In Philadelphia there is a museum called the Barnes Foundation named after a wealthy man who collected art and believed that there was a way to teach art to people that would help them understand it better then by just having great paintings on a wall. To do this he collected a lot of paintings and … Read more
In an effort to get enough work by June 30th (to make my health insurance minimums before a strike deadline), a friend started to send me the daily breakdowns so I could see what roles were available for me. She said that it would double my auditions because as hard as they try, agents just … Read more
Sad really. We rely on our leaders to fight for us and want to believe that they are. Why is AFTRA negotiating without us in the room? Is that a good thing? It’s not what SAG wanted so I guess it’s a bad thing. Why would our leaders let that happen? Why is their even … Read more
Last week I went to NYC and stopped in at my starting place. It was 25 years ago I sat tense, lonely, and worried watching an old man with thick glasses and a cane enter the room. I had no real idea who Sanford Meisner was, I hadn’t been a student of the game, I … Read more
You meet guys like Dan Truman a few times in your life, they are the angels that you are sent that you don’t know you need until they arrive. I received an email commenting on the book. I responded and it turned into a relationship about spreading the message that we actors are not hostage … Read more
I’m on a “book tour” and it started in Denver with an appearance on the morning show (link to this appearance soon) and took me to talks at the University of Denver and Colorado University at Boulder. What a great setting to be an artist and learn about what makes you tick. I was invited … Read more
I auditioned for the new Will Smith movie. I read for a part that was one scene but it was funny and was just me and Will Smith. Nice, but certainly not a lead part like I started may career with, but still, a nice scene in a big movie. I get a call back … Read more
Don’t get scared I’m not going to blog a movie review here. I’m just going to point out how In Bruges is gold to the artist who’s looking to tell stories their own way. American studio movies all follow their winning (money making) formula. The spine of every studio movie is about the same depending … Read more
Two weeks ago I got a call from Tadgh Kelly the young actor who played my son on Unfabulous a Nickelodeon Series we were on that ended a year ago. He asked me if I wanted to be in a webisode he was shooting in a few days. He had pitched a major food company … Read more
Doesn’t it feel like everyone who is not an actor gets great opportunities and plenty of attention paid to them just because they are the guy who was the last one not to die on the island? It’s depressing thinking that all your training and your aspirations for things pure and honest are useless against … Read more