It is because of faith that we exchange the present for the future.
I've been proud to work on some really great children's shows, but they are not my only interest.
The reality of an actor's life is that we do not always have the luxury of choice. We take what comes to us.
My tastes range all over the place, from vocal standards to Motown to 70s funk & soul to 80s pop to film scores to artists like R. E. M. , Ben Folds, Prince, Annie Lennox, the Police, Elvis Costello, Cat Stevens, the Ditty Bops, local bands that friends of mine are in, and the list goes on. . . I have no single favorite genre or artist.
When I decided to pursue a career as a Muppet Performer when I was in college, it was my hope to be able to play a wide range of Muppet characters in all areas and genres of television and film.
It just happens that there is more employment for puppeteers in preschool television than anywhere else.
Even though I had a great deal of respect for children's TV and theatre, it wasn't my intent to specialize solely in that area. I did indeed want to work on shows like "Sesame Street" and I am honored to be even a small part of that legacy, but I also wanted to do characters that had wider vocabulary and satirical humor.
Men date. Women have relationships.
I like art history and art criticism. Leo Steinberg has always been my favorite. Hes very original, very accurate and acute.
What is the purpose of any one workout? Enjoyment? Improvement? Coach said so? Whatever, the hour you run often is the best hour of the day.
As a designer you have to just do whatever you want to do. The second I came to terms with that, it transformed my work.