“If not now, when?” We repeat that phrase like a mantra around The Acting Corps, the best Los Angeles acting school we know. Overuse of the phrase has led to answers like, “Later.” Or my personal favorite: “Maybe Thursday?” But as much fun as it is to trivialize its importance, the words still ring true [...]
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DAMAGED GOODS
When we want to hurt ourselves more than we want to step into our lives, guess what? We hurt ourselves; it is a choice often made out of the conviction that self inflicted damage is all we can hope for and all we deserve.
TIME
How wondrous life can be when things happen out of time. When we lose sight of the linear, inartistic, death inducing nature of time and can say “I love you, I will always love you, and I have always loved you.” These moments are infrequent in life and in art irrefutable proof that our creative [...]
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED
We like to say, “One more for the road.” Why? The road does not require more fortification OR intoxication. What the road requires is clear headedness, a sense of purpose, intention, and action.
MASOCHISM
Olivier said that acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism – not quite the occupation of an adult. Yet there are few adult occupations I can think of which do not entail a good degree of masochism.
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