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1) Be prepared. Actors often are taught (and believe) that “preparation” is the thing that we should be doing to get ourselves ready for the role. Well, yes, there’s that. But that’s just sort of obvious to me. Learn your lines, know what you’re talking about, understand the scene, make choices, then go for sh*t!Read more

Why do we cast ourselves in the bit role of our lives? You’re a star. You come from stars. You’re made of star material. A recent article in The Guardian revealed that astronomers have discovered by computer simulations that “nearly half of the atoms that make up our bodies may have formed beyond the MilkyRead more

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

John Lennon once said, “Life happens while you’re busy making other plans.” That’s for sure. We’re preparing for our imagined future when we’re missing what’s right in front of us. Or, we just don’t want to feel what’s happening in front of us. I met someone recently. We were “dating” (I’ll put that in airRead 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

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

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