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“Sometimes the most powerful moments in a film are the quiet ones.” -Louis Malle For the filmmaker… A good discipline or practice is to go through every scene in the script and ask yourself the following two questions: Can I shoot this scene in one take? Can I communicate the story of this scene withContinue reading “One and None?”

“If you want to be given everything, give everything up.” -Lao Tzu “Being loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” -Lao Tzu Free-free, set them free (oh-ooh-whoa)Free-free, set them freeFree-free, set them freeFree-free, set them free If you need somebody, call my nameIf you want someone, you can doContinue reading “The Infinite Loop Of Grace”

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” -Lao Tzu “Past performance is not indicative of future results” is a common disclaimer placed on any investment solicitation. We can also apply this disclaimer to our own lives. What you did prior, your successes and your failures, your wins andContinue reading “Past and Future Performance”

“Excellence is a function of uniqueness.” -credo from Center for Positive Organizations at the University of Michigan “The great law of life is to be yourself. Though this axiom sounds simple it is often a difficult task. To be yourself you have to learn how to become the person you were dreamed to be. …Continue reading “How To Be Different”

“Thomas Jefferson kept a copy of Seneca on his nightstand. George Washington staged a reproduction of a play about Cato at Valley Forge in the winter of ‘77/’78 to inspire the troops. Patrick Henry cribbed lines from that play which we now credit to him: “Give me Liberty or give me death!” It is hardlyContinue reading “Recommit”

In the long run, the little bit you manage to accomplish on your worst days will be worth more than the lot you accomplish on your best days. Even if it’s a single thing, you can say to yourself, “Well, at least I did that.“ Consistency is a superpower.

“There’s a songwriter who wrote all of her music in the same messy room in an old office building. It hasn’t been touched in thirty years and she refuses to let it be cleaned. The secret is in that room, she says. She believes it, and it works for her. Charles Dickens carried a compassContinue reading “Choose and Support Your Belief”

It’s never been easier to learn a new skill or start a business or make and release your art. All the tools are out there for anyone who has the desire. Money is no longer an excuse. But because it’s never been easier, it’s never been harder to stand out from the crowd. You willContinue reading “It’s Never Been Easier…And Harder”

For the artist…. The odds of you being cast as a series regular (or booking consistent work) or your play being selected for production by a large regional theater (or any theater) or your novel being published by a major publisher (or any publisher) or any kind of commercial success in the arts, etc…are terrible.Continue reading “How To Beat The Odds”

“We must discover the power of love, the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that, we will be able to make of this old world a new world. Love is the only way.” -Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “A champion doesn’t become a champion in the ring, he’s merely recognized in the ring.Continue reading “The 5 Minute AM/PM Check-In”