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, analyzing my fear, understanding my fear, trying to use my mind to see how unreasonable my fear was. “I have nothing to be afraid of.” For me, that way […]
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How 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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Something I’ve been exploring for myself and in CI… Identity. What is it? What part of ourselves thinks we need to have one? Very often we base our identity around not wanting to feel certain sensations that, by the way, are completely normal for us to feel. For example, being unsure. Many humans go to […]
Continue ReadingHow to Have Everything Unfold Perfectly
Since day one of actor training I have heard, “Just be in the moment, you must be in the moment.” Then I was deep into personal growth, and again I heard, “Be in the moment, be here now, just be.” Early on in both those scenarios it sounded so good. And, yea, I would have […]
Continue ReadingEmbracing Fluctuation
I notice as I am preparing for my roles in two upcoming movies that there is a part of me that wants to avoid fluctuation. There is a part of me that wants wants to create security for the future. For example, when I’m on set and Todd Phillips, the director, calls action, and […]
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