Last week we shared the first step to being a working actor. If you missed it, you can read it here That was all about embodiment. Asking the question, if you had what you wanted already how would you live now? How would you live within your body? Or move? How about, communicate with others? […]
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Part 2: How to Be a Working Actor
3 Keys to Being a Working Actor
Part One: I recently had dinner with a good friend, and very talented actor, who has hit a dry spell in his work. He hasn’t worked for a year. Not uncommon. It can be hard out there for a… “What can I do, Josh?” I’ll share with you what I shared with him. There are […]
Continue ReadingThoughts and Emotions Don’t Stop Us
Wow. OK. During our last workshop in NYC, it became crystal clear that every single person is able to create regardless of what they’re feeling, and regardless of what thoughts are in their head. Every single person in the course got out of their head, into their bodies, and as a result did absolutely stunning […]
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I get scared when I start a new movie or tv show. Early on I tried to deal with my fear within a psychological framework. Basically, analyze my fear, understand my fear, try to use my mind to see how unreasonable my fear was. “I have nothing to be afraid of.” For me, that way […]
Continue ReadingHow I Shifted My Identity + Worked Steadily as an Actor Ever Since
The year was 1998. Something radical shifted. See, prior to a specific moment that year, I had a strong identity as a struggling actor. By that I mean… I identified as someone who would do a play or a movie and then follow that up with 3-6 months or more of being unemployed. That’s what […]
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