This week I read something fabulous in a teeny little book my cousin bought for me as a gift, that was called “the little book of mindfulness”. Have you seen it? It’s the cutest little green book that you can buy in Oliver Bonas and other little stores that sell fabulous kitsch stuff. Anyway, this […]
Category Archives: Moment of truth
The very idea of “making it happen” (acting) can sometimes feel like you have a circus going on in your head. There’s a ringleader shouting “Roll up, roll up ladies and gentleman for this spectacle called your life”. There a clown bumbling around making people laugh cause they don’t know what the hell is really going […]
I spend a lot of time banging on about good sh&t. I know I do. People tell me I do. And people often despairingly ask “how do you keep so positive?” Want to know the secret? I don’t. Fact. I get down just like you. I get grumpy just like you. I get frustrated, annoyed, […]
What is that moment of truth? I had a fascinating discussion a few weeks back with a wonderfully talented actor about our “truth” as actors. Basically the conversation was about how far we go. Many years ago I attended Ecole Philippe Gaulier’s clowning course in Paris. The man is a genius, he really is. He […]
Yes I am playing on lyrics in my blogs now…well excuse the cheeky word play but lets not dance around the topic anymore (oh the puns!). Why did I name this week’s blog save the last stats for me? Because this post is all about statistics! A long long while ago I mentioned the topic of creating […]
This week I have an acting exercise for anyone who wishes to participate. An acting exercise (le sigh)?! Is this gonna be hard work? I think not baby puppy…this is a load of fun. First things first. What is a dream collage? As was described in You Must Act by the late and very […]
Last week I had a wonderful and very grounding moment where I was reminded about not being complacent in this industry. I was called by a Casting Director about an audition for a paid film role and asked to audition. That night I read the film script (it was great!) and I really wanted to […]
Preparing the heart like you are going into a love battle to win your knight in shining armour. I was incredibly lucky. I came home one day and announced to my family and friends that I had decided I was going to move to the UK and make it as an actor (why do I […]