hopkins sent to Bryan Cranston. It’s after he consumed all episodes of “Breaking Bad.” He was so moved by the performance and quality of the show, he felt compelled to reach out. (Hat tip to myContinue reading “Generosity Of Spirit”

“1. Welcome Each Day, Its Pleasures and Its Challenges 2. Make Others Feel Welcome 3. Share 4. Live in the Moment 5. Feel the Spirit of Those Who Have Come Before You 6. Appreciate Those Who Walk with You Today 7. Imagine Those Who Will Follow You” -Victor Prince, book The Camino Way: Lessons inContinue reading “The Way”

“Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants.” -Epictetus I don’t know what they want from me It’s like the more money we come acrossThe more problems we see – The Notorious B.I.G., song “Mo Money Mo Problems” “Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you getContinue reading “Having Enough”

Under the “Desired Characteristics” heading, you’re almost guaranteed to find one phrase in any job posting across any industry anywhere in the United States. Probably the world. “Candidate must be a self-starter.” It’s also a “Desired Characteristic” if you wanna lead an artistic life. Be a self-starter. Go make your art.

“If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives and maybe even your mind. It could mean not eating for three or four days. It could mean freezing on a park bench. It could mean jail. It could mean derision. It could mean mockery–isolation.Continue reading “Sacrifice”

“Admit it. You aren’t like them. You’re not even close. You may occasionally dress yourself up as one of them, watch the same mindless television shows as they do, maybe even eat the same fast food sometimes. But it seems that the more you try to fit in, the more you feel like an outsider,Continue reading “Find The Others”

This past Tuesday night, our Vs. group had a thrilling discussion centered around the question: “What was the best production you ever saw?” It was fun to hear everyone’s responses, all the varied types of shows, the reasons why something made the cut and the lasting impact it had on them. The energy was inspiringContinue reading ““The Best Thing I Ever Saw””

For the actor…. No amount of skill will ever allow you to manufacture a moment. You might think you got away with it. That you fooled ’em with your craft…You didn’t. If you’re not feeling it, just say it. Plain and simple and truthful. Leave the manufacturing to the manufacturers.

“He knows nothing who does not profit from what he knows.” -Cicero Let’s next level Cicero, shall we? Not just you profit. Use that knowledge to also help others profit.

“Everyone of us is shadowed by an illusory person: a false self…We are not very good at recognizing illusions, least of all the ones we cherish about ourselves. Contemplation is not and cannot be a function of this external self. There is an irreducible opposition between the deep transcendent self that awakens only in contemplation,Continue reading “Convergence”