Whenever I am not pretending to be Artistic Director of The Acting Corps, sometimes I pretend I am an audience member and look for opportunities to be entertained, like everyone else. So the other night, in the mood for something completely different, I say why not, and wind up at the new Cirque Du Soleil [...]
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Still Here….
About this time ten years ago, I was teaching acting to a handful of actors on a small patch of grass in Burbank. Cars whizzed by on one side of us, and on the other, the L.A. River rolled by The Forrest Lawn Mortuary. We would hit the ground running every day at 7 AM [...]
What Matters?
Do you want to know what matters to you, what God you pray to? Look at your first action of the day. Is it fortifying yourself with coffee to face the cruel day, is it checking your stocks to see if your financial future is in good hands, or is it a creative act? Whatever [...]
TOP 10 REASONS NOT TO COME TO THE ACTING CORPS
1. It’s damn near impossible to choose between rock star and movie star.
2. You want to be able to say for the rest of your life, “I could’ve made it but I just didn’t feel like it.”
3. Casting director workshops are making you famous.
Inspired
Other than blatant commercialism affecting every part of your life, what you also get when you live in Los Angeles is a good dose of aphorism, affirmations, and clichés.
These “bon mots” are everywhere – on people’s business cards, at the cleaners, on the walls of your yoga studio, and certainly all over The Acting Corps.
I am guilty of writing this stuff too, as much as anyone else. My quotes adorn the walls of The Acting Corps building as well as our three theaters, and certainly there are hundreds of my daily “ruminations” on this blog.
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10 Things To Do Before You Audition In Hollywood
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The Price You Pay For Not Sharing Your Gift
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Real Acting and The Pit Boss
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Creative Courage
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Notes from The Playground
- If Not Now, When?
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Attracting The Acting
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Parking Lot Wit
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Opening Night
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Actors, Acting and Cirque Du Soleil
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Eugene Buica: Agreed, Richard...so few acrobats, so much Cirque....
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Olga: Eugene, Thanks a lot for the post. I'm new to y...
