well I’m I’m happy to be here this is familiar territory for me and I’m you
familiar territory for me and I’m you
familiar territory for me and I’m you know not at all surprised they invited
know not at all surprised they invited
know not at all surprised they invited me and I wanted to I wanted a stool I
me and I wanted to I wanted a stool I
me and I wanted to I wanted a stool I asked a long time ago for a stool could
asked a long time ago for a stool could
asked a long time ago for a stool could I get a stool jeez thank you
I get a stool jeez thank you
I get a stool jeez thank you well for now yeah we’ll see think that
well for now yeah we’ll see think that
well for now yeah we’ll see think that would have been easy but at whatever so
would have been easy but at whatever so
would have been easy but at whatever so here I am talent doesn’t mean anything
here I am talent doesn’t mean anything
here I am talent doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk okay was I a jerk
if you’re a jerk okay was I a jerk
if you’re a jerk okay was I a jerk yes a little bit of a jerk have I worked
yes a little bit of a jerk have I worked
yes a little bit of a jerk have I worked with those people yes do I work with
with those people yes do I work with
with those people yes do I work with them again
them again
them again no and that’s one of the lessons that I
no and that’s one of the lessons that I
no and that’s one of the lessons that I try to teach theater school kids the
try to teach theater school kids the
try to teach theater school kids the kids who come here
kids who come here
kids who come here I don’t wander into the adult world very
I don’t wander into the adult world very
I don’t wander into the adult world very often because I don’t seem to fit there
often because I don’t seem to fit there
often because I don’t seem to fit there very well but I’m here today so we’ll
very well but I’m here today so we’ll
very well but I’m here today so we’ll hope that works out to tell you some
hope that works out to tell you some
hope that works out to tell you some things that we think are important in
things that we think are important in
things that we think are important in theater and they have nothing to do with
theater and they have nothing to do with
theater and they have nothing to do with acting they have everything to do with
acting they have everything to do with
acting they have everything to do with life and life lessons and some of them
life and life lessons and some of them
life and life lessons and some of them you might go well that was common sense
you might go well that was common sense
you might go well that was common sense but I think as we get older we forget we
but I think as we get older we forget we
but I think as we get older we forget we forget some of those things and I think
forget some of those things and I think
forget some of those things and I think sometimes we forget to teach our young
sometimes we forget to teach our young
sometimes we forget to teach our young people some of these things and one of
people some of these things and one of
people some of these things and one of them is talent doesn’t mean anything if
them is talent doesn’t mean anything if
them is talent doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk I have worked with some
you’re a jerk I have worked with some
you’re a jerk I have worked with some people who you have seen on this stage
people who you have seen on this stage
people who you have seen on this stage who are amazing not local people all the
who are amazing not local people all the
who are amazing not local people all the local people are not jerks they’re great
local people are not jerks they’re great
local people are not jerks they’re great but once in a while you’ll run across
but once in a while you’ll run across
but once in a while you’ll run across one and you’ll just be like that person
one and you’ll just be like that person
one and you’ll just be like that person is gonna work a lot of places because
is gonna work a lot of places because
is gonna work a lot of places because they are so talented but they’re gonna
they are so talented but they’re gonna
they are so talented but they’re gonna work a lot of places one time and that’s
work a lot of places one time and that’s
work a lot of places one time and that’s usually what happens especially in the
usually what happens especially in the
usually what happens especially in the live theatre world is that we are a
live theatre world is that we are a
live theatre world is that we are a small community and so we will start to
small community and so we will start to
small community and so we will start to spread the word somebody will call me
spread the word somebody will call me
spread the word somebody will call me from Ohio and say hey you’ve worked with
from Ohio and say hey you’ve worked with
from Ohio and say hey you’ve worked with such-and-such and
such-and-such and
such-and-such and yes I did didn’t you could have that
yes I did didn’t you could have that
yes I did didn’t you could have that person this summer because I don’t need
person this summer because I don’t need
person this summer because I don’t need that person so if you don’t remember
that person so if you don’t remember
that person so if you don’t remember anything from what I say in the next
anything from what I say in the next
anything from what I say in the next seven minutes or whatever I have left
seven minutes or whatever I have left
seven minutes or whatever I have left please remember talent doesn’t mean
please remember talent doesn’t mean
please remember talent doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk
anything if you’re a jerk
anything if you’re a jerk and I try to send kids out into the real
and I try to send kids out into the real
and I try to send kids out into the real world to have real jobs
world to have real jobs
world to have real jobs hopefully not actors because we all know
hopefully not actors because we all know
hopefully not actors because we all know especially recently from a car company
especially recently from a car company
especially recently from a car company that shall remain nameless and I shall
that shall remain nameless and I shall
that shall remain nameless and I shall never buy a car from actors they’re not
never buy a car from actors they’re not
never buy a car from actors they’re not real people right Chevy tells us that so
real people right Chevy tells us that so
real people right Chevy tells us that so there you go
there you go
there you go real people not actors I send these
real people not actors I send these
real people not actors I send these people out into the world to be great
people out into the world to be great
people out into the world to be great citizens and we have I always tease him
citizens and we have I always tease him
citizens and we have I always tease him I’m always like okay that’s one of my 52
I’m always like okay that’s one of my 52
I’m always like okay that’s one of my 52 lessons so any of my students who are
lessons so any of my students who are
lessons so any of my students who are watching and I know there’s at least one
watching and I know there’s at least one
watching and I know there’s at least one the only thing you’re gonna learn in the
the only thing you’re gonna learn in the
the only thing you’re gonna learn in the next few minutes is that yes sometimes I
next few minutes is that yes sometimes I
next few minutes is that yes sometimes I wear makeup that’s it now all the rest
wear makeup that’s it now all the rest
wear makeup that’s it now all the rest of this is not going to be no to you so
of this is not going to be no to you so
of this is not going to be no to you so one time I was I was uh having notes we
one time I was I was uh having notes we
one time I was I was uh having notes we have notes after we rehearse a show and
have notes after we rehearse a show and
have notes after we rehearse a show and we talk about what went well and what
we talk about what went well and what
we talk about what went well and what didn’t go well and one girl asked if she
didn’t go well and one girl asked if she
didn’t go well and one girl asked if she could go to the bathroom and absolutely
could go to the bathroom and absolutely
could go to the bathroom and absolutely because I yeah I wouldn’t you let
because I yeah I wouldn’t you let
because I yeah I wouldn’t you let someone go to the bathroom um that would
someone go to the bathroom um that would
someone go to the bathroom um that would be a jerk if you didn’t and we talked
be a jerk if you didn’t and we talked
be a jerk if you didn’t and we talked while she was gone and I said to them
while she was gone and I said to them
while she was gone and I said to them you know you need to sit up close sit up
you know you need to sit up close sit up
you know you need to sit up close sit up close because that tells people you care
close because that tells people you care
close because that tells people you care and that goes and then I always tried to
and that goes and then I always tried to
and that goes and then I always tried to tell them you know when you get in the
tell them you know when you get in the
tell them you know when you get in the real world that matters or you go to
real world that matters or you go to
real world that matters or you go to school that matters sit up close it
school that matters sit up close it
school that matters sit up close it looks like you care I don’t care if your
looks like you care I don’t care if your
looks like you care I don’t care if your friends tell you you’re a brown-noser so
friends tell you you’re a brown-noser so
friends tell you you’re a brown-noser so what you’re gonna get the better grade
what you’re gonna get the better grade
what you’re gonna get the better grade sit up close so that you can pay
sit up close so that you can pay
sit up close so that you can pay attention and anyway we talked about
attention and anyway we talked about
attention and anyway we talked about that and the girl came back from the
that and the girl came back from the
that and the girl came back from the bathroom right as I was saying and that
bathroom right as I was saying and that
bathroom right as I was saying and that was lesson number 52 when she said did I
was lesson number 52 when she said did I
was lesson number 52 when she said did I miss the other 51 like I said them all
miss the other 51 like I said them all
miss the other 51 like I said them all while she was in the bathroom
while she was in the bathroom
while she was in the bathroom and another funny part of that is one
and another funny part of that is one
and another funny part of that is one girl just kept scooting up farther on
girl just kept scooting up farther on
girl just kept scooting up farther on her chair she thought I’d meant like sit
her chair she thought I’d meant like sit
her chair she thought I’d meant like sit on the edge of your chair but you should
on the edge of your chair but you should
on the edge of your chair but you should do both sit up here thank you thank you
do both sit up here thank you thank you
do both sit up here thank you thank you brave souls for sitting up up front I
brave souls for sitting up up front I
brave souls for sitting up up front I always do it because otherwise I don’t
always do it because otherwise I don’t
always do it because otherwise I don’t listen so we already covered this
listen so we already covered this
listen so we already covered this don’t forget not real people the guy who
don’t forget not real people the guy who
don’t forget not real people the guy who brought my stool out probably not Union
brought my stool out probably not Union
brought my stool out probably not Union or that stool would have been here we
or that stool would have been here we
or that stool would have been here we say this all the time right and I tell
say this all the time right and I tell
say this all the time right and I tell the kids all the time tell your parents
the kids all the time tell your parents
the kids all the time tell your parents leave their phones at home leave him in
leave their phones at home leave him in
leave their phones at home leave him in your pocket shut them off because we
your pocket shut them off because we
your pocket shut them off because we miss things you need to be present be
miss things you need to be present be
miss things you need to be present be present I went to Rome in in November
present I went to Rome in in November
present I went to Rome in in November and I came back all kinds of pictures
and I came back all kinds of pictures
and I came back all kinds of pictures and when I came back people said what
and when I came back people said what
and when I came back people said what was your favorite part and I said oh the
was your favorite part and I said oh the
was your favorite part and I said oh the forum the forum was my favorite part and
forum the forum was my favorite part and
forum the forum was my favorite part and I went back and I looked and I noticed I
I went back and I looked and I noticed I
I went back and I looked and I noticed I took no pictures there but that’s the
took no pictures there but that’s the
took no pictures there but that’s the thing I remembered so there are many
thing I remembered so there are many
thing I remembered so there are many reasons we say no videotaping or
reasons we say no videotaping or
reasons we say no videotaping or photography a lot of them have to do
photography a lot of them have to do
photography a lot of them have to do with copyright laws but for you as a
with copyright laws but for you as a
with copyright laws but for you as a person
person
person I’m telling you remember it right here
I’m telling you remember it right here
I’m telling you remember it right here remember it in your heart because it’s
remember it in your heart because it’s
remember it in your heart because it’s always going to be better then it when
always going to be better then it when
always going to be better then it when you watch that tape which you probably
you watch that tape which you probably
you watch that tape which you probably won’t watch so that’s a life lesson for
won’t watch so that’s a life lesson for
won’t watch so that’s a life lesson for you that I’m passing on to your children
you that I’m passing on to your children
you that I’m passing on to your children another one is okay duh if you’re not
another one is okay duh if you’re not
another one is okay duh if you’re not ten minutes early you’re late how do you
ten minutes early you’re late how do you
ten minutes early you’re late how do you deal with that how do you deal with that
deal with that how do you deal with that
deal with that how do you deal with that if it’s not your fault you have to learn
if it’s not your fault you have to learn
if it’s not your fault you have to learn who those people are
who those people are
who those people are that’s what I tell the kids if your
that’s what I tell the kids if your
that’s what I tell the kids if your parents are those people you you have to
parents are those people you you have to
parents are those people you you have to kind of lie to them about when something
kind of lie to them about when something
kind of lie to them about when something starts right
I’m telling you now you’re wondering why
I’m telling you now you’re wondering why doesn’t she had the really cool slides
doesn’t she had the really cool slides
doesn’t she had the really cool slides back here why she had construction paper
back here why she had construction paper
back here why she had construction paper that she wrote with a marker
that she wrote with a marker
that she wrote with a marker well there was a deadline and I called
well there was a deadline and I called
well there was a deadline and I called and said well I know I’m past the
and said well I know I’m past the
and said well I know I’m past the deadline but just by a day well okay
deadline but just by a day well okay
deadline but just by a day well okay that was the deadline you can’t keep
that was the deadline you can’t keep
that was the deadline you can’t keep moving the deadline any deadline that’s
moving the deadline any deadline that’s
moving the deadline any deadline that’s another life lesson if if it’s due the
another life lesson if if it’s due the
another life lesson if if it’s due the 15th it’s not due the 16th
15th it’s not due the 16th
15th it’s not due the 16th you can’t call and say can I turn it in
you can’t call and say can I turn it in
you can’t call and say can I turn it in on the 16th because the deadline was the
on the 16th because the deadline was the
on the 16th because the deadline was the 15th how can that work in the real world
15th how can that work in the real world
15th how can that work in the real world please please do not enable people if
please please do not enable people if
please please do not enable people if you are in charge of deadlines be harsh
you are in charge of deadlines be harsh
you are in charge of deadlines be harsh deadlines are deadlines otherwise you’re
deadlines are deadlines otherwise you’re
deadlines are deadlines otherwise you’re gonna end up standing in front of a
gonna end up standing in front of a
gonna end up standing in front of a bunch of people with construction paper
if you make a mistake on stage in life
if you make a mistake on stage in life anything you’re still gonna have your
anything you’re still gonna have your
anything you’re still gonna have your birthday it’s still gonna come around
birthday it’s still gonna come around
birthday it’s still gonna come around relish your birthday we need to teach
relish your birthday we need to teach
relish your birthday we need to teach our children to be resilient it’s very
our children to be resilient it’s very
our children to be resilient it’s very important that you don’t always win and
important that you don’t always win and
important that you don’t always win and failures sometimes has a better lesson
failures sometimes has a better lesson
failures sometimes has a better lesson and that it’s okay that you’re you can
and that it’s okay that you’re you can
and that it’s okay that you’re you can cry for a few minutes you can cry for a
cry for a few minutes you can cry for a
cry for a few minutes you can cry for a day but then you have to get up the next
day but then you have to get up the next
day but then you have to get up the next morning and you have to go out and you
morning and you have to go out and you
morning and you have to go out and you have to be a better person or a
have to be a better person or a
have to be a better person or a different person or just realize it
different person or just realize it
different person or just realize it wasn’t didn’t have anything to do with
wasn’t didn’t have anything to do with
wasn’t didn’t have anything to do with you personally why you didn’t get what
you personally why you didn’t get what
you personally why you didn’t get what you got but you didn’t get you’re still
you got but you didn’t get you’re still
you got but you didn’t get you’re still gonna have your birthday we really need
gonna have your birthday we really need
gonna have your birthday we really need to let kids know I have some kids they
to let kids know I have some kids they
to let kids know I have some kids they miss an entrance and they just fall
miss an entrance and they just fall
miss an entrance and they just fall apart
apart
apart and I have to tell them you’re gonna
and I have to tell them you’re gonna
and I have to tell them you’re gonna learn more from that than you would from
learn more from that than you would from
learn more from that than you would from if you had been brilliant so lastly
second most importantly this is two
second most importantly this is two words and when my kids graduate from
words and when my kids graduate from
words and when my kids graduate from theater school they know that talent
theater school they know that talent
theater school they know that talent doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk
doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk
doesn’t mean anything if you’re a jerk and a lot is two words I learned that
and a lot is two words I learned that
and a lot is two words I learned that the hard way in college and my new one
the hard way in college and my new one
the hard way in college and my new one this year is anyways is not a word at
this year is anyways is not a word at
this year is anyways is not a word at all
all
all anyways so anyways thank you for
anyways so anyways thank you for
anyways so anyways thank you for inviting me and I hope that if you want
inviting me and I hope that if you want
inviting me and I hope that if you want to learn more life lessons you will come
to learn more life lessons you will come
to learn more life lessons you will come to me but please remember there’s
to me but please remember there’s
to me but please remember there’s nothing else don’t be a jerk
nothing else don’t be a jerk
nothing else don’t be a jerk thank you okay this is a cheer I never
thank you okay this is a cheer I never
thank you okay this is a cheer I never even used it
”
Be First to Comment