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I was recently listening to the podcast Off-Camera with Sam Jones and his interview with actress, Holly Hunter. In it she talks about, how who we are in between takes – is how we want to be in the take. In other words, we’re not “acting”. We are simply being. But then the director shoutsRead more

A couple years ago I asked people to take the “No Complaining Challenge” to see how long they could go without complaining. Sounds simple enough. But it isn’t. And I think most of us failed. Take The (Almost) Impossible 7-Day Challenge Complaining, it seems, is one of those habits that’s hard-wired into our being human.Read more

Let’s face it. Sometimes it can feel like we are under constant assault. A steady stream of people with unsolicited opinions of who you are, what you should be doing, how you should feel, think, vote, or believe. You’re too far left, you’re too far right, you’re too in the middle. You’re too thin, orRead 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

Commitment is an integral part of our lives. We hear it in our relationships: “Ugh. I wish he’d just commit already.” When an athlete is recruited by schools his decision is called a commitment. When we need to remember something important – in the old days, it was the phone number of our high schoolRead more