Discipline
Every actor must demand total discipline of himself if he really means to be an actor. – Uta Hagen:
Respect for Acting.
Yesterday I was chatting with my friends Ryan and Katie about the passing of time. “There will never be another March 2013”, I said. Sometimes I think about how I let each day go by and don’t do any acting! Even though I love it so much! I could tape something for my kids show, I could practice a monologue, I could read from an acting book, I could write my thoughts on another actor’s performance from a award winning movie. I have a HUGE list of ideas that I could pull from, lots of solo exercises to try. I have the equipment I need to tape something (twice over! iPhone & iMovie and a DSLR camera & FCP X).
There have been so many days in my life, and now they are gone. I’ve commented on this before I’m sure, but it is a great wake-up call that I have the control to do something about it. I’m not a victim!
Yesterday I received an unexpected bill in the mail. I started to panic, but I realized that there’s no need. It’s just money. After I spent two days of my vacation trying out new income ideas, I finally questioned my motives. Why am I devoting my energy on money making schemes?
Of COURSE having money would solve certain issues.. but then what? We are what we practice everyday, and so far I could say that I’ve had a lot of practice preparing and postponing.. instead I could be doing!
I could go on and on, but when I think about where I want to be as an actor, and where I am, I see an amazing journey ahead. There will be all sorts of twists and turns and amazing views, but I can’t sit and wish for things to happen.
It is time to work daily on the craft I love – It is time to become a master of total discipline.
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