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If you found answers to every one of your excuses, allayed all your fears for why you’re not making your art right now, would you?… (A) Go make it. (B) Come up with new excuses.

“A meaningful life can be extremely satisfying even in the midst of hardship, whereas a meaningless life is a terrible ordeal no matter how comfortable it is.” -Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens “Everything can be taken from a person but one thing: the last of the human freedoms—to choose one’s attitude in any given set ofContinue reading “Meaning-MAKERS”

“Among the maxims on Lord Naoshige’s wall there was this one: ‘Matters of great concern should be treated lightly.’ Master Ittei commented, ‘Matters of small concern should be treated seriously.” -Excerpt from Hakagure, The Book Of The Samurai by Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Translated by William Scott Wilson Richard Carlson wrote a bestselling book entitled “Don’t SweatContinue reading “The Small Stuff”

“Desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” -Naval Ravikant “Discipline implies that there is a cost to attaining things that are sought after by many. It may cost you time, money, freedom, or any combination of all of these plus more, but it will costContinue reading “It’s Gonna Cost You”

Suffering and uncertainty go hand in hand. One big help is to release the need to be certain. One day at a time.

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” -C.S. Lewis It doesn’t matter what you did or didn’t do prior to this moment. You cannot change the beginning of your story. But you can start from where you are right now and change theContinue reading “Changing Your Story”

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller “You may not always have a comfortable life and you will not always be able to solve all of the world’s problems at once but don’t ever underestimate the importance you can have because history hasContinue reading “Hope”

A well known and excellent actor once gave me terrific advice about listening. He equated it to hitchhiking. You get into a car with a complete stranger and you better believe you’re gonna listen to every word that stranger says and pick up every nuance and gesture that stranger makes. In short, you’re gonna listenContinue reading “Hitchhiking And Listening”

Actors… Wanna keep your skills sharp? Wanna work on amazing material? Wanna learn? Wanna work with great people who share your work ethic and love of the art? Wanna experience working with a certain director you’re curious about? Wanna practice producing? Wanna have an incredible artistic experience? Wanna do all of the above and notContinue reading “Your Own Personal Scene Study”

For the actor… Someone who’s got it all together? Not fun to play. Not interesting to watch. Someone’s who’s trying desperately to keep it all together? Super fun to play. Riveting to watch.