Last week I was on MarieTV talking about Committed Impulse. If you haven’t checked out the segment – it’s right here… Overcoming Shyness and Fear. After the interview went live, I answered a lot of questions online. A lot of people said that there were certain emotions that made them shake, sweat, get blotchy, and […]
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My Car Crash Lesson
As many of you have heard, Marie, Kuma and I were in a car crash on Sunday. We’re shaken up, our car is totaled, but we’re lucky to have come out of it fine. Driving down a quiet street in Venice, Ca., on our way back from picking up some groceries at Trader Joe’s, someone […]
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Ya know… in every day life when ya meet someone… And, ya know – in your gut, if ya just stayed in touch it could possibly lead to work, creation or at least a friendship. That ever happen to ya? But ya don’t wanna be pushy. We gotta know when to override our second-guessing mind. […]
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As I sit in my apartment that has not had power in 4 days, I reflect. Word is power is coming on tonight… or tomorrow night. Or… Yes there has been inconvenience. And some people have had devastating loss. My heart goes out to them, and I am here to help in any way I […]
Continue ReadingLet go of your identity.
I started practicing yoga when I was six years old. My hippy mom took me to study with the Sivananda masters, and I’ve been practicing ever since. Three years ago I took a 300 hour teacher training with my teachers Rodney Yee and Colleen Saidman. My intent was not to become a yoga teacher – […]
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Wassup! Well, Summer is in it’s juiciest part right now. I trust you’ve been relishing every ounce of this sweet time. If not – GET TO IT. I’ve been living in my Sag Harbor house all summer. When I’m not off paddleboarding I’ve been recording at the badass Monk Music Studios in East Hampton. Wish […]
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 ReadingIf This Guy Can Do It…
When I’m not working on a movie or TV show, I have the privilege to teach Committed Impulse somewhere on the planet. One of my favorite things about class is that there’s often a handful of non-actors who attend. We’ve had entrepreneurs, journalists, real estate brokers, nursery school teachers, musicians, firemen, yoga teachers, internet marketers, […]
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