Josh has discovered a set of tools that have allowed him to become a steadily working character actor over the past 25 years. He’s built game-changing skills over the last couple of decades, and they’ve made him a damn good actor. He also knows how to teach these skills to YOU. His mission is to […]
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All about Josh Pais’ Character Lab
Committed Impulse started with a physics lesson
Did you know that Josh’s dad was a physicist who worked with Albert Einstein? Yup. And a very early physics lesson his Dad taught him, wound up becoming the cornerstone for Committed Impulse and Josh’s entire acting career. This one lesson radically shifted Josh’s ability to STEADILY book work. And this same lesson just may […]
Continue ReadingUncertainty is Scary Good
I’m gonna tell you a story about the time I royally screwed up while acting on stage in London. The director was not happy. In fact, everyone was momentarily horrified. Even the cast shared a moment of shock and terror. It’s also the exact moment I learned one of the biggest acting lessons. Something that […]
Continue ReadingA Few Words from Jack Nicholson
I’m on the set of Hulu’s The Dropout. And I just wanted to send you a little video note about something I heard Jack Nicholson say that’s been inspiring me lately. Check out Jack Nicholson’s audio below! And drop a comment to let me know your thoughts. There’s a lot in what he reads. x […]
Continue ReadingWhat if my character is in their head?
In order to produce our best creative work, we need to get out of our heads and into our bodies. Yea, I know, you’ve heard me say that before. But what happens when an actor needs to inhabit a character that is actually supposed to be in their head? What a mind-f*ck, right? Here’s what […]
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