Oh My Dear Lovelies… You sweet creative beings… Well, we’re in it, that’s for sure. Here are some helpful Committed Impulse tools to support your immune system. Please watch it and share it with anyone you think would benefit. People on the team here say it really calmed them down. Let us know how if […]
Continue ReadingThe Key to Booking an Acting Job… Hint: It’s NOT Being Comfortable.
Ever catch yourself trying to relax before you go on an audition or give a presentation? So many of us do. I used to do it all the time. I see students doing it in class. Ya know, get up in front of the class, or in front of a casting director, and shake off […]
Continue ReadingWorking with Ava DuVernay
I’m back in LA after a great trip to Atlanta where we shot the pilot episode of the new HBO Max series, DMZ. I can’t say much more about the show other than what is on IMDb.com which is… “A civil war breaks out in a futuristic America, and Manhattan becomes a demilitarized zone.” The […]
Continue ReadingWhy this drunk lady is your biggest competition
Good Day Creative Hero Y’know who your biggest competition is? The drunk lady falling off a table. You know the one, she’s booty popping, she loses her balance, and then crashes to the floor. Why does that YOUTUBE video have a million views? Cause it’s REAL. Audiences are craving and hoping that you are going […]
Continue ReadingHow to Generate Star Power
I went to my first Oscar party. Warner Bros threw a sweet Oscar after-party, where I had the pleasure to reconnect with the cast and crew. Big Congrats to Joaquin and composer, Hildur Guðnadóttir! At the party, I hung out with Bradley Cooper for a good part of the night. I know, #namedrop. Great guy. […]
Continue ReadingMy Chat With Marie Forleo
Friend In this day and age – we creatives gotta push ourselves out into the marketplace. Yes, MARKETPLACE – that word used to make me cringe – because I am an ARTISTE. “And, if I just do good work the world will recognize me, and my career will take off.” #Nope. Unfortunately, success requires more […]
Continue ReadingTHE SECRET TO FEELING GREAT WHEN AUDITIONING + PUBLIC SPEAKING
Have you ever tried to “edit” what you’re feeling before – or during, an audition, or while public speaking? Totally natural. Well, maybe not natural – but common. Bubby – I got news for ya – you just can’t do that anymore. First off, ya gotta see that the desire to edit what you’re feeling […]
Continue ReadingBeing Nervous Is Great for Actors
When I was in acting school, it was ingrained in me to always be relaxed when I was performing. That made sense. When I got out of acting school and started auditioning, the only problem was I was so nervous and anxiety-ridden that one audition after another was a disaster. I couldn’t get to the […]
Continue ReadingYou Never Feel Insufficient
The planet needs your creativity, your art, your business, YOU. We can no longer spend time spinning around in the illusion that we are not ready, or insufficient. So let’s break down this illusion RIGHT NOW. First off – you don’t feel insufficient. You never have. Really. I get it, you may think you have […]
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