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Either you’re all in. With your whole heart. Or you’re not. There’s just no in-between. Read this phenomenal excerpt from David Whyte’s book, “Crossing the Unknown Sea: Work as a Pilgrimage of Identity.” (H/t to Billy Oppenheimer for providing.) After years of loving the work he was doing at an environmental nonprofit, David Whyte startedContinue reading “Your Whole Heart”

“Do the thing you fear and the death of fear is certain” -Ralph Waldo Emerson “Fate whispers to the warrior, ‘You can not withstand the storm.’ The warrior whispers back, ‘I am the storm.’” -Unknown “I was born for a storm, and a calm does not suit me.” -Andrew Jackson It is said that buffaloesContinue reading “Be The Buffalo”

This past Saturday, my son Callum and I attended the Lakers v. Nuggets game. It was probably the greatest NBA game I’ve ever seen live. Incredible plays, back and forth action, Crypto Arena was absolutely bonkers. It’s a memory we’ll always have together, and I’m so grateful for the experience. For the Lakers though, it’sContinue reading “Every Single Night”

“How long must you wait until you demand the best of yourself? -Epictetus Seriously, how long? If not now, when? If not you, who? Go make your art.

“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” -Joseph Campbell You know you’re on the right track with an idea if you’re initially drunk with enthusiasm at the prospect of doing it. And then the next day, stone cold sober with fear at the prospect of doing it. Be grateful you’re feelingContinue reading “That Drunk Sober Feeling”

Etymology: “Coincidence” originated around 1600 from the Medieval Latin coincidere, meaning “to fall upon together.” It combines com- (“together”) with incidere (“to fall upon”), derived from in- (“upon”) and cadere (“to fall”). The term literally refers to events, spots, or properties that “fall together” or occur simultaneously. “In mathematics, two angles that are said toContinue reading “Clear Coincidences”

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”