For anything we want to do, there exists lots of different ways to do it. “How” we do something is far less important than “why.” Actors for example, can choose from among lots of different methods and schools. Meisner, Stanislavski, Hagen, Chekov, Adler, Strasberg, and Grotowski are just a few that come to mind. TheyContinue reading “Be A Grocery Store Artist”
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Asked To The Dance
It feels great to be asked to the dance. Or picked for the team. Or accepted into the college of your choice. Or told you booked the job. Guess what?….When you have the courage to follow your dreams and manifest your passion project, you get to make a whole bunch of people feel really great.Continue reading “Asked To The Dance”
Stop and Start
Stop waiting for a sign to start. Start doing and wait for a sign to stop.
Help Wanted
SEEKING SOMEONE WHO… Knows themselves and doesn’t fool themselves. Has high integrity and upstanding moral character. Has core values and principles and lives by them. Listens. Really listens. Takes direction well. Takes initiative. Is a self starter. Takes tremendous pride in their work. Cares deeply about others. Helps others make their work the best itContinue reading “Help Wanted”
Uncertainty And Suffering
All that I possess and useIs like the fleeting vision of a dream.It fades into the realms of memory;And fading, will be seen no more.-8th-century Buddhist master Shantideva from “The Way of the Bodhisattva” We constantly search for certainty in an uncertain world. The American Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron, writes beautifully on this subject HERE. SevenContinue reading “Uncertainty And Suffering”
Someday Never Comes
“First thing I rememberWas asking Papa, “Why?”For there were many things I didn’t knowAnd Daddy always smiledTook me by the handSaying, “Someday you’ll understand”Well, I’m here to tell you now each and every mother’s sonYou better learn it fast, you better learn it young‘Cause someday never comes.” -from the song Someday Never Comes by CredenceContinue reading “Someday Never Comes”
Is It Worth It?
“Tarry a little, there is something else. This bond doth give thee here no jot of blood; The words expressly are ‘a pound of flesh.” -Shakespeare, The Merchant Of Venice To do anything great, anything worthwhile, something’s gotta give somewhere else in your life. It’s just a fact. You’ll have to sacrifice time, energy, money,Continue reading “Is It Worth It?”
Call An Audible
Audible (American football) : a substitute offensive or defensive play called at the line of scrimmage Much like a quarterback who steps to the line of scrimmage and calls an audible based on the defense, there are times when you as a producer must do the same thing. No matter how much you prepare, somethingContinue reading “Call An Audible”
It Doesn’t Happen Unless…
…You Make It Happen. This excellent Vanity Fair article describes in detail the making of RAGING BULL. At the center of it is Robert DeNiro’s desire, make that obsession, to bring Jake LaMotta’s life story to the big screen. It’s a miracle the film was made as Scorsese’s originally wasn’t interested. It was only DeNiro’sContinue reading “It Doesn’t Happen Unless…”
V is for Vulnerable
“They (the whole-hearted) were willing to let go of who they thought they should be in order to be who they were…They believed that what made them vulnerable, made them beautiful.” -Brene Brown One of the hardest challenges for any artist, for anyone trying to lead, make change, attempt something that might not work, isContinue reading “V is for Vulnerable”
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