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THE SELF
Published November 26, 2021 638 Views
To everything a season.There's there's a time to be selfish and there's a time to be selfless and you need both of them. If you were entirely selfless you wouldn't floss your teeth, which I highly recommend. I’m very big on dental hygiene. If you don't have a water-pick, I got one about a y...
LIVING WITH INTEGRITY
Published November 26, 2021 724 Views
We're always thinking: “I'm having a good day, I'm having a bad day, I like myself, I hate myself”, but whenever I look at the dogs, I always think they are saying: “I am myself” with no judgment. I think that's living with Integrity. Strive to live in that place.
ACTING: It takes a village!
Published November 17, 2021 635 Views
Acting is more emotional than it’s anything else. There's a lot of people that get into it, because they have a vision of how they want to look as an actor and that has to die on the rocks, because every time I pick up a script, I don't know where it’s going, I don't know where I'm going. I...
VOCAL VARIATION AND THE “TOO MUCH” CLUB
Published November 17, 2021 588 Views
“How does one manage vocal rate? Our voice can change depending on what needs to be communicated but when does it become too fast?” Don't worry about that! Don’t worry about “too fast”. Think about when you've been mad at somebody. As long as it's clear, I mean, I’ve watched network procedu...
ACTING RAISES YOUR LEVEL OF CONSCIOUSNESS
Published November 17, 2021 578 Views
It’s gotta be truthful with these words. The truthful part is you personalizing it and these words is the imagination part. That’s when we say an actor is a professional human being. Really skilled actors are operating on different planes of awareness and consciousness at the same time. Who...
YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE WORLD YOUR WHEELHOUSE
Published November 4, 2021 770 Views
Please write it down again, especially the new folks: My choice of material speaks before I do. In this world of self-records, formerly known as “Self-tape”, but there’s been no tape for 30 years! My lighting speaks before I do. My background speaks before I do. Before you even open your mo...
IMAGINATION AND ARCHITECTURE
Published October 21, 2021 690 Views
The first line. We don’t ever want to tell the audience where we’re going. So, you’ve got to tell me a funny story, man. “Wow. This girl. OMG. What would you have done?” So i’m your buddy. I’m going to stay on the screen with you, now you’ve got to talk to me. “So that girl you’re dating ma...
YOU’RE ALREADY A COMPETITOR
Published October 7, 2021 667 Views
Never forget that life [dog barks] “yes, Storm”, life is competitive. Right? You compete for roles. You all fought to carve out your Saturdays and to be here. You’re already a competitor. Competing for your training is the same thing as competing as a character in a scene, as competing to gettin...
TEXTUAL IMPROVISATION TO FIND DRAMATIC POSSIBILITIES
Published October 7, 2021 579 Views
It feels literal. “He’s helpless. He’s a buffoon” Don’t[in monotone voice] “he’s helpless. He’s a buffoon”. Guys, don’t play the same rhythm. Keep changing the rhythm, changing your pitch. By the way, if this seems foreign to you, this is what we do in life. Right? We say “act at the speed...
YOUR PREPARATION IS ONLY UP TO YOU
Published September 27, 2021 648 Views
Folks, the Scout motto: “Be prepared”. You think you’re prepared, but when you get to work on the day, particularly if it’s camera work. I remember when I first started doing guest star roles on tv, I was really excited. The first two major ones i got, it was “Superman-Lois & Clark” and “St...