-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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iInstead of doing the usual pick-apart of yourself that starts right before the turkey and ends right about when the ball drops…let’s just skip it this year and be fucking thankful.

Give Some F*ckin Thanks

November 25, 2020

I can’t count the number of DMs and emails I get with these words on it every single week, and I am not even an important industry figure [yet]…can we imagine what your reps or what a director is dealing with?! NO MORE.

Stop Apologizing and Making Yourself Small

September 30, 2020

The rumors that get thrown around in this business are often next level silly. I think a weird amount of info is proliferated by actors because 1) we don’t honestly talk with each other often enough and 2) this business is so random sometimes that things solidify unjustly to “truths”.

September 2, 2020

I know a lot of you aren’t going to get to a dentist any time soon or maybe you (like me) are subject to paying out of pocket for a cleaning, which runs about $150 a pop, so I grilled my hygienist Lila for you.

August 10, 2020

What if I told you that day’s weren’t made to be checked off, that the guilt of “doing nothing” could actually be a gentle rest and reset? Well, fine. Then I will tell you all now. Let’s romanticize the shit out of the rest of our life.

August 7, 2020

I think it’s a really good time to share some of my money savers: from fitness, food/coffee, to online platforms, this is where I cut corners.

July 28, 2020

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