Mourning Famous Strangers
In March of 2008, I got a text from a family member. It was one of those short, blunt but well meaning notes that assumes you are up to...
Andrei Tarkovsky Quote
"You can achieve nothing in art unless you are free of received ideas. You have to work out your own position, your individual point of...
Stella Adler Quote
"Life beats down and crushes the soul. Art reminds you that you have one." - Stella Adler
In Brief(s) for Garry Marshall
"Young man, thank you for taking your pants off for us." That was the last thing I heard from Garry Marshall which was typical of his...
Babcock Studios - Script Analysis
"Script analysis is not there to make you think something. It's there to make you FEEL something." - Babcock Studios
Grey Delisle visits Babcock Studios workshop at F.A.C.T Family in Westwood
"Do you know Grey Delisle?" That was one of the very first questions out of the mouths of one of my students when I started a year ago...
Russell Simmons - Faith And An Idea
"If you have faith and an idea it can never go away. You have to stay on your hustle. It may evolve. It may not be what you first...
Babcock Studios - Sometimes acting is just that. Acting.
"Sometimes acting is just that. Acting. An emotion conveyed can be just as effective as an emotion felt so long as the person in front...
Babcock Studios Class Sizzle Reel
At Babcock Studios after we work scenes and monologues extensively on the stage we often progress them to on-screen work. With camera,...
An Alan Rickman Appreciation
One of things I adored about Alan Rickman was his self-awareness. That can often be misunderstood as self-consciousness which is an...
