This is worth a read. After the head-spinning 24 hour learning curve from who and what is Andrew Tate to #pizzatate I am reminded of a few wisdoms my spiritual teacher shares. 1) He believes there are only two main types of power: Power from Control and Power from Presence /1
If we can be present with all that one is—acknowledge, own & work on our positive traits & our shadow aspects, then we will be grounded and powerful individuals. If we carry undigested shame and cannot face it we will not be present nor powerful and will try to control others./2
Oct 24, 2021 • 22 tweets • 5 min read
If you’re an aspiring actor, and as my advice was good enough for a young Mcavoy I pray you’ll listen now.
When we were filming Pitch Black a producer came to give me a choice. They had a problem and needed to do a reshoot with me and a stuntie. The shoot thus far had been rough
The crew was exhausted. 6 day weeks are unsustainable. Mistakes happen when crews are tired and often on the 6th day. The crew couldn’t say “no” to another Saturday but I could. I asked when they needed a decision & went to speak with some crew. I made sure that they themselves
Oct 18, 2021 • 29 tweets • 7 min read
As the new #Dune premieres in London I’ll share a lil story. I’m the actor in this article whom James McAvoy quotes-pretty bonkers in and of itself. What tickles me about *his* story is that our respective recollections of our encounter are very different in sweet, powerful ways.
About 20 years ago, as a lead actor in a series on the then Sci-fi Channel, I was invited to a screening —with my co-star Ben Browder— of a Dune miniseries. Ben & I sat together. I fidgeted a lot; sorry Ben. Undiagnosed ADD and PTSD made screenings at the best of times torturous
