Actors and New Years Resolutions

A lot of actors have goals for the next year, get on a TV series, or star in a regional production. However, things like that are not things I make goals for. In my world, goals have to be things that you can achieve by yourself (or with a little help from your friends).

Things like getting a role or being the star are partially out of your control, so you can work your ass off and still not achieve it.

That doesn't sound like a good goal.

I have one goal for 2016: To live a more honest life (at least on stage).

Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.

George Burns

Musings On Not Liking Certain People

Realizing the fact that just because you don't like someone, does not make you a horrible person. It simply means you have an opinion, which isn't always necessarily a bad thing.

Sometimes there are just "wrong" people for your life. Don't let anyone manipulate you into thinking that you have to like someone; yes you should in fact know how to work with people you don't like, but that's a different skill set.

At the end of the day all you can do is keep doing you! (And keep the body count low [JK])

When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but, creatures of emotion.

Dale Carnegie