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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“Committed Impulse was Waaaay Worse Than I Thought.”
Written by an entrepreneur who recently completed CI with a 70K award. Feelings vs Facts by Bryan Stacy With 13 years in corporate America, I became a well-trained machine. This was my program: Listen to a client, don’t react, think, structure the problem, develop a solution, and pitch a proposal. With every win, I congratulated […]
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How would you live if you already achieved everything you wanted in your career? Would you be more generous? Would you contribute some of your time and money to organizations you believed made a difference in the world? Maybe you would be more gracious with strangers. Would you walk up to people you respect and […]
Continue ReadingEverything Matters.
After a day of auditioning, the director has narrowed it down to two actresses. They both did a fantastic job. The director loves them both. The part, of course, goes to only one of them. Let’s follow both actresses. One of the actresses leaves the audition and immerses herself in her day. She reads a […]
Continue ReadingFind That Ideal State and Start Acting
I spent years trying to find and maintain what I had decided was the ideal emotional/physical state to be in, so that I could do my best acting work. I did all kinds of mantras, visualizations. And yes, I even carried crystals. I practiced relaxation techniques, I was rolfed, cranial massaged, and screamed in a […]
Continue ReadingWhat I learned playing scrabble with John Malkovich.
I often get asked the question, “What should I do the moment before I go onstage or before the director calls ACTION.” I’ll answer that by telling you what I learned from playing scrabble with John Malkovich. Backstory… The first time I made any real money as an actor was after I got cast in […]
Continue ReadingHow To Walk Out Of An Audition.
Welcome. Here’s a little section from the upcoming Committed Impulse book. Leave a comment, and let me know if this is helpful, and what other topics you want to read about. I have sat in on many auditions. Either I was already cast in a project and the director wanted me to read with different […]
Continue ReadingTrue Or False?
You tell me… True or false? You went into show business because you want to make the world a better place. That was the first impulse. The mere act and art of entertaining another individual is a huge gift. And, I’ll bet you went into this world of show business (or entrepreneurship) because you wanted […]
Continue ReadingSecret Correspondence With Casting Director Leaked
I’m going to show you the email exchange I’ve been having with one of NYC’s top movie and television casting directors, Paul Schnee, from Barden Schnee Casting. By sharing this email exchange not only will I fulfill my obligation to write a blog post for the new year. But I’ll get to nurture the yummy/lazy […]
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