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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s safe to say cosplay has emerged as the ultimate platform to celebrate the Superheroes & baddies from the creative worlds of cinema, TV & panel-print. I’ve long admired those who so lovingly & painstakingly invest their time & money into imitating the characters that have added something notable to […]
People leave this earth every day. Mostly, we never even consider this fact because it’s not something we hear about in our daily news cycle nor the deceased anyone we ever came close to knowing. Not until loss affects us at a personal level –as a loved one, a friend, […]
I recently encountered an intriguing blog post from Philip Hernández, an accomplished actor & coach in New York, asking is ‘on-camera acting easier or harder than acting on stage?’ I considered it a bit of a trick question because there are obviously pros & cons for both. The idea that […]