Posts Tagged ‘Acting Lessons’

People  always ask:

HOW can you stand to work in the ER!?

It’s weird, but now that I’ve done it for awhile, I’m sorta used to it. Some shifts are scarier than others. Or more frustrating —  or sad. But every once in awhile, I’ll finish one that actually feels AWESOME!

listen with your heart

Do I love it? Well sometimes I feel good about it.
Do I hate it? Oh yeah! Big time.
Am I glad I do it? Being forced into it wasn’t the best intro —
but am I proud I do it? Read the rest of this entry »

As a Comedy Actress (???) my question on this sunny (at least in L.A.) #findthefunnyMonday is:

What is funny?

feel good funny

According to the Free Dictionary online:

Funny [ˈfʌnɪ]

adj -nier, -niest

1. causing amusement or laughter; humorous; comical

2. peculiar; odd

3. suspicious or dubious (esp in the phrase funny business)

4. Informal faint or ill to feel funny

But when you think about it, there are so many kinds of “funny” and what’s funny to one person might not be funny to someone else. Obvi. When I’m auditioning for a comedy, if a CD reports back: “She wasn’t funny” is because I’m not funny or the material isn’t funny or the person watching the tape doesn’t get the writer’s idea of funny? A conundrum, that’s for sure.

I can see FUNNY in — Read the rest of this entry »

shell we? ahaha!

An unexpected connection is the best kind of all. Especially when it’s an unexpected connection with someone you’ve wanted to connect with, but wondered if you ever would. An ordinary night becomes extraordinary. A smile means oh so much more. And you realize when you’re following through with something you need to do, (sometimes) your own needs are surprisingly fulfilled too. Uh huh uh huh.

Don’t want to get into details ‘cuz like with an audition if you talk too much about it before it’s really a sure thing, it can go…  POOF! Read the rest of this entry »

remixing my life

I’m all about a good remix these day, aren’t you? As we all face another challenging week (for me it’s about finding the funny with scary CD’s, ER horror stories, looking for love, and mixed messages), let’s get in the rhythm with —

Monday Morning Mind-Blowing Mash-ups

• You’ve Got The Love (HaHaHa Remix)- Florence and the Machine
• Indestructible (A-Trak Dub)- Robyn
• Forever (Nero Remix)- Drake Read the rest of this entry »

still trying to figure it out

Life —

• It doesn’t go in a straight line
• It’s not according to plan (not mine anyway)
• When you think something’s gonna happen it doesn’t
• And when you least expect it to, it does

Life disappoints, surprises & warms our hearts.

It’s about —

• brushing off the bad
• laughing at the irony and
• cherishing the moments Read the rest of this entry »

Pilot Season is —

• Challenging
• Exhilarating
• Scary
• Stimulating
• Disappointing
• Depressing
• Promising

As an Actor I can (and do) go from extreme highs to a deep lows within just a matter of days (sometimes within hours). In the last few weeks I’ve gone from pre-reads to call-backs with producers to negotiations about quotes, to signing contracts, testing and then not getting the parts. It’s like those old-fashioned board games where you almost get to the end and then end up at the beginning… Read the rest of this entry »

rise to the top

We all have them |think about them | wish they’d come true. Some of us actually make sure they do come true. I’m trying to become one of those laser-focused Actors but it’s a challenge sometimes, obvi.

DREAMS —

• Direct our path
• Create goals
• Push us forward
• Encourage risks (the good kind) Read the rest of this entry »