Can a casting director or talent agent have a “conflict of interest” when they ask their actors to go out and buy products from a store to audition for that store’s commercials? I suppose casting directors and agents aren’t holding a gun to actor’s head telling them they must buy or else, but they sure are …
Watering the Tulips Spent the Autumn afternoon potting Tulip bulbs. Hoping that In seven months, they’ll bloom. I mixed the pots so they each have a blend of colors. Hot pink & blazing orange. I am trying out potting them instead of putting them into the ground. I like that they are movable that way. …
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At the family estate, summer 1917. Paul Wittgenstein is second from left; his philosopher brother Ludwig Wittgenstein is at right. Photo by Michael Nedo After having his right arm amputated in WWI, stubborn pianist Paul Wittgenstein kept playing using only his left hand. The Beauty of the Music Makes My Heart Swell I came across his life …
In between filming scenes on-set of Dust of War with David Midthunder (Cowboys & Aliens, Hidalgo) Read about Dust of War
I voiced the character of Edward on the audio horror literary program 19 Nocturne Boulevard. Click to visit podcast site & hear the story In their 30 minute podcast episode “The Thing On The Doorstep” based on a frightful story of a body snatcher penned by H.P. Lovecraft. http://www.nineteennocturne.libsyn.com/19-nocturne-boulevard-the-thing-on-the-doorstep
After the several block walk with an illiterate woman getting her cigarettes today, I walked on feeling like I had one of the most amazing abilities in the world. She had approached me at the bus stop and asked me to walk with her to read the bus detour signs directing pedestrians through the mile …
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Today a gal on the bus was swooning over a guy. He proceeded to tell her that he’d date if she’d help him buy a few things. Then he glances at me and says “ya know how it is.” I shook my head NO, and said “That’s not dating, that’s being a bum. Let’s be …
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A delightfully macabre look at the way members of the Green Manor club come to their unfortunate deaths over the years. Revenge, affairs, murder, lust & lunatics. It reminds me of some of the classic short horror stories presented in that television show “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.” The art is fantastic. Capturing in pen & ink …
While filming, the director looked at me with a quizzical expression. Then back to the camera monitor. Back up at me. Back to the monitor. Once more up at me. Back to the monitor. Raises her eyebrows & blurts out, “Paul, you look so much better on screen than in real life.”
My latest backhanded audition comment:“You have a look that makes me feel sorry for you, like you’re an innocent kid in a grown-ups body.” Too bad I was auditioning for the role of a rough-tough guy. 🙁