Fabulous

When I grow up, I want to be....

MERYL STREEP!

The most fantastic, versatile, honest, talented actress of all time!

I would give anything to even have a small percentage of her talent!!

What can I say that hasn't been said already??

SHE'S AMAZING!!!

Philosophical at 3am

Why wouldn't I have these thought-provoking musings at 3am during Midterm week and the week I need to be memorizing my many many long monologues in Cloud Nine...

Do you ever just get the feeling that you want to be older, not like super old, but older? Just want to skip the bullshit and see what life looks like when you're settled and happy?

We did this exercise in rehearsal last evening where, since the characters progress 25 years, we all imagined what our lives would look like in 25 years! (Of course, these were a very kind 25 years where I wound up somehow with a successful acting career, a nice apartment in NYC and a house on the Almafi Coast where I had steamy love affairs with sexy Italian men, and I had a cute puppy!) We all shared our ideas and where we would all be in our mid-40's. It was definitely interesting!

I know it's because I'm an anxious 20-something in college, but I kind of just want to skip the bullshit and just be in that non-turmoil state (if I'm lucky enough to not be tumultous in my mid-40s).

I just think it would be interesting!

*End random existential musing*

EDIT: I found my puppy! :)

Inspiring

So although the Oscars were UBER LONG this year, and a little scatter-brained, and they forgot to honor Farrah Fawcett in the tribute, and that Miley Cyrus was there...I really enjoyed the broadcast. I was finding that in almost all of the main categories, I didn't have an absolute favorite and that I was going to be happy almost any way the results went. All in all, 2009 was an EXCELLENT year in cinema and film acting. Although people may disagree, there were several excellent films made last year and so many talented actors gave outstanding performances that needed to be honored with a nomination! History was also made with Kathryn Bigelow winning Best Director--she gave all of us female Directors inspiration. (And it was a bonus prize that she beat out her arrogant ex-husband James Cameron's kajillion dollar movie [with a less-than-original screenplay] in Best Director and Best Picture! You go girl!) Also, I was extremely proud of Sandra Bullock (alway thought she was an underrated actress!) and Jeff Bridges, Mo'Nique and Christoph Waltz. I really feel as though everyone who won an award was quite deserving!

Basically, what I'm trying to say is that the films and performances from all these movies are quite inspiring to aspiring actors, like myself. All the actors nominated gave such moving performances, it makes me want to perfect my craft and makes me proud to consider myself an actor. Although even my roommates have differing opinions about the Oscars, I found them to be quite enjoyable!

I feel like that post is a little scatter-brained, just like the awards show, but I'll just go with the excuse of "that's fitting since we just watched the Oscars". ;)

Summation: I love acting and I love actors and I love good actors and good movies! i want to do that for people! :)


Oh yeah, and here's part of Sandra's fantastic acceptance speech! I wish the part about her mother was included in it, because it made me tear up, but this part was just so great and shows how amazing, humble and deserving she is!

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My Heart Will Go On And On...

How this movie fell out of my rotation, I will never know...



My roommate and I just revisited the epic disaster/love story that is Titanic, and I am IN LOVE!! I know it came out 13 years ago (yeah I was shocked when I did the math too!), but watching it in theaters as a nine year old was a completely different experience than watching it when I'm in my twenties! Seeing as I am now approximately the age that Leo and Kate were when they began shooting this movie (eek, I better jump start my career!), there is just SO MUCH MORE TO TAKE IN!!! I loved this movie back in 1997, I loved it when I was in middle school and high school, and now I am BEYOND LOVE!! It has all of the elements a great movie should! Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are giving such fantastic performances and have such amazing chemistry together!! I have so much respect for them as actors!





Along with my new-found-yet-not-so-new obsession with this movie, my roommate and I have also proceeded to download Celine Dion's anthology. Obviously along with a Titanic obsession, a Celine one shortly follows! :)

Here's some picture loving, because I can't help myself!!

And so it begins...

This past Wednesday and Thursday, we (my fabulous crew and myself) held auditions for The Vagina Monologues at my school. I'm the director (yay!) and it will be performed in our GINORMOUS, Off-Broadway theater!! I feel like I'm one of the only students to direct something in that space, which is super exciting!
Casting the show was probably one of the more challenging things I've ever had to do. SOOO many women auditioned (like 80, no joke, for a cast of 20), and I wish I could have cast them all, because they were so talented, but I'm super excited about the cast we picked! :)
Our readthrough is tomorrow, which I'm psyched about! Can't wait to get all of the girls in one room! I'm all about ensemble shows and cast bonding! :)

And what's even more exciting, is that we have our Cloud Nine read on WEDNESDAY!! I am SOOO EXCITED to start that show and work with Annie G(od) Levy herself!! Hahahahaha! My roomie is in the show as well, so I'll definitely have a subway buddy after late-night rehearsals! ;)

Basically...cannot wait for theater life to begin this semester!! It's gonna be GOOD! :D

It's Like the Super Bowl for Actors!

So the Golden Globes were on tonight! I personally enjoy the Golden Globes more than the Oscars because they are far more relaxed and you can see the actors, directors, writers, producers, etc. acting like regular human beings! The Oscars are so prestigious (not that that's a bad thing!) and everybody is so nervous and straight-laced. The Golden Globes...well, you have Ricky Gervais hosting (hilarious!), hilarious acceptance speeches (RDJr), as well as recognizing some of the most amazing performances by the most talented people in Hollywood. Very exciting!

This year was the first year in a while were I had actually seen almost every movie and TV show nominated, so I was really into the show! I'm not going to give a play-by-play of all the awards and my opinions on them, but I was not disappointed by anything! Meryl Streep was fantastic and inspiring as always, Mo'Nique made me cry, Robert Downey Jr. was hilarious, Sandra Bullock and Drew Barrymore were amazing, Martin Scorsese's speech reminded me why I want to be in this crazy profession. Overall, a great night for film and television!! :)