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Speaking of the feeling, one of my favorite questions to ask my fellow actors is “When did you first know you wanted to be an actor?” We even devoted a whole Vs. Tuesday Night discussion to this question. The responses shared were inspiring and rich in detail. Some experienced the feeling first-hand on stage. SomeContinue reading ““For The Rest Of My Life””

“And he said, ‘Because life’s on the wire. The rest is just waiting.’ I understood immediately why Charlie [Laughton] was telling me this story. It stuck with me for a long time. Life’s on the wire, man. That’s my acting, my life. When I work, I’m on the wire. When I’m going for it. WhenContinue reading “The Feeling”

“Have blind faith that if you go in and work every day it will get better. Three days will go by and you will be in that office and you will think every day is terrible. But on the fourth day, if you do go in, if you don’t go into town or out inContinue reading “It Always Sucks…Until It Doesn’t”

“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else.” -Benjamin Franklin “When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.” -Evelyn Waugh Fact: Someone way worse off than you, with far less resources than you, accomplished something far greater than what you’re trying to do. The next time youContinue reading ““Yeah. I Know. But…””

My left stroke just went viralRight stroke put lil’ baby in a spiralSoprano C, we like to keep it on a high noteIt’s levels to it, you and I know Tell ’em, be humble (hol’ up)Sit down (hol’ up, hol’ up, lil’, hol’ up)Be humble (hol’ up) -song “Be Humble” by Kendrick Lamar Express yourselfContinue reading “BAH! Humble Brag”

“Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of the human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way.” -Viktor Frankl, Man’s Search For Meaning “Humans are creators of meaning, and finding deep meaning in our experiences is not just another nameContinue reading “I Mean It To Be”

“This is the power of art: The power to transcend our own self-interest, our solipsistic zoom-lens on life, and relate to the world and each other with more integrity, more curiosity, more wholeheartedness.” -Maria Popova “Being an artist means to be continually asking, “How can it be better?” whatever it is. It may be yourContinue reading “Art Can Be A Bridge”

I attended a funeral earlier today. It was a beautiful service for a beloved member of our local community. The eulogies given were powerful and moving, and as eulogies often do, they inspire you to give, love and do more. The below quote by Ernest Hemingway (also shared at the funeral) is a reminder thatContinue reading “Just Be There”

“Every circumstance comes with two handles, which one of which you can hold it, while with the other conditions are insupportable.”― Epictetus, Discourses and Selected Writings “We can grab onto resentment—or gratitude. We can focus on obstacles—or look closer and see opportunities. Gratitude shifts our perspective and transforms even the harshest realities into tools forContinue reading “Jedi Level Gratitude”

“When first approaching these works, we feel as if we are observers. We are watching these people from afar – in moments when they do not seem to realise we are even here – and we are left wondering who they are, or what they might be thinking, or what may have happened to themContinue reading ““In Character” Artistic Exercises”