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“The most valuable commodity I know of is information.” -Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street by Oliver Stone “Knowledge is shit, okay? ‘Knowledge for Knowledge’s Sake’ is pure bullshit. All learning ever does is remind you of what you haven’t got. Teaches you about new stuff you’ll never be or have. Because unless youContinue reading “Synthesis”

For the actor… Just like most people don’t know what they want in life, is why it’s often hard to figure out what your character wants. But you must. What does the character want? So much so that they will die (metaphorically and sometimes literally) if they don’t get it? Even Hamlet, the king ofContinue reading “Indecision”

Yo, I’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really wantSo tell me what you want, what you really, really wantI’ll tell you what I want, what I really, really wantSo tell me what you want, what you really, really wantI wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!), I wanna (Hey!)I wanna really,Continue reading “What You Want”

“How to write: Butt in chair. Start each day anywhere. Let yourself do it badly. Just take one passage at a time. Get butt back in chair.” -Anne Lamott “Writing is the art of applying the ass to the seat.” -Dorothy Parker “The art of writing is the art of applying the seat of theContinue reading “Ass In Chair”

I do not love you except because I love you;I go from loving to not loving you,From waiting to not waiting for youMy heart moves from cold to fire. I love you only because it’s you the one I love;I hate you deeply, and hating youBend to you, and the measure of my changing loveContinue reading “Dying Medium?”

Your favorite food item or household product gets discontinued. Your favorite restaurant or store is about to go out of business. Tension is created. You might suddenly be spurred to buy a whole bunch of the product or visit that restaurant one last time. It’s here today, gone tomorrow. That’s the magic of live theatre.Continue reading “Last Chance”

“There are times when dreams sustain us more than facts.” -Helen Fagin “We are such stuff / As dreams are made on, and our little life / Is rounded with a sleep.” -Prospero in Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” “And, please, as you visualize your future, don’t be afraid to be blue sky. People these days areContinue reading “Don’t Forget About Your Dreams”

You better lose yourself in the music, the momentYou own it, you better never let it go -Eminem, song “Lose Yourself” Oh! Move over, RoverAnd let Jimi take over -Jimi Hendrix, song “Fire” For whatever art you’re trying to create, you must bring all of yourself to it. Whether that be writing, acting, painting, etc…theContinue reading “Find Yourself Lose Yourself”

You’ve gotta be cruel to be kind, in the right measureCruel to be kind, it’s a very good signCruel to be kind, means that I love you, baby(You’ve gotta be cruel)You gotta be cruel to be kind -Nick Lowe, song “Cruel To Be Kind” Being nice is about you. Being kind is about the otherContinue reading “Kind Vs. Nice”

“Your thoughts are just tiny secretions.” -Jeff Bridges “To realize you are not your thoughts is when you become spiritually awake.” -Eckhart Tolle Thoughts are just thoughts. You’ll have thousands upon thousands of them every day. Like an endless stream of running water or breathing, you can’t turn them off. Nor should you. Just beContinue reading ““Thinking, Thinking, Thinking””