Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
The toughest thing about creating a compelling character is making them believable. Three-dimensional. Even conflicting in their behaviors. To achieve this, you have to be careful with absolutes. To be human is to be inconsistent. What we believed at age 10 is different than what we believe at 20, & […]
Michael Jordan is my favorite baller. I followed him & his Chicago Bulls during his rise to stardom, emerging as the undisputed best basketball player of his time. He altered the game & was at the forefront of the cultural wave the sport would create. The long shorts & short […]
We’re a species that requires interaction. It’s just the reality of what we are. We’re part of the greater ecosystem on this planet in which we, like every living thing, play a significant part. For all our needs & wants –highlighted in Maslow’s hierarchy — human contact is the common […]
Well, here we are. The end of a decade. Time to reflect as a new one begins. What will these roaring 20’s hold? What do we want from our next 10 years? An adage says we shouldn’t spend too much time looking to the past. Research backs this because it […]
Lists. They’re everywhere. It seems everyone has an opinion they feel compelled to share with the rest of the world. Top 10s, 20s, 50s, even hundreds… lists of bests, worsts, mosts, leasts — you name it, there’s lists for it. & they’re all different because they’re all. Painfully. Arbitrary. My […]
There’s truth in the notion history repeats itself. I’ll take a step further by saying it’s guaranteed when left unchecked. It’s in the cyclical patterns of nature. It’s evidenced in universal laws. It’s ingrained in our behavior as a living species. Because we humans are conscious, self-aware entities, when we […]
This is Mahnaz Mohammadi. She is an Iranian born filmmaker & activist. She spent 7 years in an Iranian prison because her outspoken views on her nation’s oppressive practices & policies ran contrary to the expectations of a country the refuses to support such behavior. Particularly from a woman. […]
It’s strange how sometimes you don’t realize a thing that’s been right in front of you all along. Take Leonardo DiCaprio for example. The guy has quietly (as ridiculous as that sounds) made himself into one of the biggest, most sustainable, most bankable stars ever. Leo has seemingly followed a […]