-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 can never un-hear this phone call. “Hey Sam it’s [former managers name]. Listen they love you for [feature film lead #3] but they have a question, how would you feel about losing 10 pounds?”

I lost 12 pounds in 3 weeks for a movie…

November 19, 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.

Taking Care of your Teeth

August 10, 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

Body positivity. Self love. Curve confidence. I’ve loved these campaigns and believe in in them wholeheartedly but I never thought they applied to me.

November 15, 2019

I have inundated myself with so many messages on a daily basis that I am completely polarized about my own needs and my own body. And the scariest part is, I didn’t even know it until I stopped scrolling for a few weeks.

February 22, 2019

content overwhelm?
I understand.

I use this gently cause I know your inbox is sacred (either that or you have 5k unread messages). 

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