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Letting go is an act of faith. But we often lack faith, even though we profess how much of it we have. Perhaps it’s convincing ourselves that if we proclaim things loudly enough we will believe in something. Anything. “Make America great again!” is a great proclamation to distract people and make them forget what’sRead more

There’s a lot going on in the world right now. For sure, ther’s always been a lot happening on a planet with more than 7.4 billion inhabitants. And throughout millennia there’s always been tumult and change. Perhaps it seems ever more chaotic, anxiety-ridden and scary because we get information and consume data so quickly, thatRead more

A bird ran into my house the other day. I was sitting in the living room, working, and all of a sudden I heard this tremendous thud. I open the door, and this little bird was on his back, totally stunned but alive. I wanted to find out what kind of bird it was, butRead more

Would you like to know a secret about the way our studios work? It’s actually not that big a secret if you’ve ever seen one of our classes or read this blog. I don’t even try to keep it a secret, honestly, but the more I tell it, the more I’m surprised when people finallyRead more

Here’s your much needed reminder about acting, life, and whatever you might be going through today: Nobody has life solved, nobody has it perfect. It’s always, ALWAYS, a work in progress, and you’re always figuring shit out. It doesn’t matter if you’re Meryl Streep, Bradley Cooper, or just who you are now in your ownRead more

Let’s deconstruct feeling, shall we, as it seems to be at the crux of almost all of our problems. Individually, culturally, and from a societal standpoint. Think about it. Isn’t almost every challenge you’re up against in life in some way a direct correlation to how you feel? About the situation? Or yourself? Or theRead more

How many times do you let the thoughts you think about yourself keep you from saying, “Yes”? It’s so simple, this thing called life. It unfolds naturally in a big “Yes”. Life itself is “Yes”! If it were a “No” you wouldn’t even be here. But we’re so conditioned to saying “No” that most ofRead more

To be an artist has nothing to do with making art only ”“ it has to do with how you see the world. You’re not a poet just because you can write a poem but rather, because you see the world in poetry. You’re able to see and express the beauty and possibility of theRead more

Los Angeles is a car culture. If you’re going two doors down to Chipotle, you hop in your car. (Calm down. Everyone here drives a Prius!) Regardless of where you live, though, most of us get around using a vehicle. Let’s say you want to go to the beach. Every day of the week, youRead more

Sometimes when a moment in the work falls perfectly into place, people will be tempted to say “That worked on so many levels!” It’s meant as a compliment, or recognition of someone’s skill, but I’ll tell you a little secret: no, it did not work on “so many levels”. At most, it worked on two.Read more