You ever go into a situation and it feels like everything is just…wrong? The vibe is horrible. Fierce competitive energy is in the air. And, worse, now you need to create with an open heart and mind. Jaclyn posted this story on the Committed Impulse Facebook page last week – and with her permission she’s […]
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WHY SPONTANEITY IS THE ULTIMATE TOOL FOR SUCCESS
First off, I confess that preparation for the Spontaneity+Truth+Impulse course has led me to do some soul searching. How to access truth and Impulse – those I’ve proven to myself I know how teach – and the benefits are immense… but what about spontaneity? What if spontaneity is NOT something that can be taught? Go […]
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My son graduated this weekend. I am so proud of him. Proud of who he is. At moments like this I can’t help having flashbacks to his childhood. We went to Tompkins Square Park in the East Village just about every day. And each day as we strolled through the park Zane would point out […]
Continue ReadingNicole Kidman, Jason Bateman & Christopher Walken
I recently worked with Nicole Kidman on a movie called The Family Fang directed by Jason Bateman. My first day Nicole was topless – and Jason’s direction to me was… “Just respond naturally.” That handled that scene. But as we got further into the process there was a more complex scene between Nicole and me […]
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A few weeks ago I returned from traveling through Morocco. Itinerary: Marrakech – Fes – Chefchaouen. From the moment I set foot in Marrakech – the experience was full on. People started talking to me, offering to help me, wanting to sell me something, wanting to hear about USA. This was my first adventure in […]
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Hi. Michelle Sims here, the Director of Operations at Committed Impulse. Recently, in class, someone asked Josh Pais what led him to be a teacher. He told the story of how the actor training he received was very logical – but ended up putting all his attention in his head. When he became a member […]
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I am writing you from Los Angeles this week. I’m here for the premiere of Ray Donovan. We did some red carpet action, and then the first episode of the Showtime series was screened at the Director’s Guild Theatre on Sunset. The show is so damn good. I’m so honored to be a part of […]
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Wassssup You Committed Impulse Jumper Flyer Alive First-day-of-summer Creature! I am back from eating an obscene amount of pasta in Italy. Time for me to do some ish-ne-son and The Series. If ya don’t haven’t experienced those – you haven’t been in class yet. But they should handle my pasta belly. I have absolutely nothing […]
Continue ReadingHow to Create a Character: Lick the Spoon
My dad, Abraham Pais, was a famous theoretical physicist who worked with Einstein, Niels Bohr, Robert Oppenheimer and all the leading scientists of his day. When I was a kid I went to quite a few lunches or dinners that were given in my dad’s honor. The table would be full of scientists that looked […]
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