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Ep #9: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 2] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Recovery, Preparation, and Serving the Project

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Published February 20, 2018 | Last Updated January 9, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Clyde Kusatsu in Star Trek

Be willing to do the work, be willing to get the work, be willing to adapt to the new-new that’s coming along, and stay out of “don’t you know who I am and what I’ve done?”—be in that state of humility yet preparedness. — Clyde Kusatsu   I’m thrilled to welcome Clyde (back) to the show […]

Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: asian, attitude, auditions, casting, directing, discipline, explicit, film, hollywood, japanese, persistence, politics, preparation, pride, recovery, research, sag-aftra, self-tape, service, sober, story, television, theatre, therapy, voiceover

Ep #8: Clyde Kusatsu [Part 1] (Nat’l VP LA SAG-AFTRA, 300 film/tv credits) on Discipline and Being 10x Better

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Published February 13, 2018 | Last Updated January 9, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Clyde Kusatsu

Find your own story, find what works for you, and be comfortable and accepting of what you bring to the table. — Clyde Kusatsu   I’m thrilled to welcome Clyde to the show: an actor who is currently celebrating 45 years in front of the camera, and he’s still booking roles! I first connected with Clyde back […]

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Ep #7: Peter Van Norden (Regional Theatre, The Accused, The Stand) on Finding Vulnerability and Work Making Work

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Published January 30, 2018 | Last Updated October 31, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Peter Van Norden - American Tales

Be supportive, be kind, be the person who is there for people, who is there to help, who is there to make it a pleasurable and joyful experience. — Peter Van Norden   I’m thrilled to welcome Peter to the show: an actor with over 45 years in the business, on both stage and screen. One of […]

Filed Under: Episodes, Podcast Tagged With: antaeus, auditions, broadway, explicit, film, hollywood, musical theatre, new york, politics, regional theatre, shakespeare, shaw, singing, television, theatre, vulnerability, weight, work

Ep #3: Anne Gee Byrd (Regional Theatre, Film/TV) on Being Tough and Enjoying Auditions

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Published December 26, 2017 | Last Updated October 23, 2019 Leave your thoughts »

Anne Gee Byrd in Endgame

You have no control over so many things—you only have control over doing what you think needs to be done, and if you manage to bring that into the room, you’ve succeeded, whether you get the job or not. —Anne Gee Byrd   Anne Gee has performed leading roles in everything from Shakespeare to Shaw across […]

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