Links

Play Like A Great Team→

What is needed is: swagger. A posture of confidence. Without that, a house team looks like a bunch of students.

STFU→

Wish I could forward this to the dude in the audience who gave notes out loud during the show I saw on Friday night.

How do I deal with setback?→

Brian Stack, one of my favourite Late Night with Conan O’Brien performers on working out why he struggled in auditions.

My Worst Moment in Improv→

This is hard to read, but important to read too. I’ve never seen anything like this, and never want to. Play the reality you want to see in the world, not the reality that already exists.

Listening vs. Monkeys→

What I learned from Mick [Napier] when I studied with him was that I could empower myself onstage at any moment that I chose. When I am not the one starting the scene I just choose to empower myself right after I have completely listened to the first person’s initiation. This way I make sure that their idea gets explored and, if I am listening well, they will almost always tell me basically what I am supposed to do. In seconds I have a clear scene start that can move forward effortlessly.

Hustle→

I believe you need hard work to find success and talent just makes the work easier. Success eventually knocks at everyone’s door. But you need the talent to be let in when it comes knocking and you need the work to develop that talent. Additionally, you need the work to keep putting yourself out there and present yourself for when success comes sniffing around. Plus you need to work to maintain and build on that success.