a few words that inspire me
“What do you see? How does it make you feel?”
I repeat this one often in my head. In rehearsal. Walking around the city, taking in my surroundings. When I'm in an audience or a gallery. It's always there with me.
“Controlled hysteria is what’s required. To exist constantly in a state of controlled hysteria. It’s agony. But everyone has agony. The difference is that I try to take my agony home and teach it to sing.”
“Therefore let your soul exalt your reason to the height of passion; that it may sing; and let it direct your passion with reason, that your passion may live through its own daily resurrection, and like the phoenix rise above its own ashes.”
“You work that you may keep pace with the earth and the soul of the earth.
For to be idle is to become a stranger unto the seasons, and to step out of life’s procession, that marches in majesty and proud submission towards the infinite.”
“When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music.Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison?”
Two of my favorite selections from a brilliant and inspiring book by Elle Luna, posted with permission.
Thank you Kay Kerimian!
“The human being who acts is the human being who lives.”
“I’m curious about other people. That’s the essence of my acting. I’m interested in what it would be like to be you.”
“Vulnerability is the birthplace of love, belonging, joy, courage, empathy, and creativity. It is the source of hope, empathy, accountability, and authenticity. If we want greater clarity in our purpose or deeper and more meaningful spiritual lives, vulnerability is the path.”
“The truth is humbling, terrifying, and often exhilarating. It blows the doors off the hinges and fills the world with fresh air.”
“Truthfulness itself is almost medication, even when it’s served without advice or insight.”
”You need to grab your dream out of the sky like it’s a kite and pinch the string through your fingers until you reach the spool.”
