Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
I felt Seth Godin’s recent post about the next leaders of the world. More than a week later, it still resonates with me so much that I had to share it here. If you aren’t reading Seth’s daily blog, I highly recommend you sign up. Great perspectives about human behavior […]
It’s all art. Movies, plays, video games, dance, paintings, poetry, etc. It’s purpose is to express with intent. To move. Affect. To create change. Usually, the desired reflection is sought for each observer. But sometimes, art can change whole cultures. Art without intent can entertain. It can also reinforce stereotypes […]
I want to share the most important step to keeping your sanity. Skip the news. It’s been critical for me. Especially during the past 17 months. The information circus provides a service that’s just not what it used to be nor does it consistently remain true to the fundamentals of […]
I didn’t understand why so many took the position that Sean Connery was the one true James Bond. My astigmatism to that perspective speaks to the importance of exposure: simply put, he was before my time. His successor, the late Roger Moore, is who I came to know first as […]
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 […]
Wesley Morris, a critic for the New York Times wrote: “In playing dignity, Chadwick Boseman often seemed tasked to perform its burden. But there was always more to him in these parts than heft.” In sorting through my memories of Mr. Boseman’s performances, interviews, his commencement speech & what others […]
Give up your anger. Give up your sadness. Give up your pain. Toward what you think the world should be. Accept it as-is. From there you can find purpose. From there you may explore the limits. From there you will find your peace. Work with that.
So where do we go now? An industry with a history of complacent, outdated and socially non-compliant behavior is the same industry that’s evolved in how it does business more aggressively than any other. Hollywood’s survived and thrived through technological leaps, shifting public opinions, economic downturns, revised distribution models and […]