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“Gone, gone, utterly gone, all has passed over to the other side.” -Buddhist heart sutra “Yearning for a new way will not produce it. Only ending the old way can do that. You cannot hold onto the old all the while declaring that you want something new. The old will defy the new; the oldContinue reading “Closure”

“I just want to let the work speak for itself.” While noble in theory, this idea is doomed to fail. (Trust me. I’ve learned this and continue to learn this the hard way.) Because work doesn’t speak. It just is. People do. And it’s your job as a producer to get them to see andContinue reading ““Let The Work Speak For Itself””

Desiring to write, but feeling like you have nothing to say? No energy? No time? Literally, no time given all your commitments. That’s okay. Take the pressure off yourself. Don’t sweat it. Take out a piece of paper and pen and just write one sentence. One bad sentence. Who cares? Just one sentence. After you’reContinue reading “One Sentence”

“Marketing is the generous act of helping others become who they seek to become. It involves creating honest stories—stories that resonate and spread…Marketing is our quest to make change on behalf of those we serve.” -Seth Godin, This Is Marketing Marketing is not this commerciaI. I mean, I guess technically it is. But no. It’sContinue reading “Marketing Is Storytelling”

“We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.” -Thornton Wilder “Pass then through this tiny span of time in accordance with Nature, and come to your journey’s end with a good grace, just as an olive falls when it is fully ripe, praising theContinue reading “Make The Gratitude Trade”

“There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way.” -Thich Nhat Hanh “To acquire happiness you don’t have to do anything, because happiness cannot be acquired. Does anybody know why? Because we have it already. How can you acquire what you already have? Then why don’t you experience it? Because you’ve got to dropContinue reading “Bring The Joy”

“The mind is everything. What you think, you become.” -Buddha Not peace of mind. Peace from mind.

Advice for the aspiring actor…find a play or film you’re passionate about, act in it and produce it yourself. You’ll become a much better actor. Advice for the aspiring playwright…write a play you’re passionate about and produce it yourself. You’ll become a much better playwright. Advice for the aspiring screenwriter, write a film you’re passionateContinue reading “Producing Advice”

If you’re uncomfortable or reluctant to tell people about the art you’ve made, the project you’ve committed to, then maybe it’s not that important to you after all. Because if you can’t care enough or aren’t brave enough to share it with others, then why would you expect a single person to show up? ToContinue reading “Too Scared To Share”

“After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.” –A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway That’s the number of endings Hemingway wrote to A Farewell To Arms. It’s in the conversation for one of the best and certainly most famous novel endings of allContinue reading “47”