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“After a while I went out and left the hospital and walked back to the hotel in the rain.” -last sentence of A Farewell To Arms by Ernest Hemingway “I lingered round them, under that benign sky; watched the moths fluttering among the heath, and hare-bells; listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass;Continue reading “Finish Strong”

Loyalty is an admirable virtue. It simply means showing up and doing what you said you were going to do. Perhaps you pride yourself on your loyalty. You always come through for your family, friends, co-workers, neighbors, etc… But are you loyal to yourself? Do you keep your own promises? If not, why not? P.S.Continue reading “Loyal To Yourself?”

“Enthusiasm is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic, be enthusiastic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” -RalphContinue reading “The Gift Of Your Enthusiasm”

“Humility is not thinking less of yourself, but thinking of yourself less.” -C.S. Lewis “Humility is not a lowering down to the ground, as the word’s Latin root (humus) suggests, but a rising up and a reaching toward something we can never quite touch yet must trust is there. Some call this faith — faithContinue reading “Humility Means Trust”

Uh-oh, I feel a sports metaphor coming on… It doesn’t matter that the only reason you got in the game is because you brought the ball. Or that there were nine players and they needed you for ten to run full court. All that matters is what you do once you get in the game.

“If you truly do your best, and only you will really know, then you are successful, and the actual score is immaterial whether it was favorable or unfavorable. However, when you fail to do your best, you have failed even though the score might’ve been to your liking. I want to be able to feel,Continue reading “10-4 Over 4-10”

Care about people’s approvaland you will be their prisoner. Do your work, then step back.The only path to serenity. -excerpt from Verse 9 of the Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (Stephen Mitchell translation) The Master does his joband then stops.He understands that the universeis forever out of control,and that trying to dominate eventsgoes against theContinue reading “Love It Or Hate It”

Speaking of the feeling, one of my favorite questions to ask my fellow actors is “When did you first know you wanted to be an actor?” We even devoted a whole Vs. Tuesday Night discussion to this question. The responses shared were inspiring and rich in detail. Some experienced the feeling first-hand on stage. SomeContinue reading ““For The Rest Of My Life””

“And he said, ‘Because life’s on the wire. The rest is just waiting.’ I understood immediately why Charlie [Laughton] was telling me this story. It stuck with me for a long time. Life’s on the wire, man. That’s my acting, my life. When I work, I’m on the wire. When I’m going for it. WhenContinue reading “The Feeling”

“Have blind faith that if you go in and work every day it will get better. Three days will go by and you will be in that office and you will think every day is terrible. But on the fourth day, if you do go in, if you don’t go into town or out inContinue reading “It Always Sucks…Until It Doesn’t”