23
October
2022
Veteran Representation in film
I want to talk about Veteran Representation in the film industry. Scene: A Veteran struggles with PTSD; he’s drinking whiskey, staring at an old deployment photo, and then he commits suicide, or he holds a gun to his head and cuts to black with an audible “bang” in the blackness… The portrayal of Veterans in... Read More
13
April
2022
Take a deep breath and let it go…
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who... Read More
11
November
2021
24
September
2021
Hey….Kiddo
Hey….Kiddo, You and about 80% of the kids in that College are going through a very similar mind space. Why College, and what the hell do I want to become in the future. Here’s what I can tell you. You are not alone. I am sure you look at your dad and think, “How does... Read More
07
July
2020
PSYOP and Information Operations in the Media
All of us are guilty of reading a news headline that comes across our social media feed and accepting it as the truth. Many times, we voice our opinions without ever reading the story, or digging deeper to uncover the facts. Whatever happened to “Question Authority”, or “Don’t believe everything you read as the truth?”... Read More
17
February
2020
27
December
2019
The Chase
“The clowns will get attention, yes. But when their show ends its done. No one cares about them when the paint is washed off.” The chase… At times it was the only motivation, it was the only thing driving me. When will I become famous and when will the world know my name? But what... Read More
19
November
2019
Leadership = Love
An excerpt from an up coming book I am currently writing: I love you, I care about you, I want to see you succeed further then I ever have, so one day you will take over my position. This isn’t some thing that would normally be said in the work place, more likely in a... Read More
02
September
2019
An Actors Confession
On the Job Training…. During the first pilot of Mayans MC, I was just excited to be a part of it. No matter how many episodes I got, I was just honored to be a part of the team. I was the new guy on set and I can admit I felt that I was... Read More
20
August
2018
So you want to be an Actor…
“Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” -Sanford Meisner I have been getting tons of questions from veterans interested in getting into acting. I don’t feel my path to acting is easy for replication but in this article I will give some of the best information I was able to pull from the wealth of... Read More