Actress Confessions

Day 333 - Everyone is an Artist

Somewhere somehow deep down, everyone has an artistic side...

Some of us tap into it more then others and some of us hide it because we are reluctant in letting others now what our secret passion is.

Are you a painter... a writer....an actor... a musician... a sculptor...a filmmaker....a painter? What is it deep down that makes you tick?

Some of us choose to share our artistic passion with the world and others choose to keep it to ourselves.

An interesting thing happened to me in New York...

I was on my way to the Museum and I needed to take the bus to get there. When I boarded the bus I  asked the bus driver "Does this bus take me to the MET?"

He said, "No, you are going to have to wait for the next one... (then he named a different bus number that I can't remember.)

My friend and I turned around and exited the bus onto the sidewalk.  The bus driver then called back to me "Hey! Get your friend over here...he has a professional camera...would he mind taking a picture of me?"

I said, Ummmm....I guess so...

Then he pulls out a book and poses with it. He says, "I'm a published author, this is my third children's book and thanks so much for taking a photo."

If you aren't following the story very well, let me give you a recap...There is a bus full of people waiting for the bus driver to drive somewhere.... He is wearing a transit uniform....he is holding a children's book...smiling...stopping traffic in the middle of Manhattan, so we can take a picture.

Something was really interesting about this situation. Until he mentioned his children book he had been going through his monotonous day driving a bus.

Click, flash!

Then he handed me his card and said "Please send it to me...thank you."

I sat there stunned, the bus doors closed and he drove away.

The photo of this bus driver holding his third children's book shows a look of pride and accomplishment. It didn't matter what the other 40 people on the bus thought of him...to them he was just a bus driver...but for him he was a creator....and to me he was more then what I thought him to be.

What I Learned

333. If I want to be an actor, I can't judge a book by its cover.

Day 332 - Broadway Musicals

Today I was lucky enough to take in a Broadway play NYC : Priscilla Queen of the Desert.  It was fantastic! What was even better is that the actors knocked it out of the park.  Standing ovation from the audience.  The actors looked grateful for the applause.

I want to be there one day, standing on stage with my cast mates...smiling for the crowd knowing that I gave my all to them.

Day 329 - 336 - Off to NYC - David Letterman, Lady Gaga, Ben Stiller, Edie Falco...WOW

I'm off to NYC for a week to experience the dazzle of the city that never sleeps...

This is a fun/research trip for me...which means that I've chosen to take in art, music and acting while visiting!

Things I'm doing to Continue My Journey While on Vacation

1. I got tickets to David Letterman...Lady Gaga is performing...

2. Did you know that Ben Stiller and Edie Falco are in a broadway play - I have tickets so close that you can smell sweat...

3. Memphis the Musical - I'm actually thinking of working with a singing coach to get my chops back up in case I want to tackle the world of music...

4. Improv Clubs that have housed comedians from Saturday Night Live! Make me laugh...LOL

5. The Accomplice - I'm participating in a special performance where the ticket holders become the actors...we are going to be running around NYC, trying to solve a mystery! FUN!

6. Jazz it up - we got jazz music too...I find that jazz music relaxes me and inspires me to think about film ideas...weird I know...

7. On the seventh day, I'm going to rest... just joking...I'm actually going to check out more of the acting scene there! (PS - Not just on the 7th day - basically all week!)

8. 9. 10 - These items are going to impromptu - let's see where the big city takes me!

What I Learned

329 - 336 - Surround yourself in culture as often as you can!