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Acknowledging The Elephant In The Audition Room · The Aligned Actor

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SPEAKER_00: Hello and welcome back to the Aligned Actor Podcast.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm Amy Schloerb,
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SPEAKER_00: your friendly neighborhood actor buddy,
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SPEAKER_00: your pal,
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SPEAKER_00: ready to help you thrive as an actor and live your full actor life.
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SPEAKER_00: I am also a mindfulness and mindset coach,
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so I know a thing or two about helping us thrive mentally and
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emotionally,
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SPEAKER_00: and I have tons of ideas and inspirations,
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SPEAKER_00: practical tools,
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and things that we can do and implement in our lives so that we
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can live full
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wonderful actor lives despite what the entertainment industry
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might try to throw at
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us despite all of the roller coaster ride of actor-ness that we
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find ourselves on
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all the ups and downs all the twists and turns never know
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what's coming next
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sometimes there are jump scares they come out of nowhere and
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that's why they're
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SPEAKER_00: called jump scares
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We're here to talk about the stuff that matters and we are here
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to help us all live
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SPEAKER_00: full,
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SPEAKER_00: wonderful,
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SPEAKER_00: thriving actor lives.
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So last week we talked about letting yourself want to book the
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role because chances
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SPEAKER_00: are you want to book that role.
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SPEAKER_00: You're an actor,
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so of course you would have a very basic desire to book a role
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when an audition
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SPEAKER_00: comes in.
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And I talked about how acknowledging your want can actually
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help you stay focused
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on what your character wants because you have these two things
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and you say,
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SPEAKER_00: hey,
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this is here and this is here and I know that they're both here
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and then I'm going
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to use mindfulness to be able to stay focused on the want that
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matters right now in
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SPEAKER_00: this audition,
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SPEAKER_00: which is what the character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: And so often as actors, we're instructed to not think about booking.
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SPEAKER_00: Not want to book.
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SPEAKER_00: Don't think about booking.
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SPEAKER_00: Don't think about doing a good job.
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SPEAKER_00: Don't think about what casting wants.
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But if I tell you,
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don't think about an elephant,
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what's the only thing you're thinking about?
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SPEAKER_00: But no, no, no.
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SPEAKER_00: Stop.
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SPEAKER_00: Stop thinking about the elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: Don't think about the elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: Let go of the elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: You're probably not going to book the elephant anyway.
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SPEAKER_00: And now all you can think about is the damn elephant.
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You're seeing its big ears and its floppy trunk and its cute
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little swishy tail.
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SPEAKER_00: And today, what I want us to practice is, oh, look, there's an elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: I see it.
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it's right there and it makes sense that it would exist in this
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space in this time
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because yes it's there and it makes sense in this context and
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oh look there's what
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my character wants both of these things exist in this time and
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space and it makes
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sense that they both exist in this time and space because I'm
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doing an audition but
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SPEAKER_00: now instead of
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SPEAKER_00: just looking at the elephant and staring at the elephant constantly,
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SPEAKER_00: I'm going to train myself to focus on what my character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: The elephant's still there.
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SPEAKER_00: It's okay that the elephant is still there.
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SPEAKER_00: I like the elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: It's a nice looking elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: Good for you.
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SPEAKER_00: You stay over there, elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm staying here with what my character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: Something like that.
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SPEAKER_00: Because both the actor want, what we want as an actor,
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SPEAKER_00: and what our character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: They both exist in our present moment.
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SPEAKER_00: And then through mindfulness,
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SPEAKER_00: we can acknowledge our want,
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SPEAKER_00: that elephant that's there,
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SPEAKER_00: without resisting it and without attaching to it.
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SPEAKER_00: So we're not going to go jump on top of the elephant and ride it around.
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We're going to let it be where it is in nature,
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doing its own elephant things.
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SPEAKER_00: And we're going to stay with what our character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: That acknowledging non-attached space of,
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SPEAKER_00: hey,
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SPEAKER_00: there's the elephant,
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SPEAKER_00: let's let it stay over there,
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SPEAKER_00: but it can roam around and eat grass.
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SPEAKER_00: I don't know.
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SPEAKER_00: I don't know what elephants eat.
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That space of non-attachment,
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it frees us up to more easily focus on the character want.
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SPEAKER_00: So that's what we're going to practice this week.
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SPEAKER_00: I have a guided audio that is going to help you get out of your head,
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SPEAKER_00: stop focusing purely on the elephant.
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SPEAKER_00: You're going to acknowledge the elephant,
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SPEAKER_00: that the elephant is there,
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but you're going to stay focused cleanly and directly on what
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your character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: Okay,
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SPEAKER_00: so to make the most of this audio that I have for you today,
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SPEAKER_00: you're going to need a couple of things.
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You're going to need a scene because you've got to be doing the
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acting thing.
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SPEAKER_00: and this could be any kind of scene.
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This could be an actual audition scene where that elephant is
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actually the elephant
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of I want to book this job or it could be a class scene where
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the elephant might be
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I want to impress my teacher or I want to deepen my craft in
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this specific way or
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it could be something for a self-tape May where you're like I
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want to get as many
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SPEAKER_00: likes and comments about I'm good at this type of thing.
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SPEAKER_00: I don't know what you want but you need to know
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and think about what do you want as an actor and just
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acknowledge that,
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right?
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SPEAKER_00: We're just acknowledging it.
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SPEAKER_00: We're letting it be okay that as an actor,
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SPEAKER_00: we want certain things that are different from what our character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: So then for this scene, you also have to know what your character wants.
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SPEAKER_00: You have to do your basic actor prep work.
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So once you've done all that standard basic actor prep work,
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what does my character want?
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SPEAKER_00: What's going on for them in this scene?
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SPEAKER_00: What's at stake for them if they don't get what they want?
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SPEAKER_00: Stuff like that.
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You can then use this audio to help you get present and stay
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focused on the
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SPEAKER_00: character want rather than the elephant want.
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SPEAKER_00: I hope this analogy is making sense.
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SPEAKER_00: I hope you all like elephants.
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SPEAKER_00: Now,
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SPEAKER_00: I originally wrote this audio with auditions in mind,
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SPEAKER_00: so the actor want,
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SPEAKER_00: the elephant in this audio,
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SPEAKER_00: is we're acknowledging wanting to book the job.
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SPEAKER_00: But if you're using it for classwork,
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SPEAKER_00: if you're using it for self-tape May,
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SPEAKER_00: if you're using it for some scene you've already booked,
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SPEAKER_00: like I said,
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SPEAKER_00: adjust your want accordingly so that you can suit those circumstances.
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SPEAKER_00: Just go ahead and think about what do you want as an actor.
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SPEAKER_00: Now, you probably haven't thought about that in a while,
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SPEAKER_00: because, or it's subconscious, right?
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SPEAKER_00: You know like subconsciously like, I want to book this.
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SPEAKER_00: I want to book this sucker.
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SPEAKER_00: But you haven't let yourself acknowledge it.
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SPEAKER_00: So go ahead and do that little bit of work of like,
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SPEAKER_00: okay,
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SPEAKER_00: what do I want in doing this scene as an actor?
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And then also for your actual acting prep work,
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well,
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what does my character want?
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SPEAKER_00: Because those two things are different.
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SPEAKER_00: Obviously, we've been talking about this ad nauseum.
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SPEAKER_00: And again, it's okay to want anything that you want as an actor.
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SPEAKER_00: You're a human being.
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SPEAKER_00: You're allowed to want whatever you want.
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SPEAKER_00: And I promise you are not egotistical.
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SPEAKER_00: You are not self-centered.
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SPEAKER_00: You are not narcissistic.
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SPEAKER_00: Even if what you want is related to like the end product of that scene,
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SPEAKER_00: that tape,
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SPEAKER_00: that audition,
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SPEAKER_00: that
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uh you know whatever that work is even if what you want is you
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know wanting other
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people to respond positively to your work even if what you want
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is uh you know hey
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a nice job that was good work it's okay to want that and the
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less time you spend
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resisting that want making making that want feel shameful or
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bad or mean something
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SPEAKER_00: bad about you as an actor
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the easier it's going to be to just feel comfortable in being
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an actor and also to
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SPEAKER_00: stay focused on the work at hand,
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what the actual want of your character in the scene and the
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work that they're doing
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SPEAKER_00: in the scene to get what they want.
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SPEAKER_00: You're a human.
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SPEAKER_00: You care about your work.
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SPEAKER_00: You want to do your job well.
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SPEAKER_00: So those human actor wants, that elephant
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is as much a part of your present moment of doing that scene as
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your character want.
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And now what we get to do is practice staying focused on what
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the character wants
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SPEAKER_00: because that's what serves us best in that moment.
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And that's honestly what's going to help us get the elephant
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want,
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most likely.
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SPEAKER_00: Because again,
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SPEAKER_00: Unless you're playing an actor filming a scene of some kind,
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your character probably is not thinking about this moment that
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they're in and what
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SPEAKER_00: it looks like to an audience.
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SPEAKER_00: They're not thinking about,
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SPEAKER_00: hey,
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is this moment where I'm explaining my symptoms to the ER
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doctor gonna get me a
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SPEAKER_00: job?
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SPEAKER_00: No, they want to
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SPEAKER_00: Scandalous!
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I'm going to make you actually go over to my Substack and access
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it there because
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that way you can you can we can keep talking about other stuff
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and the podcast
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doesn't get too long because you know me I like to ramble and
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go off on tangents
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and say lots of stuff so we're not going to actually practice
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it here live on the
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SPEAKER_00: podcast if you're finding this video on YouTube
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or if you're just watching it on Substack you got to scroll down
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a little bit do a
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little bit of work with your finger to get to where the audio
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is and listen to that
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after we finish up what we're doing here or if you're getting
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this on you're
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getting on YouTube or a podcast platform of some kind I will
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make sure that a link
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SPEAKER_00: show notes,
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SPEAKER_00: description,
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so that you can easily get over here and be on Substack with me
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right now so that
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It looks like a little embedded audio clip and it's eight
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minutes and 13 seconds
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SPEAKER_00: long and it's pretty awesome.
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SPEAKER_00: And if you want to be able to download a copy of it,
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SPEAKER_00: I have a link on the Substack for you to be able to do that as well.
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SPEAKER_00: So you can do that too if you want to.
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SPEAKER_00: and I want you to put this into good use in your actor life.
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And I have a great idea for how you can start putting it to
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good use in your actor life.
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I want you to start practicing with it for self-tape May if
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you're participating in
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SPEAKER_00: self-tape May.
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And if you're not participating in self-tape May,
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you should be participating in self-tape May.
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SPEAKER_00: Not should.
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SPEAKER_00: You could.
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SPEAKER_00: You could participate in self-tape May if you're an actor.
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SPEAKER_00: For those of you who aren't familiar with self-tape May,
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It is a completely free challenge that was created by Audrey
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Moore of the Audrey
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SPEAKER_00: Helps Actors podcast.
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SPEAKER_00: That is a fantastic podcast for actors.
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SPEAKER_00: It's great.
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SPEAKER_00: It's lovely.
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SPEAKER_00: I can't say enough good things about it.
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SPEAKER_00: And you should check that out.
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SPEAKER_00: And also,
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I put a link in the Substack article for where you can find the
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Self Tape May
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SPEAKER_00: Challenge.
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SPEAKER_00: I'll link up to her podcast.
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SPEAKER_00: She's great.
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SPEAKER_00: Go...
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SPEAKER_00: If you don't know Audrey already, go...
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go be introduced to Audrey and bask in her greatness so now the
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self-tape part for
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those who aren't familiar refers to the self-tape part of
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self-tape may refers to
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the self-recorded auditions that tv and film actors
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particularly in the United
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States although I don't know it might be international at this
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point too I've
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I would guess I'm not 100% sure on that though so anyway it's
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these recorded
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auditions that we send to casting directors to book jobs get
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work and the challenge
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of Self Tape May was born out of the goal of improving that
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particular skill set so
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SPEAKER_00: being able to put up a camera a backdrop lights
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SPEAKER_00: Film yourself,
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SPEAKER_00: figure out your eyeline with your reader,
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SPEAKER_00: you know,
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get all that technical stuff going and then actually free
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yourself up to act and be
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SPEAKER_00: in the scene and do all the stuff that you do.
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SPEAKER_00: So it was about creating a regular,
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SPEAKER_00: sustainable,
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SPEAKER_00: you know,
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SPEAKER_00: practice of that particular skill set.
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SPEAKER_00: But the bigger sort of goal of the whole thing, I think,
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is just a regular sustainable acting practice and audition
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practice and skill
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SPEAKER_00: practice kind of of anything.
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So depending on your market,
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depending on the type of acting that you engage in most
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frequently,
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SPEAKER_00: You know, you could practice, you don't have to tape everything.
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If that doesn't work for wherever you are in your career or for
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what you do as an
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SPEAKER_00: actor,
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SPEAKER_00: you could do a bunch of voiceovers.
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SPEAKER_00: You could do just monologues to your cat.
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SPEAKER_00: It doesn't have to necessarily be taped.
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SPEAKER_00: The whole point is to be practicing
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SPEAKER_00: your craft regularly.
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SPEAKER_00: Now,
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SPEAKER_00: if you want to participate in the challenge,
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SPEAKER_00: there are specific rules around like it does have to be taped.
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SPEAKER_00: It has to be uploaded to Instagram.
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SPEAKER_00: You have to use a hashtag.
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SPEAKER_00: If any of the material has not aired yet, you have to mute it.
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SPEAKER_00: That's a big one.
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SPEAKER_00: All the rules are on the website for Self Tapemay.
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SPEAKER_00: I think it's SelfTapemay.net.
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SPEAKER_00: And again,
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I have it linked in the in the Substack article and you can go
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and find out more
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SPEAKER_00: there.
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um so yeah so but additionally that was kind of a big caveat or
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big not caveat big
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like tangent on self-tape may itself just in case anybody
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didn't know about it um
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additionally as part of your self-tape may you can also be
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practicing all the
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SPEAKER_00: wonderful beautiful mindfulness and mindset stuff
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that I talk about week after week after week after week here on
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thisSubstack and on
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SPEAKER_00: Instagram and anywhere else that anybody will listen to me.
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So the ideas here that we go over and over and over and over
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again about the stuff
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SPEAKER_00: that's going to support your full actor life.
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SPEAKER_00: So for example,
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SPEAKER_00: you can practice with the audio that I gave you in theSubstack this week
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SPEAKER_00: so that you can feel more comfortable acknowledging the elephant,
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SPEAKER_00: acknowledging your desire to book,
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SPEAKER_00: and then noticing,
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SPEAKER_00: ooh,
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SPEAKER_00: I'm really fixated on that elephant,
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but I'm gonna make myself focus over here mindfully using all
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of the notice and
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SPEAKER_00: then refocus techniques that we employ in mindfulness in general.
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SPEAKER_00: So you can use that audio.
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SPEAKER_00: Use that audio before every self-tape that you do.
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SPEAKER_00: Or maybe you just use it before,
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SPEAKER_00: you know,
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SPEAKER_00: if you're doing a bunch in a day,
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SPEAKER_00: maybe you use it once and then you're like,
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SPEAKER_00: okay,
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SPEAKER_00: I get it.
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SPEAKER_00: I remember the basics here.
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SPEAKER_00: I know what I need to be doing.
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SPEAKER_00: And then it helps you with the rest of them.
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I also think it'd be great to practice finding three to five
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moments that you like
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SPEAKER_00: in each tape that you make for self-tape Mae.
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SPEAKER_00: so that you're training your inner biggest fan.
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We talked about that biggest fan energy in a previous Substack
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and the idea of
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SPEAKER_00: making that one louder,
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SPEAKER_00: that voice in your head louder,
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that positive voice in your head louder than your inner critic
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because your inner
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SPEAKER_00: critic has a lot of opinions that honestly it should just keep to itself.
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because your inner monologue plays a really crucial role in
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your motivation and
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SPEAKER_00: your confidence and your general mindset.
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SPEAKER_00: So be practicing, hey, I just did this tape.
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SPEAKER_00: I really like that moment.
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SPEAKER_00: I really like how I did that.
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I really liked that I was playful and carefree and that that
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moment was completely surprising.
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SPEAKER_00: I really like that.
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SPEAKER_00: So practice finding things that you like in each tape so that you
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Amp up the voice of your inner biggest fan and you quiet down
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that inner critic
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SPEAKER_00: that needs to just sit down in the corner and shut up.
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SPEAKER_00: Also, let's see here.
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SPEAKER_00: Oh yeah, okay.
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SPEAKER_00: I would love you to be practicing trusting that each tape you complete is
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increasing your reputation in the entertainment industry
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regardless of the result.
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so that you can get better at moving on more easily after every
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audition.
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So you put it up online and you trust,
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hey,
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this is out there in the world.
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SPEAKER_00: If someone important is supposed to see it,
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SPEAKER_00: they're going to see it and my reputation is going up.
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SPEAKER_00: That's great.
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SPEAKER_00: And if that's not the goal,
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SPEAKER_00: that's not what happens with that tape because,
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SPEAKER_00: you know,
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SPEAKER_00: not necessarily about it being seen,
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SPEAKER_00: But just, hey, I improved this skill.
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SPEAKER_00: I practiced this skill.
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I therefore am improving my reputation in the business just as
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an actor by
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SPEAKER_00: improving my skill set by practicing.
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I would also love for you to be practicing daily mindfulness
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meditation so that you
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SPEAKER_00: can calm your mind and your body.
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SPEAKER_00: and restore your energy.
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SPEAKER_00: Because believe me,
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SPEAKER_00: if you're going to do 16 tapes,
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SPEAKER_00: because that's the number to hit,
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SPEAKER_00: that's the goal that we aim for in Self Tape May,
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SPEAKER_00: 16 tapes takes a lot of energy.
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SPEAKER_00: And you are going to need energy.
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And one of the ways that you can get energy is through that
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restorative process of
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SPEAKER_00: mindfulness meditation.
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SPEAKER_00: And I have a ton of mindfulness meditations for you
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scattered throughout my Substack and I will be putting out more
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I think during
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Self-Type May and I can link up some in the Substack article as
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well so that you
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have easy peasy handy dandy access to simple mindfulness
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meditations that you can
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SPEAKER_00: use and that are pretty quick and also if you need one that
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that you just need like you're about you don't want to listen
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to like a whole five
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SPEAKER_00: minute or ten minute thing.
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SPEAKER_00: Here's what I recommend that you do.
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You're going to count your breaths,
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your inhales and your exhales up to ten.
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SPEAKER_00: You're going to count one on the inhale,
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SPEAKER_00: two on the exhale,
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SPEAKER_00: three on the inhale,
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SPEAKER_00: four on the exhale,
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SPEAKER_00: five,
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SPEAKER_00: six,
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Seven Eight Nine Ten And that is a really easy way to quickly
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lower your heart rate
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SPEAKER_00: Access the present moment,
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SPEAKER_00: find yourself here in this space,
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and then be ready to get into whatever it is that's going on in
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the scene.
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SPEAKER_00: And finally,
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practicing mindfulness meditation daily is also going to help
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you feel present in
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SPEAKER_00: your full actor life.
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SPEAKER_00: It's going to help you feel more comfortable living
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SPEAKER_00: and engaging in the life of an actor.
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SPEAKER_00: You're going to become less reactive to things and more responsive,
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become more looking at things more kindly about yourself and
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about the industry
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with more curiosity and compassion and being able to ride the
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highs and lows of the
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SPEAKER_00: actor roller coaster with calm,
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SPEAKER_00: confident resilience instead of throwing up.
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SPEAKER_00: which is really, really important.
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SPEAKER_00: So mindfulness helps you restore your energy,
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SPEAKER_00: calming your body,
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SPEAKER_00: getting you present to do that actual tape.
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And then it also helps you in your bigger,
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wider,
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grander,
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actor life in general.
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SPEAKER_00: So these are really, really good things.
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SPEAKER_00: So those are just a couple of ideas that you could put into place,
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SPEAKER_00: things that you can be practicing during self-tape may.
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related to like your mindset and things and now finally I just
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want to launch us in
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some kind of inspiring way kind of like a rallying cry or a
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coach locker room
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rah-rah speech type of thing I want to launch us into Self Tape
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May and to do that
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I have a quote from Martha Graham the famed dancer teacher and
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choreographer
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and I love this quote so much because it transcends dance and
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it really speaks to
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art of all kinds like literally any kind of artist or artistic
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life or creative
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life it speaks to that and it's honestly the perfect mindset to
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embody for
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self-tape May and for your entire actor life so I'm going to go
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ahead and read this
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SPEAKER_00: to you now there is a vitality
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A life force,
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an energy,
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a quickening that is translated through you into action.
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And because there is only one of you in all of time,
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this expression is unique.
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And if you block it,
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it will never exist through any other medium and it will be
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lost.
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SPEAKER_00: The world will not have it.
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SPEAKER_00: It is not your business to determine how good it is,
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SPEAKER_00: nor how valuable,
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SPEAKER_00: nor how it compares with other expressions.
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SPEAKER_00: It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly.
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SPEAKER_00: Keep the channel open.
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SPEAKER_00: You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work.
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SPEAKER_00: You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you
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SPEAKER_00: Keep the channel open.
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SPEAKER_00: No artist is pleased.
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SPEAKER_00: There is no satisfaction whatever at any time.
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SPEAKER_00: There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction,
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a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive
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than the others.
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SPEAKER_00: So happy Self Tape May.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm so excited to do this with you.
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SPEAKER_00: If you're doing it, I'm doing it.
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I'm going to have more Self Tape May content coming for you
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throughout May because
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SPEAKER_00: I think it's just fun to be part of that community and talk about stuff.
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SPEAKER_00: And actually community is what we're going to talk about next week.
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SPEAKER_00: So if you want to, you can follow me on Instagram.
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SPEAKER_00: I'm at amyschlerb.
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SPEAKER_00: You can figure out how to spell that through looking at
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SPEAKER_00: Anything from the internet,
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SPEAKER_00: you know,
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SPEAKER_00: however you've accessed this material,
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SPEAKER_00: my name is spelled correctly there.
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Unless you're reading a transcript,
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because then it gets,
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you know,
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kind of wonky.
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SPEAKER_00: Anyway, you can follow me on Instagram, at Amy Schloerb.
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SPEAKER_00: That's where I'm going to be posting tapes.
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SPEAKER_00: and you can see what fun self types I'm bringing to the party.
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SPEAKER_00: Spoiler alert,
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I'm doing all Hallmark scenes because I can and I love them and
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I think it's really
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SPEAKER_00: fun stuff to explore.
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SPEAKER_00: And so yeah, I'm going to do that.
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And I would love to follow you as well and cheer you on and see
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what you're doing and
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Get inspired by you because you're awesome and you're an actor
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and I love that
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about you and I am so excited to be part of your community and
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be with you and
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SPEAKER_00: celebrate you and celebrate all actors and all of our awesomeness.
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SPEAKER_00: Yes, that's what we're going to do.
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SPEAKER_00: Okay, so that's what I have for you this week.
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SPEAKER_00: Thank you so much for joining me.
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SPEAKER_00: If you found this content helpful or inspiring, I would be so honored.
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if you would leave a comment or share it with your actor pals
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that would really
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help me out help people help more people find my Substack and uh
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it'd be really
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great and I would really really appreciate it so yes uh take
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care until next time
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