Index

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• Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem, 143
• Accountability, 118
  • importance, 122–123
• Acting
  • coaches, work ethic, 15–16
  • “habit,” support, 181
  • lines, memorization (contras), 21–22
  • listening/reading, impact, 73
  • origin, 6
  • path, Sopranos (impact), 75
  • roles, transformation
    • completion, 111–112
    • process, 107–108
• Acting career
  • pursuit, 7
  • sports stories, parallels, 72
• Actions
  • actors, smallness, 107–109
  • lessons, 48
• Actors, portrayal, 190
• Adaptation, ability, 38
• Affleck, Ben, 112
• Alex of Venice (Messina), 123
• “All Is Lost” moment, 93–97
• American Buffalo (Mamet), 109
• Aniston, Jennifer, 172, 173
• Anxiety, 25
• Apartment life, 182–184
• Apollo 13 (Howard), 67
• Art, creation, 81
• Associations, focus, 95
• As the World Turns, 73
• Athletic performers, artistic performers (similarities), 26–30
• Auditions, 162–164
  • experience, 8–11
  • fear, 19
  • increase, 144
  • nerves, control, 29
  • results, absence, 98

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• Bacon, Kevin, 195
• Bait-and-switch, 82
• Bale, Christian, 27, 43, 107
• Ballantyne, Craig, 41
• Bandler, Richard, 142
• Batiz, Suzy, 89, 93, 166
• BBQ, usage (decision making), 180–182
• Belief, 116, 147
  • self-belief, path, 148–149
• Benz, Julie, 32
• Bernstein, Melissa, 189
• Beyoncé, 53
• Blank, Jessica, 1
• Blauer, Tony, 17, 37
• Bluefishing:The Art of Making Things Happen (Sims), 68
• Boyle, Mike, 95
• Brady, Tom, 134, 155
• Brand (building), money (stretching), 192–194
• Brando, Marlon, 38
• Breakdown, experience, 7–8
• Breakthroughs, 6–7
• Bronx Tale, A (De Niro), 23
• Bryant, Kobe, 142–143
• Budden, Amy, 134
• “Burning the boats” principle, 54–55
• Burns, Chris, 124–125
• Burns, Christopher J., 27, 62
• Butler, Gerard, 53

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• Caddyshack, 134
• Callen, Bryan, 177
• Campbell, Jessi, 31
• Cancer, Whitaker observations, 154
• Canvas, content/imagery (reframing/importance), 78–82
• Capalbo, Jim, 69
• Career
  • acting career, 7, 72
  • change, 62
  • chase, 178–180
  • compilation/creation, 109–112
  • perspective, 56
  • pursuit, 7
  • rise/fall, example, 59–63
• Caterpillar, transformation, 104–107
• Change
  • fear, cessation, 104–105
  • positive change, capability, 105
• Chase, Chevy, 133
• Chase, David, 186
• Chelsea Walls (Hawke), 162–165
• Chicago Fire, 110
• Childhood, pain/rejection/loss, 2–3
• Choices, making, 49–50
• City on a Hill, 84, 110, 195
• Collins, Patrick, 171
• Communication, 118
  • absence, 126
  • importance, 121–122
• Competitive spirt, presence, 43
• Confidence, gaining, 155
• Conquest (metaphor), 54–57
• Cordial, 53
• Cortés, Hernán, 54
• Course/path, control, 33–34
• Culp, Kimi, 174
• Cure, discovery, 99–101
• Curious George, 169–170
• Curry, Steph, 17, 134

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• Darabont, Frank, 95–96
• Davis, Paige, 127
• Dead Poets Society, 162
• Death (metaphor), 54–57
• Defeat
  • admission, 90–91
  • surrender, association, 90
• Delegation, 125–129
• Denial, definition, 81
• De Niro, Robert, 23, 172, 173
• Destiny, determination, 80
• Discipline, 41
  • loss, problem, 42
  • power, 49
  • regimen, 42
  • requirement, 45–46, 51–52
• Discomfort, lessening, 99
• Discontent, cause, 195
• Don't Mess with Texas, 174
• Dreamwork, 160–161
• Duplass, Mark, 16

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• Eastern philosophies, Western bias, 141
• Education, continuation, 191–192
• Ego, stardom (relationship), 129–131
• Elmaleh, Gad, 29, 46
• Empowerment, belief, 152–153
• Enter the Dragon, 90
• Entrepreneurship, success, 14–15
• Evans, Heath, 117, 151
• Evolution, continuation, 191–192
• Excellence, pursuit, 43
• Experiences
  • adverse effects, 86–87
  • framing process, importance, 77–78
  • usage, 100
• Expert, listening, 44–45
• External experience, 94
• External validation, 144

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• Facade, 5
  • reality, contrast, 189
• Failure
  • game component, 75
  • option, absence, 67
  • risk, avoidance, 55
  • self-berating, 72
  • success, relationship, 59–60
• Faith, 147–148
  • requirement, 150–151
• Fame, perspective, 56
• Fear
  • impact, 144
  • understanding, 17–18
  • usage, 85–86
  • West Wing experience, 18–22
• Ferrara, David, 152
• Ferruggia, Jay, 46–48, 50, 108
• Fighting, art, 90–93
• Finances, stress, 193
• Fishman, Roger, 61
• Focus, 177
• Forces, susceptibility, 145
• Fosse/Verdon, 108
• Fraturday, 130
• Freeman, Morgan, 95–96, 152
• Frogs into Princes (Bandler/Grinder), 142
• Frustration, 71–72
• Fryer, Zander, 159, 160, 167
• Fulfillment, gold, 2

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• Game
  • failure, component, 75
  • returning, 71
  • winning/losing, 41–43
• Gandolfini, James (acting approach), 130, 184–185
• Garofalo, Janeane, 21
• Gelfond Cathy Sandrich, 172–175
• Generosity, 130
• Giant Steps (Abdul-Jabbar), 143
• Gillingham, Kim, 111, 140, 160–161, 167
• Glamour, overestimation, 179
• Goal
  • achievement/knowledge, 184–187
  • grasping, problem, 79
• Golden Rule, usage, 170–171
• Goliath, 97, 110, 114, 121
• Goodman, Elissa, 127
• Goodness, 169
  • benefits, 171–176
  • power, 170–171
• Gordon, Jon, 147, 152
• Gratitude
  • display, 150
  • system, creation, 149–152
• Graves, Alex, 22
• Greco, Loretta, 2
• Grinder, John, 142
• Grounding, exercise, 137–139
• Grupe, Rob, 74–75
• Gut, trust, 36–39
• “Guy in the Glass, The” (Wimbrow), 16

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• Hagen, Uta, 35
• Harbinger, Jordan, 127
• Harris, Ed, 67
• Hawke, Ethan, 162–166
• Headspace, 135
• Help/assistance, search, 125–129, 140–145
• Helplessness, 70
• Hendricks, Gay, 166
• Hill (metaphor), climbing, 20–23
• Hit shows, occurrence, 34–36
• Hodge, Aldis, 195
• Hollis, Sue, 145
• Hot Pursuit, 83, 130, 175, 192
• Howard, Ron, 67
• Huge in France (Netflix show), 45–46, 48, 84, 99, 108
• Hughes, John, 26
• Humility, 124–125
• Hurley, John, 20, 22, 66
  • mantras, 69
  • teachings, 68

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• Imagery, reframing/importance, 78–82
• Imperfections, 51
• Informational, transformational (contrast), 44
• Inner self, correspondence, 160
• Instinct, 25
  • learning, 38
  • trust, 36–39
• Intelligence, 27–28
• Intentional blindness, 151
• Internal experience, 94
• Introversion, 27–28

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• Jabaley, Charlie, 84, 103, 149–150
• Jackman, Hugh, 105
• Jam, Jimmy, 13
• Jay-Z, 53
• Jeter, Derek, 155
• Joel, Billy, 100
  • music, usage/need, 8–11
• Jordan, Michael, 43
• Jung, Carl, 159, 161

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• Kaminski, Gus, 61–62, 150
• Kane, Steven, 125
• Kaufman, Boris, 115
• Kazan, Elia, 38
• Keep It Simple, Stupid (KISS), 2
• Keuilian, Bedros, 14, 123, 166
• Knickerbocker, Terry, 15, 108
• Kogan, Nataly, 149

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• Lambert, Jack, 143
• Lazar, Sara, 141
• Leaders
  • differences, 131
  • problems, 128
• Leadership, 117, 127–128
  • communication style, 121
  • humility, 124–125
  • potential, awareness, 125
  • relationships, presence, 118
  • self-leadership, 125
• Lee, Bruce, 90
• Levine, Alison, 43, 55–56
• Life
  • aspect, dissection, 156–167
  • change, 73–74
  • events, framing/interpretation (impact), 80
  • experiences, framing process (importance), 77–78
  • faith, requirement, 150–151
  • glamour, overestimation, 179
  • impact, 70–72
  • perspective, 56
  • quality, performance (correlation), 26
• Lindley, Siri, 53, 69
• Listening, importance, 73
• Live by Night, 112
• Lively, Blake, 105, 106
• Live performance, spontaneity (addiction), 28–29
• Live theater, disaster (potential), 31
• Living space, inspiration, 182–184
• Long Day's Journey into Night (O'Neill), 115
• Long, Matt, 71, 91–93
• Long Run, The (Long), 71, 92
• Losing/winning, 153–154
  • scorecard, usage (avoidance), 155–157
• Luck, 178, 194
• Lumet, Sidney, 114–115, 121

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• Maguire, Jerry, 126–127
• Making Movies (Lumet), 114, 121
• Mamet, David, 29, 109
• Medicine, usage, 99–101
• Meditation, 133
  • acceptance, 141
  • grounding exercise, 137–139
  • integration, 143
  • practices, beauty/curse, 145
  • resistance, 135
  • surrender, contrast, 89–90
• Mental game, usage, 41–43
• Mentors, study, 43–44
• Messina, Chris, 42, 109, 112, 123, 126, 155–156
• Milano, Alyssa, 82, 149
• Mindset, impact, 16
• Misiano, Christopher, 186
• Mistresses, 82–83
• Momentum, building, 155
• “More than Half of Actors Are Under Poverty Line” (Vincent), 66
• Morski, Lynn Marie, 90–91
• Moving, self-questioning, 2–8
• Mystery of Edwin Drood, 180
  • audition experience, 8–11

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• Nature, nurture (contrast), 14–17
• Navarro, José, 115
• North End, The, 155

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• O'Brien, Mark, 179
• Oldman, Gary, 107, 155
• Olsen, Eric Christian, 25
• O'Neill, Eugene, 115
• On the Edge (Levine), 43, 55
• On the Waterfront, 38
• Oppenheim, Geri, 114
• Opportunity, pursuit (continuation), 175

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• Pain, impact, 91
• Panic attacks, 5, 94
• Parents, impact, 189–190
• Participation, requirement, 4
• Paskowtiz, Nina, 114
• Passion
  • display, 187
  • importance, 86
• Peacekeeping, price, 3
• Performance, 25
  • audience intimacy, intimidation, 30
  • commonality, 28
  • life, quality (correlation), 26
  • live performance, spontaneity (addiction), 28–29
  • magic, 27
  • problems, 33–36, 140
• Performers
  • exposure, desire, 10–11
  • similarities, 26–30
• Permanent defeat, admission, 90–91
• Perry, Jeff, 172
• Perry, Matthew, 19
• Perseverance, 65, 71
  • usage, 66–69
• Podcast, initiation, 84–87
• Polk, Andrew, 31, 35
• Polo, Teri, 21
• Ponzio, Melissa, 23, 169
• PooPourri (Batiz), 93
• Positive change, capability, 105
• Power structure, 181–182
• Preparation, importance, 21, 47
• Pressfield, Stephen, 2
• Professionalism, 57–59
• Professionals, study, 43–44
• Publicity, understanding, 192–193
• Purpose, importance, 86

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• Rarefied air, 112–116
• Reading
  • lines, importance, 73
  • opportunity, 172
• Reality, facade (contrast), 189
• Red carpet
  • attention-seeking stereotype, respect (absence), 27
  • facade, 192–194
• Redman, Jason, 6, 92, 93
• Reframing, 77
• Regret, feeling, 96
• Rehabilitation, meaning, 96
• Rehearsal, discipline, 42
• Rejections, change, 85–86
• Relationships
  • change, 134–136
  • presence, 118
• Relaxation, 133
  • integration, 143
  • surrender, contrast, 89–90
• Rewards, motivation, 179
• Reynolds, Ryan, 105
• Rhimes, Shonda, 85, 129
• Risk, 53
• Robbins, Blake, 156
• Robbins, Tony, 32, 53
• Rockwell, Sam, 108–109
• Role models, study, 43–44
• Roles, transformation
  • completion, 111–112
  • process, 107–111
• Roles, variety, 110

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• Sadness, 71–72
• Saint, Eva Marie, 38
• Saladino, Don, 105–107, 155
• Scandal, 84–85, 113–114, 129, 191
• Schiff, Richard, 7–8
• Schreiber, Liev, 105
• Schreiber, Terry, 31, 136–137, 140
• Scorecard
  • usage, absence, 155–157
• Scorecard, keeping, 154–155
• Secrets, carrying, 3
• Self-belief, 156–157
  • growth, 155
  • path, 148–149
• Self-criticism, 144–145
  • impact, 11
• Self-development, 127
• Self-forgiveness, 110–111
• Self-judgment, impact, 11
• Self-knowledge, 142–143
• Self-leadership, 125
• Self-motivation, 4
• Self-sabotage, Hollywood nightmare, 161–167
• Self-scorecard, keeping, 154–155
• Service
  • importance, 86
  • value, 118–123
• Shahi, Sarah, 77, 163
• Shawshank Redemption, The (Darabont), 95–96, 152
• Sheen, Martin, 186
• Sheridan, Taylor, 113
• Show business
  • “feast or famine,” 162
  • “hurry up and wait,” 162
  • importance/enjoyment, 82–84
• Shows, hits (presence), 34–36
• Simon, Carly (stage fright), 32
• Sims, Steve, 68
• Singularity, 177
• Skydiving (free-falling), experience, 60–63
• Smits, Jimmy, 18, 20, 21, 129–130
• Solutions, discovery, 140–145
• Sopranos, The, 110, 162, 191
  • acting run, 18
  • attention, 59
  • audition, 56, 58, 152
  • career, changes, 62, 75
  • cultural importance, 56
  • experience, 22
  • Gandolfini, acting approach, 130, 184–185
  • role, callbacks, 75
  • success, change, 143
  • work, 58–59
• Sorkin, Aaron, 19, 20
• Speed, purchase, 43–45
• Speed-the-Plow (Mamet), 29–30, 34–36
  • performance, problems (example), 35–36
  • preparation, fundamentals, 30–31
• Spencer, John, 186–187
• Sports stories, acting career (parallels), 72
• Springsteen, Bruce (concert lengths), 32
• Srivatsaa, Sharran, 44, 120
• Stage directions, importance, 173
• Stardom, ego (relationship), 129–131
• Stars, generosity, 130
• Straight-A student, rating excess, 136–140
• Streep, Meryl, 27, 43
• Street, Amanda Lovejoy, 160, 161, 167
• Subconscious, 159, 166
  • summoning, 160–161
• Success
  • external validation, 144
  • facade, 192–194
  • failure, relationship, 59–60
  • hype, disbelief, 190–192
  • imminence, 72–76
  • reasons, differentiation, 80
  • simplicity, 140–145
• Surrender, 89, 98
  • acknowledgment, 92
  • relaxation/meditation, contrast, 89–90
  • weakness/defeat, association, 90
• System, creation/usage, 49–52

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• Talent
  • impact, 22
  • payoff, 194–196
  • payscale, correlation, 194–195
  • presence, 112–116
  • work ethic/values, connection, 23
• Talk the talk, 45–49
• Tarantino, Quentin, 183
• Taylor, Chip, 37
• TB12 method, 134
• Teles Properties, 44, 120
• Thornton, Billy Bob, 97
• Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri, 108
• Thurman, Uma, 164–165
• Tier One Operators, training, 17–18
• Time, energy (balance), 178
• Todd, Jennifer, 123
• Torres, Toni, 80
• Training, 41
  • continuation, 106
  • power, 49
• Transformation, 103. See Roles
  • example, 113–114
  • impact, 104–107
  • initiation, 116
• Trilling, Lawrence, 121–122
• Truth, moment, 10

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• Unemployment
  • impact, 97
  • opportunities, 84–87
• Unleash the Power Within (Robbins), 32, 53

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• Values, talent (connection), 23
• Vergara, Sofia, 174–175, 192–194
• Vice, 108
• Vincent, Alice, 66
• Vincent, Frank, 57

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• Walken, Georgianne, 58–59
• Walker, Acacia, 119
• Walk the walk, 45–49
• Walls, punching (avoidance), 97–99
• War of Art, The (Pressfield), 2
• Washington, Kerry, 85, 129
• Weakness, surrender (association), 90
• Wells, John, 20
• West Wing, The (experience/fear), 18–22, 186
• Whitaker, Rob, 127–128, 141, 153–154
• Whitford, Bradley, 21
• Who's the Boss?, 149
• Wilkerson, Carrie, 196
• Willful, definition, 81
• Willful denial, 80–83, 151
• Wimbrow, Dale, 16
• Wind River, 110, 113
• Winfrey, Oprah, 14, 149
• Winkler, Henry, 133
• Wins. See Losing/winning
  • scorecard, usage (avoidance), 155–157
  • usage, 154–155
• Witherspoon, Reese, 130, 174–175, 192–194
• Wooden, John, 156
• Work
  • power structure, 181–182
  • recurrence, 171
• Work ethic, 13–14, 27
  • detail/consistency, 17
  • increase, 16
  • learning/training, 15
  • talent, connection, 23
  • usage, 21
• Workplace, leaders (problems), 128
• World, belief, 148–149
• Writing, origin, 6

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• Yalof, Schwartz, Suze, 142