-Michael Caine

 “First of all, I choose the great roles, and if none of these come, I choose the mediocre ones, and if they don't come, I choose the ones that pay the rent.”

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This whole website is basically a long list or items and stories I wish I had known about before this career got going.  But here is a smaller more exact list of things I’m not sure will come up organically in my posts and I really wish someone would have told me about. 1. Slate […]

Stuff I Wish Someone Would Have Told Me

August 1, 2017

*This post is strictly about MY journey and MY body with this specific sport. I love CrossFit and think everyone should try it at some point in their life. Now relax and read on.* Actually why I started is pretty silly. I was in college and obsessed with group fitness workouts. I signed my first […]

Why I started CrossFit. Why I quit. And why it was one of the best things I have ever done.

June 8, 2017

This is either going to hit home for you…or not. This is 100% my opinion, it really does not have to be yours (much like the rest of this site).  I have kinda…sorta…stopped caring about feedback from auditions. HOLD ON. Don’t freak out. Let me explain.  I am very very grateful for the auditions I have. I am […]

May 23, 2017

I can’t tell you how much the following questions bother me. Listen, I get it. These are average questions and if you’re not on our side of the table, it doesn’t sound annoying or presumptuous at all. But it is. And some really awesome friendly people say these things all the time. So I’d like […]

May 4, 2017

Pilot season. Oh what a tricky tricky bitch you are.  Pilot season is like….decorating the entire house, buying and lighting the most expensive tree, cooking a billion Christmas cookies, leaving treats and a note for Santa…only to find out your Jewish. We prep and push and beat the shit out of ourselves (in the gym, in […]

April 6, 2017

There are so many options here, I am almost scared to tell you mine. People feel SO strongly about their designated actor training. They get passionate (and passive aggressive but we can talk about that later). So I am not going to tell you what class to take. I first want to cover the basics.  And […]

March 30, 2017

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