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For the actor… We’ve all heard the adage, “acting is listening.” That doesn’t mean staring intensely into the eyes of your scene partner with all your might. It just means, actually caring about what they have to say. And then taking what they have to say deeply personally. If it helps, change the adage toContinue reading “Acting Is Caring”

All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players; -from the play “As You Like It” by Shakespeare “The true philosopher lives his life as a dress rehearsal for death.” -Socrates “Rehearse your death every morning and night. Only when you constantly live as though already a corpse (jōjū shinimi) will youContinue reading “Death Rehearsal”

“Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius.” -Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart “Talent is able to hit a target nobody else can hit. Genius is able to hit a target nobody else can see.” -Arthur Schopenhauer “I enjoy being surprised – indeed, often ambushed – by a role.” -Jefferson Mays “All would be lost, however,Continue reading “Jefferson Mays Is An Acting Genius”

“Any film you do, you should treat it like the last film you’re ever gonna make.” Christian Bale “He’s just one of the 10 greatest film actors ever. And I would just say if you’re going to like create that list of people that are chameleons, people that are really artists, I started doing allContinue reading “The Inexplicable Genius Of Great Actors”

There exists a gap between not knowing how you will get through something, yeah at the same time knowing you will get through something. This gap has a name. It’s called Faith.

“Challenges are what make life interesting. Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful.”-Joshua J. Marine Overcoming challenges does make life interesting and meaningful. Especially when you intentionally seek them out. That’s when life gets really fun.

I have over 250 half-written blog posts in my draft folder. I always have intentions to come back and finish them, but rarely do. Mainly because I’m just not in the same headspace as I was when I half-wrote it. And it’s nearly impossible to get back there. Finish what you start. Or start somethingContinue reading “Finish It Or Start And Finish It”

“Acting is living truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” -Sanford Meisner “The imagination is closer to the actor than real life-more agreeable, more comfortable…The imagination is the ignition key. Without it, nothing else works.” -Stella Adler “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited, whereas imagination embraces the entire world, stimulating progress, giving birth toContinue reading “Imagine Your Circumstances”

“When you drink water from a cup, it becomes part of you. When water falls on you like rain, it evaporates a few minutes later.​Similarly, thoughts can be consumed or dismissed. Is this thought nourishing? Is this feeling something you should drink? Or is it more like getting caught in the rain?​You’ll always feel theContinue reading ““Thank You, Thought””

Yes, I do, I love yaI swear on the stars above, I doI swear on the streetlight on the cornerShoving back the shadowsOne shadow cursingAnother shadow laughingUnderneath the streetlightI don’t know where they’re coming fromI just see ’em passingUnderneath the streetlight -song “Underneath The Streetlight” by Joni Mitchell Some of the greatest, funniest, deepest andContinue reading “Under The Streetlight”