Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
The most radical and revelatory ambition an actor can conceive is to inhabit another consciousness, and to bring the audience along on that parapsychological journey. This is more than just disappearing into a role, or methodically activating parallel memories. It’s a kind of self-authorized rebirth, as if Athena could spring […]
Horror just wasn’t my thing. I’m from the era that spawned Jason Voorhees, Freddie Kreuger & Leatherface. Before it descended into excessive gore & borderline ridiculousness in franchises like Scream, Saw & Child’s Play (how the hell did that even become a thing?), horror films were… scary! That said, to […]
I’m far removed from it now, but years ago I was a decent guitarist. I was fortunate to have had private lessons during most of my teen years. I even went on to spent two semesters in musical performance program in college! That’s when I decided I wasn’t cut out […]
Help me! It’s too much!! More than I can handle at one time!!! For the first time ever, we had all four pro sports leagues in North America operating at the same time. Three of them in their playoffs in a two week span. Sensory overload after months of deprivation. […]
Risk & repetition. A choice between two things we need to excel, to achieve, to find joy in life. How ironic, yet appropriate that they are diametrically opposed concepts. With risk, we seek out & do the thing not done before. We are trying to break a pattern both averse […]
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 […]