I asked a group of students in LA an important question. I think it freaked some of them out a little. But it is a question worth exploring. It actually might be the ultimate question for any Actor, Artist, or Entrepreneur. Check out the video and see what comes up for you. Note: This […]
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All about Josh Pais’ Character Lab
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 […]
Continue ReadingCommitted 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 ReadingWorking with Tyler Perry + Tribeca Film Festival
Our Committed Impulse community is ON FIRE. They are truly accomplishing and CREATING so much. We started our podcast to highlight their work and to explore what impact Committed Impulse has had on their journeys. We released two new episodes of the Committed Impulse podcast. Have a listen! Our podcast is available on Spotify, Apple […]
Continue ReadingTwo New Committed Impulse Podcast Episodes
We released two new episodes of the Committed Impulse podcast. Have a listen! Our podcast is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Audible, and almost anywhere else you listen to podcasts. We started the podcast to highlight people in the Committed Impulse community who are kicking ass. And how they’re using Committed Impulse to influence their […]
Continue ReadingDid somebody say… Podcast?!
We have SO MANY talented and amazing people in the Committed Impulse (CI) community. As the Community Manager I assist Josh Pais on CI classes live on Zoom and I hear story after story from participants about how Committed Impulse is having a big impact on their life and artistry. They’re making it (Life – […]
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 […]
Continue ReadingJosh Pais on the Karen Kenney Show
Our Founder Josh Pais was interviewed for the 99th episode of the Karen Kenney Show. Scroll down to listen! When we don’t like something we give it a label – good or bad. This is especially true when it comes to how we’re feeling inside at heightened moments of stress. We then focus on how […]
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