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Do you ever feel as if every other actor in the world has this magic DNA to be a “star” and that you’re somewhere in this reject pile of boring blandness? Incapable inconsistency? Loser laziness? As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to discover that besides talent (which I believe everyone has equal amounts of), success and a careerRead more

The conundrum of life. We want things. Love. Money. A hot boyfriend. A wedding ring. A nice house. A TV Series. A great agent. We think the things we want will fulfill for us the spaces in our heart that desire connection and fulfillment and joy and creation and love. And at one level they do, but atRead more

You can do it. You know how to do it. You are doing it. What keeps you from doing it fully are two sticky myths about creating that are hard to shake. 1). The “greats” are greater than you. We’re all human. We’re all talented and capable and brave and scared and strong and weak. The problemRead more

Mystery writer, Harlan Coben says, “The ugliest truth is better than the prettiest of lies.” That’s because the truth, no matter how funky and dark and ugly it sometimes appears, always liberates us into light. By facing it, you see that it’s not ugly at all ”“ but an amazing gift, that for some reason we were seeingRead more

If you want to do your best work you have to abandon your inner (and most unkind and fear-based critic) and tap into the science of simply not giving a flying f**k anymore. About any of it. Amy Adams said in a recent interview, “I’m a harsh critic of myself. I see when I stopped needingRead more

Actors. Give yourself a break. Just for once. What if you tried that? No one does it all by themselves. Ever. It’s bullshit to think that you have to. It’s fiction. Let that myth go. Why is it in this profession actors get scared thinking that if they can’t produce something on their own (meaning, get toRead more

The Search. That’s what we’re all here for. Generally, it begins when “bad” things happen to us, or our lives are turned upside down, or we’re faced with a number of setbacks or challenges that make us go looking. Or instead, drink cases of wine! The search for meaning in an existence at it’s core level thatRead more

Gord Downie, the lead singer of the Canadian rock band Tragically Hip really lived up to the adage “the show must go” on this past week. He has terminal brain cancer. He performed what may be his last concert of his life last weekend. I wasn’t there ”“ but the accounts I’ve read ”“ and a studentRead more

  It’s all connected. All. Of. It. Your art and life and love and creativity. Writing, acting, producing, painting, singing, dancing. It’s all coming from you. And what you are wanting is reflected in the work. And the work is also showing you more of what you need. I was filming this weekend and myRead more

Fall in f**king love. Just do it. That’s what you’re here for. And there are all kinds of perks and benefits for doing so. Not just Eros love ”“ although we’ll get to that in a minute. But all kinds of love are waiting for you to fall. Why don’t we commit fully? Are we scared ifRead more