Acting Inspired
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 6 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsDedicated to keeping you inspired. Chatting with folks creating their own work and thoughts on my acting journey in the form of an honest diary.
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The Final Countdown...
March 07, 2016 10:56 - 15 minutes - 13.6 MBThe final sunset, the final thoughts. Groundlings, Kae Alexander, Friends, Surfing, Sea, Nature... Everything gets a mention in this one! The Last ep, recorded in LA :( Back to London Town! Where I will sleep and then chat to Kae about her whole experience! ENJOY!
Goodbye Fest!
March 06, 2016 00:06 - 7 minutes - 6.33 MBWent surfing and chilled with some cool peoples! It has been a week of goodbyes and lots of love has been flying around! Its been amazing and now we are nearly ready to head back. Kae has one last meeting on Monday before the rush of heading back, so its not quite over for her. Two more LA pods and then the trip is over and we will evaluate properly when we return! For now enjoy me talking rubbish... the seriousness is coming I promise. ENJOY!
My Fellow Groundling Buddies and I...
March 04, 2016 12:41 - 10 minutes - 8.97 MBI took Kae to the airport and said fair well for now! Went surfing in Malibu and shot straight back for my final class! I did not pass! (more to come on this later... after a think.) After finding out our results, we went to the pub for a bevy and I pressed play on me recording thingy. ENJOY!
Friends...
March 03, 2016 10:28 - 10 minutes - 8.38 MBKae had her two final meetings of the trip and ended in the place she started at Universal Studios. We experienced the worst traffic yet, making us very nearly late for the first time! When we got home this evening we were greeted with a cabaret to say goodbye from our flat mate and his buddy Emily, they sang, the danced, they speached? It was one of the nicest things in the world and made us realise that not only have we done all the meetings and adventures into California but we have als...
Back to Reality... AGAIN!
March 02, 2016 10:49 - 9 minutes - 7.68 MBI go surfing, Im gunna get as much of this in as I can from now until the end... of time! Kae gets an audition and general meeting for tomorrow and find out the play she did at regents park last year has been nominated for an Olivier! I have my penultimate Groundlings class, which I now really want to pass as we come to the end of the term. We truly did get straight back into reality today and although sad about leaving, its an exciting thing to be coming back to the UK with these experien...
We're back and ALIVE!
March 01, 2016 20:20 - 40 minutes - 36.3 MBThis weekend we went to Big Sur and Santa Barbara. We drove down the open road along cliffs and through forests. We had some strange encounters, some lovely encounters and some culinary disasters! We stayed with some full on hippies and some lovely chilled dudes who run a kids camp just like on Parent Trap!!! I will post photos and videos on to my website. www.actinginspired.com If you're out here and have a spare couple of days... DO THIS!!! ENJOY!
Off to Big Sur!
February 27, 2016 09:00 - 4 minutes - 3.52 MBSo we are off to Big Sur, as we leave this will be airing! We are getting out of our heads and into some nature. We will be staying in tents and wood cabins along the Californian coast line to see what we can before coming back to lovely London! We did have a brief chat about how we feel about the whole trip earlier today and I touch on this but will be doing a round up episode with Kae when we return. Have a lovely weekend and try not to miss me too much! BIG LOVE... ENJOY!
Scatter Brain!
February 26, 2016 08:11 - 11 minutes - 9.86 MBI address my scatty-ness and try to figure out how to make a positive out of of a negative. Groundlings class goes back to being a little too relaxed for my liking. Kae and I plan a road trip to get us out of our heads and in to the beautiful nature around us before we cruise into our last week before heading back across the pond to London Town! ENJOY!
Gettin' serious with y'all... Take 2!
February 25, 2016 09:22 - 11 minutes - 9.57 MBToday I received a really lovely email from a great friend. It made me happy and sad and made me think for a minute about my situation here and at home and how we all feel shitty sometimes no matter what level of success we have within the industry. Its another messy one, Im trying to work things out and be honest with myself and my thoughts. Its sounds like a kind of sad one but its really not. First of all I guess Im just tired, its pretty late! But also Im trying to work through my own m...
Groundlings got Tough!
February 24, 2016 09:29 - 12 minutes - 10.9 MBI got excited and thought I was being all cool by doing todays episode on the way home in the car straight from the session. I apologise for a) my scatty thoughts, fresh from class, that had no time to settle. b) my terrible multi tasking. Which means theres some scattered thoughts about my class intertwined with a live commentary of my driving. Just so you know, my phone/portable podcast device was on my steering wheel in front of me. We had a super aggressive no shit taking teacher as a ...
The Power of Music... and SEALS!
February 23, 2016 08:30 - 14 minutes - 12.2 MBToday we beached the hell out with Kevin Shen... It was awesome we went to Malibu the surf was great for our (basic) needs, we caught some awesome waves and made some friends! Kae and I wandered around Santa Monica and really got into some holiday vibes! We saw a great busker in Santa Monica and it reminded me of the class yesterday and connecting to text through song. We ended the evening with a beer and a bunch of shrimp @ The Shrimp Loves! Twas niiiice! We had a great day, I hope you...
Ryan Stuart
February 22, 2016 08:55 - 32 minutes - 29.2 MBToday I went to what I thought was going to be an hour long masterclass on singing for Actors. It turned out to be a three and a half hour class that I couldn't leave because after the first dude was worked on and poured his heart out I wanted to see every one of them. Im still processing the class as it was a lot to take in, so tomorrow hopefully I will have digested it properly and give a more coherent idea of what I saw, but my initial response is that its as good a class as everyone says....
Brits in LA
February 21, 2016 08:13 - 9 minutes - 8.15 MBKae had a hang over and I had a late lonesome night so we were tired and slow this morning! We got ourselves together and headed for the beach for a Brits in LA meet up... I was reluctant to do so and I try and work out why that might be! My insecurities pop up and I have to learn to cut it out! It was lovely to meet some new folk and catch up with some old mates. I ended up really enjoying volleyball and I think its a really good idea to meet up with a few people that you have a lot in com...
SURFS UP! SORT YA LIFE OUT!
February 20, 2016 00:30 - 8 minutes - 6.96 MBKae has another audition in Venice... Exactly where we wanted to go, post audition! Had some good grub and a beer at the Venice Ale House. Hired some boards and rode some waves! We record the podcast for Ryan Stuart's interview. On the way home I expressed some thoughts about my situation that scare me. ENJOY!
Do What They Want In Your Way!
February 19, 2016 10:16 - 9 minutes - 7.63 MBAn interesting Groundlings class! And Kae's friend bought us lunch! SCORE! ENJOY!
Panic Stations!
February 18, 2016 08:30 - 9 minutes - 8.02 MBIm trying so hard to fight this bloody cold! So today was pretty relaxed and we tried to take it easy. Kae had a general meeting with a studio that have connections with folks she has worked with in the UK and realised how helpful that can be. We then met up with our old friend Dani on Melrose Ave. and had a hipster ginger shot to be healthy and then to balance it out, I enjoyed a hearty meal... I realise the value of having a parking space in LA and decide its time to get serious about t...
I think I'm Dying. Which Makes Me Better at Improv!
February 17, 2016 10:33 - 7 minutes - 5.81 MBMAN FLU HAS STRUCK! I feel like I'm about to keel over! but on a positive note my improv has improved! Me and Paul hit the arcade and had some Tacos, I went to my class and Kae went off galavanting around the desert. I completed my meeting of Ryan's family members and find his bro to be as inspiring as the rest of his family! He' a film maker and we chew the fat at a local bar after my class. ENJOY!
HANG TEN!
February 16, 2016 09:52 - 11 minutes - 9.77 MBWe surfed, Kae rode the first wave she caught like a pro... Even tho we were surfing like zombies! I snapped my board clean in two. We played Settlers of Katan and Kae won! BOOM! ENJOY!
San Francisco!
February 15, 2016 09:27 - 10 minutes - 8.55 MBWe went to San Francisco, partied hard and had a nice break in a wicked city! When in LA you are close-ish to a bunch of really cool towns and cities so if you feel you need a break from it all on a weekend, hop in a car and take your pick! We had a great time, we stayed with my friend Ryan's lovely family, got hammered and recharged. We are surfing early tomorrow morning and then will see what this week has in store for us! ENJOY!
We Need To Talk About Kevin!
February 14, 2016 08:30 - 42 minutes - 38.1 MBKevin Shen joins me on a hike up Runyon Canyon! We huff and puff our way up the steep dusty slopes and Kevin tells us all about being an actor from California, moving to London to work in the city and deciding to become an actor full time, produce a play and make it back to LA for pilot season! We chat about everything from his journey to becoming an actor and setting up a production company, to fighting racism in London with Theatre and being a London based American actor in LA trying out ...
Podcast Passion and Kae Shows Her Face/Voice!
February 12, 2016 11:10 - 15 minutes - 13.2 MBKAES BACK! I have my mid course class and evaluate the situation. Kae tells us all about her auditions and how she's feeling about it all and we round up the podcast but then carry on! I am happy about discovering my passion and we're off to San Fran for my friends birthday and valentines! Kevin is up tomorrow but for now... ENJOY!
Work Breeds Work!
February 11, 2016 09:30 - 40 minutes - 36.1 MBI get some great advice from Ione Butler about making the move to LA and how to go about getting a green card and keeping ourselves busy while we hustle! I also saw a Groundlings show with my Improv teacher Roy Jenkins. Lots of fun and a busy day! ENJOY!
Time to Reflect.
February 10, 2016 09:04 - 9 minutes - 7.91 MBI reflect on yesterdays masterclass and decide it would be a great thing to do. They also have other classes and it can never be a bad thing to add strings to your bow. Its up to you to use or discard what you learn but you can never learn too much! I get a tan IN FEBRUARY! (i might have said January on the episode) I fall flat on my face again in improv class but this time I accept that I'm learning and try to address why I'm not getting it and what I could do to change this! Its all go...
Masterclass Audit...
February 09, 2016 08:56 - 11 minutes - 9.95 MBToday I try to get productive and attend an acting masterclass at the Howard Fine Studio of Acting, which was a really cool experience. I get some guests for the pod, send some emails and get taken back to me drama school days. Whatever comes of this productivity, the main thing is I did SOMETHING and had a really good day because of it! I hope you like it, although this was a tough one to edit for some reason but i think its an improvement! ENJOY!
What is this thing I should be DOING!
February 08, 2016 08:30 - 9 minutes - 7.44 MB"What is it you're doing to help your self, Why aren't you doing it right now instead of going to the beach" Please someone tell me what IT is... Im sure I could be doing more here to forward my career but other than what i have done already I'm unsure of what IT is! Yep thats right... we're back to whining! I watch the Super Bowl for the first time when I should be working on my career... Kae records two self tapes... I manage to convince a couple of inspiring peeps to come and chat wi...
Take 3...
February 07, 2016 07:32 - 20 minutes - 17.8 MBA round up of Friday and Saturday. After a lovely positive day at the beach on Saturday, Friday's good bits have become highlighted in my mind so I think its good I waited to do it on this fine evening. Sometimes you just need to take a step back and appreciate all the good thats going on and the opportunities which have come your way. The beach is the perfect place to do that, so thats another tick for LA! Kae had more auditions and I met some inspiring folk. I also chuck in a very odd ...
LOST!
February 05, 2016 08:24 - 16 minutes - 13.9 MBIm scared to fail, so I fail! My class went terribly tonight, I was embarrassed and my brain locked off! Where has my imagination gone? How do I re-ignite my spark of creativity! Kae is working like a trooper and does not crack in the face of fear! There are so many positives as well though, its just easier to focus on the other! BIG LOVE ENJOY!
Headlines Can Ruin Your Morning!
February 04, 2016 10:11 - 15 minutes - 13.3 MBThis morning I read a tweet and it really got under my skin and brought out some issues I seem to have been hiding. It turns out I got the wrong end of the stick and didn't need to be as upset as I was although it did bring up an issue I've had on my mind for a while which didn't help with the messiness of my thoughts. Im afraid I still feel a little scatty and lost, however I met some really cool people today and the downs certainly came lashings of ups! Another audition for Kae and I de...
Back to Reality and Confusion!
February 03, 2016 09:47 - 19 minutes - 16.6 MBAfter a wonderful and long birthday weekend, we get back into it with hiking and my third Groundlings class! Maybe Im on a comedown from an awesome weekend or something but the mood is odd today I feel lost but good and therefore confused! Reality can be a bitch, but as Kae says, we need to just keep going! I am being lazy and letting things get me down. Snap out of it and lets do this! I hope its not too honest! ENJOY!
DRUNK... but meaningful!
February 02, 2016 10:16 - 20 minutes - 17.8 MBWe got drunk and face timed Cai Brigden! We were going to wait until morning to do this podcast but hey we did it honest and drunk instead because Cai told us to! I think we still managed to get some good stuff out but I am still drunk so that might be wrong! This is sometimes what happens when you feel a bit weird about everything but still want to talk about it! HA! ENJOY!
Disney and Lakers!
February 01, 2016 08:17 - 20 minutes - 18.2 MBHAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEE! I have had the best weekend ever! I went to the original Disney Land in California and re-discovered my inner child and we went to a Lakers match at the Staples Center where, unfortunately, they lost but I got to lose my inhibitions which means I actually won at life soooo... YAY! Big love to Kae for making this a super special birthday and to Paul my roomie for making an awesome cake and getting us in to Disney Land fo free!!! ENJOY!
TGI Friday on Saturday… Birthday Disney Fun!
February 01, 2016 00:09 - 10 minutes - 9.08 MBSo this is Fridays Podcast on a Saturday! We're in the car, thought it would be fun, apologies for the poor sound quality! Times have been all messed up again because people keep chucking surprises at me so I don't mind! Saturdays will now be up on Sunday evening/Monday morning because YET MORE SURPRISES!!! Im going to a Lakers game tonight! Hopefully we will be home in time and compos mentis enough to do a weekend round up! Back on track on Monday! Big Love... ENJOY!
I Gotta Get To Class!
January 29, 2016 19:51 - 18 minutes - 15.9 MBKae Alexander came with me on the hike, she learned lines and I hiked! I had another what am I doing here/why dont I ever get seen/boo hoo me moment! But the sun was out and it was hot so we went to Santa Monica, had some great Mexican and chilled on the beach... BUT THEN... we realised I had to get to class and we hit serious traffic! ENJOY!
Cheat Day...
January 28, 2016 08:09 - 4 minutes - 3.01 MBA hike, a trip to the post office and some more line learning for Kae! and a dominoes... WHAT! yep... ENJOY!
Groundlings Class 1!
January 27, 2016 20:18 - 22 minutes - 20.1 MBTuesday!!! Kae had her first LA audition and I had my first Groundlings class. Turns out I learned more than I thought! It was a pretty standard first drama style class, name games and fun! On my hike this morning I saw some dudes walking a dog and recording a podcast! WTF! It inspired me to run home and do this... ENJOY!
Monday Monday!
January 26, 2016 19:04 - 15 minutes - 13.3 MBSo... SH************T! Don't pay any attention to the times I talk about etc. Because the FREAKING internet in the apartment is NOT working! So I've now officially broken promises! Sorry... Im angry. Anyway, Monday was cool. Two auditions for Kae, some good coffee and I make plans to become healthy again! HA! ENJOY!
Weekend Round Up!
January 25, 2016 10:15 - 19 minutes - 17.2 MBAwesome weekend of drinking and comedy and learning lines and self taping and mall....ing? We hiked and made some new friends, both caught up with old friends and had a real Sunday kind of a day! This next week should be a corker... More meetings for Kae and I start my class at Groundlings!!! I hope you are all well. Have a lovely Monday. Big Love. ENJOY!
Friday Rush!
January 24, 2016 23:34 - 16 minutes - 14.4 MBFriday was a crazy rush to TWO meetings for Kae, both of which, we made just in the nick of time! Kae joins us again and tells us about her meetings. I stick to my promise of writing to my Agent and the Manager for notes on my self tape and continue to prepare for Kae's audition net week and a self tape to do on the weekend! We are two days behind because of time difference and my little brain getting confused, I will remedy this TODAY! ENJOY!
More Nothingness and Mini Breakthroughs!
January 22, 2016 18:59 - 11 minutes - 9.49 MBSo it was another slow day in one way! Tryin'a save that dolla! However some mini breakthroughs were had. Stop needing to do stuff and just do it! Kae has a couple of meetings lined up and Im preparing for my course to start. Tomorrow we will chat to Kae about her crazy week and I will go to the comedy store AGAIN cos I bleedin' love it! ENJOY!
Nothing Day!
January 21, 2016 19:39 - 5 minutes - 4.41 MBWednesday truly was a nothing day for me, Kae says hello, she hasn't joined me on the last couple due to learning lines for auditions etc. So thats exciting and she will tell us all about this once the workload is off! When you are staying somewhere for two months, you realise that you will not need to go on an excursion every day. You also realise that you are not exactly here on holiday and you are supposed to be here being an actor and "working". I need to do more! We are self employed ...
This Is Not Happening!
January 20, 2016 22:02 - 17 minutes - 15.2 MBThank you guys for your support and for listening to this thing! Today was a tough start but as you will hear turned into a bit of a corker! We went hiking, went to the Getty Centre, a Jewish Deli and Caught the "This is Not Happening" Show at the comedy store, which was awesome, then we got DRUUUNK! I met two of my heroes and had a good chat with them (Joey "CoCo" Diaz and Chris D 'elia) and added another hero to my list - Tom Rhodes, he was hilarious and full of HEART! ENJOY!
Gettin' serious with y'al!
January 19, 2016 16:47 - 17 minutes - 14.9 MBSo Sunday and Monday were weird! Kae went off to do her Groundlings one day class which "felt like the longest three hours off my life" We recorded her self tape and went food shopping. Monday was TOUGH, I woke up on the wrong side of the bed, the wrong way around and upside down! I get real honest with you folks, I felt terrible and try and work out why but I try to end on an up note so as not to drag everyone else down with me! HAHA ENJOY!
Honest Actors Project.
January 18, 2016 02:00 - 1 hour - 56.6 MBStarting with Saturdays POD I tell you about our trip to San Diego and extending our stay! Very exciting. Then straight in after that we have the episode I have been very excited about releasing with Jonathan Harden, the brilliant host of "in anything at the minute" the Honest Actors Podcast. He is right at the top of the ranking on iTunes for Podcasts for Actors and for good reason. We talk about his journey to becoming an Actor and why and how he went about setting up his brilliant show...
Floating meeting!
January 16, 2016 17:56 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBSo my lame excuse for missing a bunch of days all started with me eating cashew nut butter which is not great as I am allergic to nuts... I got sick, it was a day of ups and downs ending with a HUGE down. But the week got better and better and included; a weird but wonderful first ever float tank session, a meeting for ME, another meeting for Kae, an audition and a class booking and a change of return flights! so its an action packed one... Sorry for the delay! Big love to you all! ENJOY!
Chilled Weekend
January 11, 2016 04:15 - 12 minutes - 10.8 MBWE have spent way too much money going out to eat! So we're eating in more! We binge watched Maron on Netflix and ate some chicken gizzard!!! and we put 4 dollers in a male strippers jockstrap! Woo Hoo Crazy SHIT! ENJOY!
FIFTY HEADSHOTS!
January 09, 2016 05:35 - 19 minutes - 17 MBI GOT FIFTY HEADSHOTS PRINTED WHEN I ONLY WANTED ONE! Kae had her general at NBC! and we LOVE Marc Maron! Are these descriptions getting more brief by the day? ENJOY!
Progress!
January 08, 2016 02:27 - 13 minutes - 11.2 MBA quick one today! Probably the closest to 10 mins so far! but theres good news all round. Im still full of anxiety and we're off to Pasadena to catch Joe Rogan, Duncan Trussel and more at the Ice House Comedy thang! ENJOY!
Soda POP!
January 07, 2016 18:27 - 36 minutes - 32.4 MBI sent some emails! PRODUCTIVE! We got a US phone soda pop joined in on the chat! I got told not to do comedy by a comedian I like, he also told me to stay away from the class they do at the store! We had a good day! I hope you did too! ENJOY! https://youtu.be/Hlj9J15v_Io www.helpingyoumaintain.com
teenie weenie doors…
January 06, 2016 06:05 - 15 minutes - 13.4 MBIt pissed it down with rain, we had our first In n Out burger, I um'd and ah'd and Kae had her first meeting since we have arrived! Settling into a more normal routine, but hopefully thats because it was raining! Thank you to all those listening Enjoy!
A Pilgrimage in Downtown!
January 05, 2016 17:01 - 18 minutes - 15.6 MBToday was a hike up Runyon followed by a trip Downtown which was a nice reminder that everything is not all glitter and glitz! I had Sushi which is quite an accomplishment for me as it usually makes me a bit squeamish! We went to Little Tokyo and explored an awesome bookstore. This whole new style is a work in progress but Im enjoying doing it and hopefully the idea will become more refined as we go along! I thank you for joining me and id like to give a special shout out to Cai Brigde...