“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 […]
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Try These Three Things for a Month
In our upcoming Character Lab, we’re going to dive deep into Sub-Personality work. It’s an in-depth process that involves a little meditation, a lot of imagination, and a desire to connect with who you really are on multiple levels. An amazing tool to create a character. In the upcoming Advanced Master class, we will use […]
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 ReadingAn Entry From Josh Pais’ Journal
Two things. A video from the Creative Invincibility course I taught in Venice, Ca. Pre-pandemic. An entry from my journal. I feel naked sharing this – but this is what came out of me as I put pen to paper yesterday. The video and the journal entry seem to be connected – in that they […]
Continue ReadingActing Classes + Booking an HBO Gig
I’ve been pondering why so many people send emails to me after they’ve registered for one of our Committed Impulse acting classes expressing their fear about starting the class. It’s always been that way. Why is that? Maybe because learning a new way of doing things is scary. Especially if it requires bringing more of […]
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