All it takes is 1. One person to get you. To see your talent. To take a risk on you. To believe in you. That’s one of the most wonderful things about this business. It can all change in a heartbeat. The business is all about perception. Nobody knows who you are or whatRead more
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What if there was something you could do more often that would radically – and perceptibly – change how you’re perceived and alter the impression you leave on others? What if, as an actor, it was something that you didn’t even have to worry about “doing” because it sort of does itself onceRead more
I went to Wimbledon. And I was also lucky to have watched the bikers in the Tour De France cycle past me at an incredibly fast clip. Two amazing sporting events where I took away the same insight from both experiences. It’s really just about trying our best. And it’s all about being fully investedRead more
Listening. Everything in life unfolds as a result of our engagement with – and participation in – the world as we know it. This is derived out of listening. (Or not.) We listen as someone yells at us. We hear our flight’s been cancelled. We get the news that our aunt has passed away.Read more
Vulnerability leads to greater connection. Everyone probably knows that because we’ve all had vulnerable moments in life with friends or family or lovers that open us to new levels of honesty or communication or intimacy. But what if we took the idea of vulnerability out into the world in a bigger way to includeRead more
Once again, the science is in. Ellen Langer, a professor of psychology at Harvard who has been doing research since the late ’70’s – has conclusively proven that becoming mindful can change your life. There are measurable benefits to one’s creativity, competence, psychological well-being and physical health. All the places where we can getRead more
I was talking to my mom the other day – who’s now 79 years young and has seen a lot in life. Survived a lot. And worried a lot. She was telling me how she was lying in bed the other morning trying to recall someone’s name and couldn’t think of it, whichRead more
Hasn’t it all been said before? Probably. But I’ll try again as I was reminded of the obvious while sitting in on a casting session recently. I think it’d be helpful if actors put post-its all over their house reminding them of these simple truths. 1). I know actors think that the auditionRead more
If you boil life (and acting) down to its most basic, what is there? Love. Gratitude. Forgiveness. Letting go. (Sure there’s power and sex and conflict but if you think about every story ever written – isn’t the ultimate message about love or some permutation of it and the higher states of being that allowRead more
Love. What else is there? Why are we here? Why do we feel compelled to tell stories and reflect back to humanity what it means to be human? Why do we sit in dark theaters with strangers and watch performances that are specific and individual, yet universal at the same time? Well if it’sRead more