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“You know what it’s like around here? I have watched television. I have seen Brochures. It is impossible to not All the Time be thinking about how other people have Lives, Jack. Other people talk to people. [There’s people out there that all they do is Talk to one another] and there’s me.” -from theContinue reading “Lonely People”

When you do something you’re absolutely passionate about… Best case: People love it in all the ways you hoped for and then some. Worst case: They don’t like it. It’s not for them. BUT, they might appreciate and feel (even if they don’t express it and chances are they won’t) that a whole lotta love,Continue reading “Worst Case”

“Recognizing that people’s reactions don’t belong to you is the only sane way to create. If people enjoy what you’ve created, terrific. If people ignore what you’ve created, too bad. If people misunderstand what you’ve created, don’t sweat it. And what if people absolutely hate what you’ve created? What if people attack you with savageContinue reading “What If They Hate It?”

Don’t try to play or convey a mood when you’re acting. Mood spelled backwards is “Doom.” Mood always follows action.

“Sometimes, you just gotta say…what the f-ck.” -Joel Goodson, Risky Business Feeling scared about attempting something today? Wanting to take a leap, but fear holding you back? Take Ben Folds’ advice from the Ben Folds Five song “Do It Anyway”… You might put your love and trust on the lineIt’s risky, people love to tearContinue reading “Do It Anyway”

“The Sun himself is weak when he first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day gets on.” -Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop Just like a power plant generates electricity, your job–especially when producing a passion project–is to bring energy to everything you do and everyone you interact with. You won’t find itContinue reading “You Are The Power Plant”

There are no shortage of articles about someone’s process. How hard they worked. The steps they took. Their passion and unending dedication to the thing they wanted to create. These can be intimidating to say the least. Worse, they can cause us to shut down and never attempt the thing inside our head. (For example,Continue reading “Could, Not Should”

“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” -Stephen R. Covey “Listening is about being present, not just about being quiet.” -Krista Tippett One of the great gifts you can give another artist or anyone who’s contemplating a project is to simply listen. Listen to themContinue reading “Listening And Downloading”

“I fear not the person who has practiced ten thousand kicks, one time. I fear the person who has practiced one kick, ten thousand times.” -Bruce Lee “Ready, Fire, Aim” is a popular business book. While I haven’t read it, the title alone is catchy and offers good advice. How often do we not startContinue reading “Start, Then Iterate”

And so should we. I watched this terrific documentary (available on Amazon prime) about the sculptor Elizabeth King. Similar to the Bill Cunningham documentary I wrote about and loved, it’s all about an artist’s process and how one is called to something. Combining intimate figurative sculpture, stop frame animation and the ritual of theater isContinue reading “Elizabeth King Loves Process”