Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label movies. Show all posts

2009-07-08

I Want to Go to There.

One of the most magical moments for me is when the credits begin to roll after a film. The music, the names...it is just magical to me. It never seizes to amaze me how worked up I get after watching a movie. When I was little I would always marvel in how cool it was...a movie...how people got to dress up and perform in front of a camera...and have the entire country watch. As the years have passed I have gone from marveling at film to wanting to jump into the screen. Every movie that I watch I watch with a critical eye. Every actor, every maneuver is under my scrutiny. Besides teachers or class the biggest text book for the actor is watching other actors. I just got back from "Public Enemies" and watching Depp is like watching salt water toffee being made...it never gets old. He is truly a chameleon. Sometimes I feel foolish while I watch movies. Most people go to see movies to escape...to just relax. I watch them to study...so that I can one day be on that very screen. As the days pass by I come to the realization that I am a day closer to living in Los Angeles, California (Hollywood). To actively pursue my dreams...as well as study and further my craft. There are so many thing I will have to accomplish and just thinking about it is a tad overwhelming...but I know that this is all happening for a reason.

"American Idol" is coming to Denver...my mom wants me to audition. I continue to tell her I am not ready...one more year. And she continues to tell me that it is an "in" for me into the business. But my ever so brilliant friend Ruthie reminded me that most people who are Idol Alums are just that...IDOL ALUMS...rarely do they expand on their careers...rarely. I never want a brand name like that to be attached to my name. I want to be known as the actor who is daring and doesn't stick to one brand name or company. A chameleon. Which is why thankfully I have come to my senses and will NOT be auditioning for Idol this year...besides Ruthie brought the point up that I want to be an ACTOR...yes I sing and yes I want to try to dip my feet into as many fields as I can but for now acting is the focal point in this road trip ahead. I want to be on that screen not too long from now...not a discarded "Idol" alum.


2009-06-03

A New Anthem...

I don't know about you all but I LOVE the Black Eyed Peas...I know you either love them or hate them but I have been listening to them since I was in junior high. I have been a die hard BEP fan and even defended them during the "My Humps" period...anyhoo...they have just released their new single, "I Gotta Feeling". And it is going to be the sure fired anthem for weekend nights and the summer...and L.A. You have heard it here first! Not to mention if you look really carefully you can see Ruthie's and mine darling Ongina...look for her carefully...she is dancing fabulously in the right corner in a section and jumping into pools...it is quite fantastic. I have provided the video for your visual and audio enjoyment. The anthem of the summer and this fall...it makes me think of L.A. and it gets me supppper exciteeeddd. Not to mention...Fergie in ASSLESS chaps! ;)



In other news...I just saw "Up!" tonight with my lil' brother Colin. That movie is SAD! Yes it has its laughs and its adventure but damn did that movie make me cry. In fact I have never heard so many audible sniffles in the audience since "The Notebook". Throughout the movie I had to remind myself that I was watching a PIXAR/Disney film! Don't get me wrong...it was wonderful...realistic even...showing the truth in grief and the loss of a loved one...but just be warned...UP! is not what it is advertised as!

P.S. I just congratulated Ongina on the cameo in the music video and we had a little chat...it was fantastic. Basically...she is aware of the fact that I am coming to L.A. in the fall...invited me to a show...and said, "Best of luck. I will be seeing you around". Oh I am totally fan girling this out. It hit me again that I am moving to L.A. in the fall! I am actually doing it! Pursuing my dreams. I am scared shitless...but SO happy.

2009-01-25

So I'm 20 Now...

Since my thoughts are everywhere right now...the following resembles my current thinking:

1. I love birthdays. 20 feels good right now.
2. I love fondue...especially the cheese fondue.
3. I will be on 30 Rock if it kills me.
4. I can sing...but can't quite master karaoke.
5. Celestial Seasonings is an excellent place...
6. The Mint Room is the equivalent of Heaven.
7. Tea is glorious.
8. Sexual sushi is a level above regular sushi.
9. I don't know whether I want to go back to college or just jump start my career.
10. I want to do both...
11. If it were up to me right now, I would be jetting to LA to start looking for agents/auditions.
12. Number 11 scares me, but I know I have to do it at some point.
13. I have never wanted something so much than I do right now...to be a good, well-known working actor.
14. I want to have a slumber party with Meryl Streep, Laura Linney, Tina Fey and Kate Winslet.
15. I need a job.
16. I wish someone could discover me.
17. I wish Ellen actually replied to my emails.
18. I don't necessarily need a romantic interest...but to be loved would be nice...and not by my family or friends.
19. Why does Zac Efron have a career right now...and I don't?
20. I am going to get fit if it kills me.
21. I know I made the right decision by leaving my school but I miss everyone terribly.

There are more ramblings right now...but these are the ones that immediately come to mind. I don't quite know what it is, but I have got wanderlust badly.