It’s hard to believe that today marks 5 years since I embarked on my “2nd career” as an entrepreneur. On January 3rd, 2012, I turned in my badge and laptop, performed a perfunctory exit interview, and walked out the doors of my 9-5 Fortune 500 marketing gig for the very last time. That afternoon, I […]
Last night, I attended a screening of the film “Mr. Holmes,” starring Sir Ian McKellen and Laura Linney. Before the screening, there was a Q&A with McKellen and filmmaker Guillermo Del Toro. Together, they discussed the process of creating a character and bringing him to life. There are many steps, to be sure. But it […]
As an actor, creating a rich character means making choices. Not just any choices – STRONG choices. Choices that differentiate you from the 999 other people who are auditioning for the same gig. And sometimes, as you read through your 10th audition of the day for a gig you’d kill to book, you sit in your […]
Last week, I was invited to attend a “networking event” at a swanky hotel in Beverly Hills. Those in attendance were (presumably) all alums of a certain school, and all working, or trying to work, in the Entertainment Industry. I was invited as a guest of an alumnus of the school. Networking Events are essentially this: […]
