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Believe!
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – When I was a very young person, people told me over and over that I should only pursue the arts if I really loved them. To me this felt like … Continue reading →
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Orphan Rituals
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – This morning I woke up out of breath. It’s a usual thing…maybe it’s allergies, maybe I have emphysema. Who knows? These are the kinds of crazy thoughts I have. Every … Continue reading →
Singing Ugly
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Last spring I lost my voice. This was a true disaster. In two days I was due to travel to New York to begin study with a world famous voice … Continue reading →
Not in Maine
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Years ago when I was in a theatre in the East End of London, a young Cockney boy sitting in front of me noticed my American accent. When I answered his demand to … Continue reading →
Full Circle
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – “Resiliency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness.” Jim Collins, author of Built to Last – When I first began my working life as a young college grad I moved … Continue reading →
My Fanny and Me
A Big Life: Encouraging Words for Those in the Entertainment Industry – In my early New York actress days, I had a boyfriend who once made the uninvited remark that I was perfect in every way except “from here to … Continue reading →
Pizza and a Toilet Brush
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – Before my sister lived in Spain (see my previous post), she and her family lived in Colombia for two years. One evening while ordering pizza, she realized she’d forgotten to … Continue reading →
You are Memorable (On Agents: Part 1)
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – It is easy to think, in a profession where so many people are striving, that we are not noticed. That isn’t necessarily so. When I was an actress in New … Continue reading →
You Picked It
A Big Life: Encouragement for People in the Arts – This blog is intended to give encouragement to actors, writers, producers, teachers, directors, crew, designers, artists, agents, managers, stylists, photographers, editors, musicians, singers, models and dancers in the entertainment industry. … Continue reading →
Posted in Agents, Art, Dance, Directing, Models, Musicians, New York Stories, Photographers, Self Identity, Writing
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