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“Patience is not simply the ability to wait – it’s how we behave while we’re waiting.” -Joyce Meyer “Let’s go.”“We can’t.”“Why not?”“We’re waiting for Godot.” -Samuel Beckett “Day after day, as we wait for the things we desire, we become different people. In the act of waiting, we become who we are. Waiting points toContinue reading “On Waiting Well”

“Why do we love our writing teachers so much? Why, years later, do we think of them with such gratitude? I think it’s because they come along when we need them most, when we are young and vulnerable and are tentatively approaching this craft that our culture doesn’t have much respect for, but which weContinue reading “Those Who Can Do, Also Teach”

“Reinvention is a verb-created phenomenon. You don’t experience a reinvention. You reinvent. You don’t think your way into a new life. You don’t manifest it into reality. You don’t dream it. You act it into reality.” -Sahil Bloom “You cannot think your way into a new life; you have to build your way into it.Continue reading “Try Out The New Thing”

“You cannot sell to someone unless you know who they are and what they want.” -Turney Duff My friend Turney tells a great story on IG about selling. You can find it Here. And be sure to check out all his posts. They are chock full of phenomenal advice, especially for a young person tryingContinue reading “Selling Sand In The Desert”

They will. If. You know specifically, who they are. And. You know specifically what you are building. Yes, Roy Kinsella took a huge leap of faith. And didn’t really know why other than a strong voice telling him to. But, he did know he was building a baseball field for baseball players to play onContinue reading “If You Build It, Will They Come?”

“The vacuum of excitement and the sadness in the creative adventure is also a gift. It shows you that you’ve found something that unlocks a deeper part of you…the part that is willing to get sad. Of course it hurts. But there’s a lot of people walking around not doing anything they care enough aboutContinue reading “Not The Way You Hoped”

“Sorrow can be alleviated by good sleep.” –Saint Thomas Aquinas “By helping us keep the world in perspective, sleep gives us a chance to refocus on the essence of who we are. And in that place of connection, it is easier for the fears and concerns of the world to drop away.” –Arianna Huffington “WeContinue reading “In Praise Of Sleep”

“The more you say, the more common you appear, and the less in control. Even if you are saying something banal, it will seem more original if you make it vague, open-ended, and sphinxlike.” -Robert Greene “I have often regretted my speech, never my silence.” -Publilius Syrus “Those who know do not speak. Those whoContinue reading “Say As Little As Necessary”

For the actor… Speaking of learning the lines, there are so many effective things you can do to prepare for an audition. Or, after you get the part, so many effective ways to start working on the character. Things such as: -Creating a backstory. -Breaking down the script into beats. And then coming up withContinue reading “No Fun Memorizing”

“I would walk the streets of Manhattan, bellowing out the monologues as I rambled. I’d do it by the factories, at the edges of town, where no one was around. What else was I going to do? Where could I emote? That’s what you do when you’re obsessed.” -Al Pacino, Sonny Boy, a memoir “ActorsContinue reading “Learn The Lines”