When I went in for my callback for The Joker with director Todd Phillips my energy was buzzing. It was pretty intense. I really wanted the job. This is exactly the kind of high-stakes situation that could cause me to check out mentally and crash and burn. Before I started doing this one thing, that […]
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How 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 ReadingAre you second guessing yourself out of work?
Friends, I know I’ve done this. You? Have you ever… – Set yourself up to do a self-tape – Sat down to make a video promoting something online – Decided now you are finally going to put yourself out into the world And then had the thought “I’m just in the wrong space to do […]
Continue ReadingMy Chat With Marie Forleo
Friend In this day and age – we creatives gotta push ourselves out into the marketplace. Yes, MARKETPLACE – that word used to make me cringe – because I am an ARTISTE. “And, if I just do good work the world will recognize me, and my career will take off.” #Nope. Unfortunately, success requires more […]
Continue ReadingHow Jealousy Impacts Your Career
You ever feel jealous when people around you are succeeding? Your friends are booking jobs, and getting out there – tapping into their creative badassery. Getting ahead. And you feel left behind. You wish you were the one booking the job that they just booked. You’d prefer they didn’t succeed so much – certainly not […]
Continue ReadingCareer Growth: The Missing Piece
When you walk into an audition and contract your body, decrease your breath, and gaze your eyes on everything but the people in front of you – you are doing an embodiment practice. This particular embodiment practice triggers your nervous system to take over – go on autopilot – get it done fast – and […]
Continue ReadingHow To Deal With Rejection
We just had an outstanding Committed Impulse workshop in Los Angeles last week. Here is one of the many emails I received a few days ago. I want to thank you for an amazing class and a new outlook on acting and life. You are phenomenal at what u do and how u do it. […]
Continue ReadingPart 3: What’s My Agent Doing
Here is Part 3 of BEING A WORKING ACTOR. Part 1 was all about embodiment. Owning the room. Living in the world as a star now. Training. Doing CI embodiment work. Part 2 was all about Self-Generation. Reaching out to people in your circle, and making things happen, get inspired by your fellow creators, staying […]
Continue ReadingPart 2: How to Be a Working Actor
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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