-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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I don’t know the exact moment when I stopped trying so damn hard, probably somewhere around May when I realized even without my 4-5 jobs and wall to wall days…I was ok.
June 20, 2020
I am well aware of the intensity of the situation. If you haven’t lost a loved one, you most certainly know someone who has, or perhaps you lost your job, or you or someone you love is struggling with loneliness and depression. And yes our industry is absolutely up in the air right now. But even with all the doom and darkness, there is some light.
May 18, 2020
I just want to be the person who tells you this: it is completely ok if you don’t want to do anything right now. Yes. I said it. Some days, you just need to survive.
March 21, 2020
Oh the age old actor question. I think back to my very early years, like my last year in college where I made a “Five Year Plan”* which absolutely included joining the union one year after moving. lol. Before the unions merged they were separate (you can learn more about that with a quick Google) […]
February 26, 2020
Sure, tomorrow I could wake up with a really cool opportunity in my inbox (this is why we do this after all isn’t it? knowing that it can all change on a dime?) and I know I am more than prepared for it. But for today, this job is really hard. And if you are an actor about to head home for the holidays…
December 6, 2019
Rarely is advice heeded. Truth be told, it’s not meant to be as we all must make our own way and in this business it’s no different. That being said, I remember reading Steve Martin’s memoir “Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life” which was released in 2007 (I read it in 2010). By that time […]
August 8, 2019
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