Everyone needs a role model, someone to admire and emulate. It gives you hope during the difficult times of adolescence, when self-discovery and defining your identity is reaching its apex. This is especially true for LGBTQ youth who might not have the support their heterosexual counterparts might have from home, school or other support systems.
Read MoreThe phrase “triple threat” in the performing arts has conventionally referred to a person who is able to act, sing and dance superbly. As technology has evolved creating a paradigm shift in how we communicate and interact in our society, the way to climb to success in the entertainment industry has evolved as well.
Read More“The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” is another score for the multi-talented, script writer, turned actor, turned producer….OK basically there is nothing Tina Fey can’t do in the comedy genre.
Read More“When posed with this question: “What do you think is the most important question in life?”, it gave me time to pause and reflect.”…
Read MoreWhen did I give up on my creative dreams? It happened slowly yet all at once. The seeds were planted at a young age with questions like: “What’s your back-up plan, ya know if things don’t work out?” “ Do you have a minor in college so you can get, like a real job.?”
Read MoreThe person who had the greatest influence on me as an artist was my grandmother(Yaya, Greek for grandmother) Ellie Cavis. While thinking of her as my muse, curiously I looked up the actual definition of this word and was delighted to discover that the word “muse” original context is from Greek and Roman mythology.
Read MoreI am an observer of life. I observe people ( Not in a Special Victims way) and mentally record what makes them tick, say what escapes their lips and attempt to peel away all the layers of masks that we all wear.I wear them, you do too.
Read MoreI will be happy when I fall in love, when I have a better job, live in the city, have enough money in the bank, when I have this car, when I have a closet like Kim Kardashian’s, when I’m on better terms with whom ever, and the list goes on and on forever.
Read MoreI’m on it like a fat kid is on a value-pack Costco size box of hostess cakes. I’m all up in there, sweating, grinding out the deed. Failure is not an option. You need to want to succeed more than Trump needs a haircut.
Read MoreWell who cares how you feel? Write anyway. This was an enormous lesson that took me years to truly grasp and reap the benefits. If we all went through life always doing what we “felt” like doing complete anarchy would erupt.
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