Dale Samms
actor • voice artist • writer
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, […]
Oftentimes it’s unsettling to see shocking or previously unfathomable events happening in our day-to-day existence portrayed on the screen. Mainstream news media places a great deal of focus on seeking out sensationalized stories/events to add to their feeds & broadcasts in pursuit of informing boosting viewership. Artistic creativity is usually […]
Stunning has become a token word used to describe film in this era. In fact, it’s probably one of the most overused words in the English language when it comes to encapsulating the sense any given work of art impresses upon its observer. I imagine it was for this reason […]
The raging #OscarsSoWhite movement over the past couple weeks seems to have finally generated enough pressure to force changes within the organization that distributes the golden statue, which symbolizes the highest level of achievement in the motion picture industry. While no one is overtly claiming this as a victory, the […]
Need to say goodbye to another creative, truly innovating force we were fortunate enough to have seen in our lifetime. On January 11, 2015, we lost another legendary performer. David Robert Jones, better known to the world as David Bowie, succumbed to cancer. A battle he’d apparently been in for […]
So what makes for a successful actor? Face value? Amassing wealth? Peer recognition? Select job prospects? Acclaim? Longevity?? It’s not really a science. At risk of sounding like a self-help guru, I’ll simply say that success, like a suit, is not the same size for all. Not every performer can […]