Should you find your type? Every so often a brilliant actor who is in CI tells me they’re trying to figure out their type. At first I think they are asking for dating advice. Which I happen to be quite good at, by the way. But, no, that’s not what they’re asking for. They […]
Continue Reading5 Things To Remember Today If You Happen To Be Alive.
Here are 5 things to remember today if you happen to be alive. 1.) I will remember that when anyone (ANYONE!) puts their ass on the line – they are going to feel more. Putting my ass on the line may be in the form of an audition, a big meeting, a date, or telling […]
Continue ReadingJosh’s Daily Inspiration
We wanted to share this short interview with Josh from VoyageLA as he talks about the evolution of CI, and how he uses it in his work… By the way… Wanna learn from Josh directly? Whole bunch of classes coming up. See below!
Continue ReadingHow to give your audience what they want
Regardless of what you do – you have an audience. And your audiences wants one thing more than anything else. THEY WANT YOU. Specifically: they want your truth. They want to connect to your aliveness – your authentic present self. Obvious, right? But it’s often unclear HOW exactly we can do this. I want to […]
Continue Reading33 Pieces of Advice
My first professional actor training was very traditional. It was great training – but it often left me in my head as I tried to do a technique the RIGHT way. Needing something else, feeling incomplete, and full of angst, I went on a 2 year journey. I sought out directors and teachers from all […]
Continue ReadingHow to ‘Be Still’ but Alive on Camera…
We had a great question come up during one of our recent CI Hangouts. “I’m afraid that I’m a bit of a twitchy freak. Being free on stage works great but I’ve found in my film work I need to stay still. How do you stay in that unknown, keep fueling yourself, but not blast […]
Continue ReadingHow to Memorize Lines
“How the heck am I going to memorize my lines for this audition?!” If you’re an actor, chances are you’ve had this panicked thought, more than once. “I’ve been offered a spot to give a Ted Talk. I’m scared that I’ll forget what I’m going to say once I get on the stage.” If you’re […]
Continue ReadingHow Josh Pais Creates a Character
One of the coolest things about Josh Pais as an acting teacher is that he’s actually also a regularly working actor. No two ways about it. He’s an incredibly busy and masterful character actor. In our upcoming Character Lab, Josh is going to deliver the very tools that he uses to create a character on […]
Continue ReadingThe Real Reason I Teach
I wasn’t always a teacher. Recently, someone asked me about the genesis of Committed Impulse. Here’s the full story: I’ve been teaching for over 20 years now and it is one of the greatest passions and honors of my life. It’s thrilling to see Committed Impulse students succeed and book jobs in TV and Film. […]
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