When I’m not working on a movie or TV show, I have the privilege to teach Committed Impulse somewhere on the planet. One of my favorite things about class is that there’s often a handful of non-actors who attend. We’ve had entrepreneurs, journalists, real estate brokers, nursery school teachers, musicians, firemen, yoga teachers, internet marketers, […]
Continue ReadingI’ll Be In Recovery, Briefly.
I’ve been working on three different TV/movie/commercial/ sets in the past two weeks. And as a result I have to recover. Constantly. See, I make Boo Boos. My health is excellent by the way, so no worries. But I do flub a line from time to time. In the past, every time I made a […]
Continue ReadingOverly Trained Actors and New Age Addicts…
Overly trained actors and new age addicts are always trying to get centered. It’s time we put up our middle finger to being “centered” in the old sense of the word and give ourselves an updated definition. The old version of being centered… This is THE state to strive for. This is a specific state […]
Continue ReadingHow To Deal With Rejection
We just had an outstanding Committed Impulse workshop in Los Angeles last week. Here is one of the many emails I received a few days ago. I want to thank you for an amazing class and a new outlook on acting and life. You are phenomenal at what u do and how u do it. […]
Continue ReadingSecret Correspondence With Casting Director Leaked
I’m going to show you the email exchange I’ve been having with one of NYC’s top movie and television casting directors, Paul Schnee, from Barden Schnee Casting. By sharing this email exchange not only will I fulfill my obligation to write a blog post for the new year. But I’ll get to nurture the yummy/lazy […]
Continue ReadingMy Acting Teacher’s Mantra Revealed…
The acting teacher that really changed my art and life was a lanky man from Texas named Clyde Vinson. If he were still around I’d send you all to his door. Alas, life is not always as long as we wish. I’m back. Clyde often repeated the mantra “The way you do things is the […]
Continue ReadingAre You Really A FOFS?
Last week we wrote down the crap that boomerangs in our heads. See: You May Not Like This We here at the Committed Impulse Laboratory for Presence Productivity and Creativity (CILPPC) have tallied the results. The scientists are slightly baffled. What is the truth about all these people with BHC (Boomeranging Head Crap)? Is all […]
Continue ReadingYou May Not Like This.
I have some potentially very bad news. Brace yourself for this. If you like to sit down before receiving bad news – then… I’ll wait… Before I get to the bad news, quick question. Are you kinda excited to hear the bad news? Titillated even? Doesn’t your mind kinda want some bad news? OK. Here […]
Continue ReadingWhy the executive Producer of the show contacted my agent.
Hello CI’ers! Grasie here. Hope you’re having a fabulous day…wanted to share a story with you. I recently booked a gig for a show on E! called STYLE STAR. It will be airing on E! International in 160 countries then on Style Network here in the states. I was hired as a Style Expert to […]
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