Those who have tasted the forbidden fruit of the subconscious (acting in our case) always come back for more. We come back because while the world points us in all kinds of unsatisfying directions, there is only one path for us. It takes a certain world-weariness, often on the tail end of gorging ourselves with [...]
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REJECTION
Anton Chekhov said that actresses are always looking for rejection – if they don’t get it, they reject themselves. I would extend that kind of elegantly defined self sabotage to all interesting human beings.
MY FRIENDS
People who are desperate to be seen, to matter, to rage against the absurdity of being born only to die, these people are the only ones for me.
FIRE
When Griffith Park was on fire all I could do was clean the ashes off my car and say “It’s terrible, how could this happen?” But soon I was IN the car, driving through more ashes, on my way to work. There is something cruel and unforgiving about a life full of purpose.
RUNNING
If you want to write, write, if you want to dance, dance, if you want to leave, stay. Why? We have to look our creative responsibility straight in the eye, the way we would a lover or a mortal enemy.
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