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Hey there! There's one thing I'm asked to do that I simply can't. It's not a matter of my time, it's a matter of expectations. And I hope people wh…

Hey there! There's an often quoted statistic that says that the average role receives over 1500 submissions, and that, on average, it takes a union a…

Hey there! A proud union member for nearly 30 years, it pains me to hear the misinformation from both union and non-union talent about how both camps…

Hey there! In today's workout, one of the students did something that we all do, and we should be careful of. It's a noise we make when we're doing …

Hey there! If I've heard it once, I've heard it a thousand times... ...a complaint, made by a performer, that bemoans the fact that they always get …

Hey there! For most of my life, I've seen the government levy higher and higher fines on larger companies for what they determine is bad behavior. A…

Hey there! A few days ago, I did an interview with another 365-day challenger, named Matt Zurbo, who's writing a new children's story every day for a…

Hey there! I was at the Voices Anonymous (yep, that's the group's name) meetup here in LA recently, and one of the topics that came up was pricing. …

Hey there! You'd think I'm the only person crazy enough to try to create something every single day for a year...in my case, these daily videos. But…

Hey there! I get asked a lot about how to tell if you're "nailing" your work. It's all individual, and everyone's situation is different, but there'…

Hey there! In a recent video, I talked about the concept of every single human being making decisions on actions based on their individual personal m…

Hey there! Taking classes even once is an effort for some people. (You wouldn't believe the percentage of people who sign up for my courses, pay good…

In a recent video, I talked about how Zoom used the word "backslash" instead of "slash" when writing copy for their radio spots. And how I tried to ge…

Hey there! I've been railing about this for the last 20 years or so. But it was only recently that I had a chance to get in touch with an actual vic…

Hey there! I absolutely adore Kristin Wiig. I think she's one of the most creative actors working today, from Saturday Night Live to the feature film…

Hey there! The charting site Statista recently asked nearly 2100 people of all ages this question: "Which of the following media services have you us…

Hey there! Time to hand out a permission slip. I got an email from a viewer who wondered aloud how I keep my spirits up. She said, "Every time I wat…

Hey there! I saw a recent study about creativity and how to spark it, that pointed to something wholly unexpected. Boredom. Apparently, being bored…

Hey there! It wasn't until I was in my mid-50s that I learned a valuable lesson about why people do bad things. And when I learned this lesson, it h…

Hey there! It happened again. I was in a remote demo recording session with a client, when I noticed she'd click the record button in Audacity, and …