Being a successful liar and authentic in business and life | Drew Matthews | TEDxGreensboro

I went to high school in the late 90s

I went to high school in the late 90s where tolerance was just starting I went

where tolerance was just starting I went

where tolerance was just starting I went to high school in Eastern North Carolina

to high school in Eastern North Carolina

to high school in Eastern North Carolina and people knew I was different I walked

and people knew I was different I walked

and people knew I was different I walked differently and I spoke differently it

differently and I spoke differently it

differently and I spoke differently it was a small farming high school they

was a small farming high school they

was a small farming high school they loved to tell me all the things that I

loved to tell me all the things that I

loved to tell me all the things that I should be they loved to define me and I

should be they loved to define me and I

should be they loved to define me and I was horrific aliy insecure about who I

was horrific aliy insecure about who I

was horrific aliy insecure about who I really was I faked it a lot the only

really was I faked it a lot the only

really was I faked it a lot the only time I felt peace is when I would go and

time I felt peace is when I would go and

time I felt peace is when I would go and visit my grandmother she had this big

visit my grandmother she had this big

visit my grandmother she had this big farm and you could escape there and we

farm and you could escape there and we

farm and you could escape there and we all know those places that you love to

all know those places that you love to

all know those places that you love to escape and it was there my grandmother

escape and it was there my grandmother

escape and it was there my grandmother was just like me if you know what I mean

was just like me if you know what I mean

was just like me if you know what I mean and we would take these just walks and

and we would take these just walks and

and we would take these just walks and she had tons of land on her farm and

she had tons of land on her farm and

she had tons of land on her farm and there were these wonderful trees these

there were these wonderful trees these

there were these wonderful trees these beautiful oak trees and together we

beautiful oak trees and together we

beautiful oak trees and together we would pick acorns it was a special

would pick acorns it was a special

would pick acorns it was a special memory for me we picked the best ones

memory for me we picked the best ones

memory for me we picked the best ones fresh off the tree with that shiny brown

fresh off the tree with that shiny brown

fresh off the tree with that shiny brown look it was a simple time I loved it she

look it was a simple time I loved it she

look it was a simple time I loved it she told me something and she said you need

told me something and she said you need

told me something and she said you need to tell yourself the truth about who you

to tell yourself the truth about who you

to tell yourself the truth about who you really are come to grips with that I

really are come to grips with that I

really are come to grips with that I remember the day that I did it I was

remember the day that I did it I was

remember the day that I did it I was wearing cargo pants it was the 90s I was

wearing cargo pants it was the 90s I was

wearing cargo pants it was the 90s I was wearing this yellow hoodie and I was

wearing this yellow hoodie and I was

wearing this yellow hoodie and I was sitting on a park bench back at home

sitting on a park bench back at home

sitting on a park bench back at home downtown and and I said to myself I’ll

downtown and and I said to myself I’ll

downtown and and I said to myself I’ll never forget it I love nuts because I’m

never forget it I love nuts because I’m

never forget it I love nuts because I’m a squirrel

a squirrel

a squirrel and I didn’t fit in in the human world

okay I’m kidding I’m lying I’m actually

okay I’m kidding I’m lying I’m actually not a squirrel I’m a human being I did

not a squirrel I’m a human being I did

not a squirrel I’m a human being I did play a squirrel for a couple weeks in a

play a squirrel for a couple weeks in a

play a squirrel for a couple weeks in a movie and I try to make it really

movie and I try to make it really

movie and I try to make it really convincing now when I talk about lying I

convincing now when I talk about lying I

convincing now when I talk about lying I don’t mean it the way we do here in the

don’t mean it the way we do here in the

don’t mean it the way we do here in the Bible Belt I don’t mean it with this

Bible Belt I don’t mean it with this

Bible Belt I don’t mean it with this immoral sense and I don’t mean it with a

immoral sense and I don’t mean it with a

immoral sense and I don’t mean it with a sin nature attached to it I just mean it

sin nature attached to it I just mean it

sin nature attached to it I just mean it with the intention to deceive that’s

with the intention to deceive that’s

with the intention to deceive that’s kind of the definition does the

kind of the definition does the

kind of the definition does the intention to deceive and I like to do

intention to deceive and I like to do

intention to deceive and I like to do that and you do too every day so I

that and you do too every day so I

that and you do too every day so I decided as an actor I’d always grown up

decided as an actor I’d always grown up

decided as an actor I’d always grown up as an actor my mom was an actress and of

as an actor my mom was an actress and of

as an actor my mom was an actress and of course I was in like every church play

course I was in like every church play

course I was in like every church play and all kinds of things and I decided

and all kinds of things and I decided

and all kinds of things and I decided that man this was my way of escaping I

that man this was my way of escaping I

that man this was my way of escaping I really did love it wanted to explore it

really did love it wanted to explore it

really did love it wanted to explore it now about a decade ago I decided I want

now about a decade ago I decided I want

now about a decade ago I decided I want to get into film and television which is

to get into film and television which is

to get into film and television which is different than theater the trainings a

different than theater the trainings a

different than theater the trainings a little different get this camera lens so

little different get this camera lens so

little different get this camera lens so close and directors would say things

close and directors would say things

close and directors would say things like well they can tell your thoughts

like well they can tell your thoughts

like well they can tell your thoughts you know the camera can see it and that

you know the camera can see it and that

you know the camera can see it and that makes you very vulnerable and a little

makes you very vulnerable and a little

makes you very vulnerable and a little exposed

exposed

exposed and so I noticed that when I started

and so I noticed that when I started

and so I noticed that when I started studying film and television that when

studying film and television that when

studying film and television that when you do a great job the critics will say

you do a great job the critics will say

you do a great job the critics will say things like oh such an honest

things like oh such an honest

things like oh such an honest performance so truthful integrity of

performance so truthful integrity of

performance so truthful integrity of that character work so organic natural

that character work so organic natural

that character work so organic natural believable and when you’re not good at

believable and when you’re not good at

believable and when you’re not good at it you might get a critique such as you

it you might get a critique such as you

it you might get a critique such as you were stagey and fake and we could tell

were stagey and fake and we could tell

were stagey and fake and we could tell you were lying

and that kind of stings I’m gonna be

and that kind of stings I’m gonna be honest with you that hurts but I really

honest with you that hurts but I really

honest with you that hurts but I really wasn’t a squirrel of course I’m

wasn’t a squirrel of course I’m

wasn’t a squirrel of course I’m pretending and that’s not my voice I’m

pretending and that’s not my voice I’m

pretending and that’s not my voice I’m not a six-foot-tall

not a six-foot-tall

not a six-foot-tall wrote it I mean that’s not who I am so

wrote it I mean that’s not who I am so

wrote it I mean that’s not who I am so naturally and no one gets offended at

naturally and no one gets offended at

naturally and no one gets offended at Elmo you know like when your kids are

Elmo you know like when your kids are

Elmo you know like when your kids are playing with that we’re kind of

playing with that we’re kind of

playing with that we’re kind of deceiving them right so let’s go on a

deceiving them right so let’s go on a

deceiving them right so let’s go on a journey about setting how we can be a

journey about setting how we can be a

journey about setting how we can be a little more authentic when it’s time to

little more authentic when it’s time to

little more authentic when it’s time to perform

there’s tons of methods in acting

there’s tons of methods in acting they’re all kind of like religions and

they’re all kind of like religions and

they’re all kind of like religions and so when you study a method that

so when you study a method that

so when you study a method that instructor is probably going to tell you

instructor is probably going to tell you

instructor is probably going to tell you this is the one true way to get to truth

this is the one true way to get to truth

this is the one true way to get to truth and it’s it’s very interesting and there

and it’s it’s very interesting and there

and it’s it’s very interesting and there are thousands of exercises to being more

are thousands of exercises to being more

are thousands of exercises to being more authentic when you’re lying and I will

authentic when you’re lying and I will

authentic when you’re lying and I will say some of these are going to be simple

say some of these are going to be simple

say some of these are going to be simple but they’re not easy it takes some of

but they’re not easy it takes some of

but they’re not easy it takes some of them almost 20 years to become good at

them almost 20 years to become good at

them almost 20 years to become good at it there are two questions that every

it there are two questions that every

it there are two questions that every actor starts with and these are two

actor starts with and these are two

actor starts with and these are two questions we should all be using what do

questions we should all be using what do

questions we should all be using what do I want and how do I get it a lot of you

I want and how do I get it a lot of you

I want and how do I get it a lot of you start with the what do I want you’re

start with the what do I want you’re

start with the what do I want you’re pretty good at setting objectives

pretty good at setting objectives

pretty good at setting objectives intentions I want the jury to agree with

intentions I want the jury to agree with

intentions I want the jury to agree with me I want the PTA to go with this little

me I want the PTA to go with this little

me I want the PTA to go with this little legislation I want the teacher-student

legislation I want the teacher-student

legislation I want the teacher-student conference to go this way I want my son

conference to go this way I want my son

conference to go this way I want my son to pay more attention to this I’d like

to pay more attention to this I’d like

to pay more attention to this I’d like for my wife to listen I don’t want a

for my wife to listen I don’t want a

for my wife to listen I don’t want a problem solve I just want to fix it yeah

problem solve I just want to fix it yeah

problem solve I just want to fix it yeah all these kinds of things so you’re

all these kinds of things so you’re

all these kinds of things so you’re setting the objective but you’re not

setting the objective but you’re not

setting the objective but you’re not really setting the tactic that’s the

really setting the tactic that’s the

really setting the tactic that’s the phrase tactic an action verb that’s what

phrase tactic an action verb that’s what

phrase tactic an action verb that’s what I’m looking for the how do I get it see

I’m looking for the how do I get it see

I’m looking for the how do I get it see a lot of you just have two or three

a lot of you just have two or three

a lot of you just have two or three tactics that you use all the time in

tactics that you use all the time in

tactics that you use all the time in your life just two or three and the

your life just two or three and the

your life just two or three and the people in your life know when you’re

people in your life know when you’re

people in your life know when you’re starting to use just those two or three

starting to use just those two or three

starting to use just those two or three tactics and that

tactics and that

tactics and that when they no longer want to pay

when they no longer want to pay

when they no longer want to pay attention to you and that’s when they

attention to you and that’s when they

attention to you and that’s when they stop listening to you and they just put

stop listening to you and they just put

stop listening to you and they just put up that little wall tactics are what

up that little wall tactics are what

up that little wall tactics are what make people very interesting let me give

make people very interesting let me give

make people very interesting let me give you an example you’re baking a cake it’s

you an example you’re baking a cake it’s

you an example you’re baking a cake it’s going to be great you have just hit an

going to be great you have just hit an

going to be great you have just hit an obstacle because you realize you don’t

obstacle because you realize you don’t

obstacle because you realize you don’t have enough sugar to make the cake so

have enough sugar to make the cake so

have enough sugar to make the cake so what do I want I got to make a cake I

what do I want I got to make a cake I

what do I want I got to make a cake I don’t have any sugar

don’t have any sugar

don’t have any sugar I want sugar how am I going to get it

I want sugar how am I going to get it

I want sugar how am I going to get it well your neighbors got some sugar so

well your neighbors got some sugar so

well your neighbors got some sugar so maybe you can go get some sugar from

maybe you can go get some sugar from

maybe you can go get some sugar from your neighbor so what will be

your neighbor so what will be

your neighbor so what will be interesting is you’re going to come up

interesting is you’re going to come up

interesting is you’re going to come up with a cool tactic to do it I’m going to

with a cool tactic to do it I’m going to

with a cool tactic to do it I’m going to flirt to get some sugar now depending on

flirt to get some sugar now depending on

flirt to get some sugar now depending on your neighbor you might kick it up a

your neighbor you might kick it up a

your neighbor you might kick it up a notch and try to get a little sugar with

notch and try to get a little sugar with

notch and try to get a little sugar with the sugar yeah but maybe you’re not

the sugar yeah but maybe you’re not

the sugar yeah but maybe you’re not attracted to your neighbor or you’re not

attracted to your neighbor or you’re not

attracted to your neighbor or you’re not in an open relationship so you might

in an open relationship so you might

in an open relationship so you might need to plead I got to have this sugar

need to plead I got to have this sugar

need to plead I got to have this sugar please you don’t know how important this

please you don’t know how important this

please you don’t know how important this is and if that doesn’t work you could

is and if that doesn’t work you could

is and if that doesn’t work you could guilt them maybe you could say you gave

guilt them maybe you could say you gave

guilt them maybe you could say you gave me sugar again I gave you sugar last

me sugar again I gave you sugar last

me sugar again I gave you sugar last week so hey you got to give me the sugar

week so hey you got to give me the sugar

week so hey you got to give me the sugar this week and if you don’t I’m kidding

this week and if you don’t I’m kidding

this week and if you don’t I’m kidding kidnap your kids and that’s blackmail

kidnap your kids and that’s blackmail

kidnap your kids and that’s blackmail that’s a different tactic probably don’t

that’s a different tactic probably don’t

that’s a different tactic probably don’t use that doctor don’t do that let’s not

use that doctor don’t do that let’s not

use that doctor don’t do that let’s not do that

do that

do that so you see figuring out what you want

so you see figuring out what you want

so you see figuring out what you want and how you’re going to get it is what

and how you’re going to get it is what

and how you’re going to get it is what makes you entertaining go to google and

makes you entertaining go to google and

makes you entertaining go to google and type in action verbs and just see all

type in action verbs and just see all

type in action verbs and just see all the random choices when you’re giving a

the random choices when you’re giving a

the random choices when you’re giving a presentation and you’re talking to the

presentation and you’re talking to the

presentation and you’re talking to the people at your office you probably only

people at your office you probably only

people at your office you probably only have one tactic go find some new ones

have one tactic go find some new ones

have one tactic go find some new ones they’ll start listening a little bit

they’ll start listening a little bit

they’ll start listening a little bit more because it’ll be brand new now when

more because it’ll be brand new now when

more because it’ll be brand new now when you start studying acting we’re going to

you start studying acting we’re going to

you start studying acting we’re going to tell you something when you walk into a

tell you something when you walk into a

tell you something when you walk into a studio we’re going to say stop worrying

studio we’re going to say stop worrying

studio we’re going to say stop worrying about how you look stop being

about how you look stop being

about how you look stop being self-conscious this is super important

when it comes to film and television I’m

when it comes to film and television I’m going to tell you can you become

going to tell you can you become

going to tell you can you become self-aware it’s a little different we

self-aware it’s a little different we

self-aware it’s a little different we have this gentleman that came in to

have this gentleman that came in to

have this gentleman that came in to start working with me he was a

start working with me he was a

start working with me he was a pharmaceutical sales rep and he wasn’t

pharmaceutical sales rep and he wasn’t

pharmaceutical sales rep and he wasn’t doing well and so his boss sent him to

doing well and so his boss sent him to

doing well and so his boss sent him to train with me how he could be a better

train with me how he could be a better

train with me how he could be a better salesman when he walked into my studio I

salesman when he walked into my studio I

salesman when he walked into my studio I was scared to death this this dude was

was scared to death this this dude was

was scared to death this this dude was six seven he was a bodybuilder so when

six seven he was a bodybuilder so when

six seven he was a bodybuilder so when he walks in his body language is already

he walks in his body language is already

he walks in his body language is already telling a story without saying a word

telling a story without saying a word

telling a story without saying a word and I asked him to do a sales pitch and

and I asked him to do a sales pitch and

and I asked him to do a sales pitch and I was even more scared he was very

I was even more scared he was very

I was even more scared he was very aggressive and I said what are you doing

aggressive and I said what are you doing

aggressive and I said what are you doing I’m making a sales pitch no no no like

I’m making a sales pitch no no no like

I’m making a sales pitch no no no like what is your tactic what are you doing

what is your tactic what are you doing

what is your tactic what are you doing what’s the verb oh I’m showing that I’m

what’s the verb oh I’m showing that I’m

what’s the verb oh I’m showing that I’m confident not you’re not doing that

confident not you’re not doing that

confident not you’re not doing that because every time he would talk to me

because every time he would talk to me

because every time he would talk to me he was telling me what he was doing and

he was telling me what he was doing and

he was telling me what he was doing and I said what do you do before you go do

I said what do you do before you go do

I said what do you do before you go do your sales he’s like man I’d love to go

your sales he’s like man I’d love to go

your sales he’s like man I’d love to go to the gym and hit the heavy bag men so

to the gym and hit the heavy bag men so

to the gym and hit the heavy bag men so he wasn’t self-aware so until I recorded

he wasn’t self-aware so until I recorded

he wasn’t self-aware so until I recorded him he didn’t know that the story he was

him he didn’t know that the story he was

him he didn’t know that the story he was telling was I’m gonna murder you instead

telling was I’m gonna murder you instead

telling was I’m gonna murder you instead of like he probably know way better if

of like he probably know way better if

of like he probably know way better if he flirted her seduced but he didn’t he

he flirted her seduced but he didn’t he

he flirted her seduced but he didn’t he didn’t do that

you gonna play a fun game at an office

you gonna play a fun game at an office party after a few drinks here’s what you

party after a few drinks here’s what you

party after a few drinks here’s what you do say we’re gonna play a game of

do say we’re gonna play a game of

do say we’re gonna play a game of charades everybody and I want you to

charades everybody and I want you to

charades everybody and I want you to only do an impression of someone else at

only do an impression of someone else at

only do an impression of someone else at the office and you will become

the office and you will become

the office and you will become self-aware really quickly

self-aware really quickly

self-aware really quickly because when you do an impression you

because when you do an impression you

because when you do an impression you overdo the personal habits of someone

overdo the personal habits of someone

overdo the personal habits of someone and you turn it into a cartoon character

and you turn it into a cartoon character

and you turn it into a cartoon character of what they are in real life there’s

of what they are in real life there’s

of what they are in real life there’s another part of being self-aware and

another part of being self-aware and

another part of being self-aware and that’s the listening part of being

that’s the listening part of being

that’s the listening part of being self-aware a lot of you don’t know your

self-aware a lot of you don’t know your

self-aware a lot of you don’t know your listening face and you’re unable to get

listening face and you’re unable to get

listening face and you’re unable to get what you want because you’re telling a

what you want because you’re telling a

what you want because you’re telling a bad story to the person who’s trying to

bad story to the person who’s trying to

bad story to the person who’s trying to give you information to help you get

give you information to help you get

give you information to help you get what you want your listening face speaks

what you want your listening face speaks

what you want your listening face speaks volumes this is the face that you’re

volumes this is the face that you’re

volumes this is the face that you’re resting the muscles in your face when

resting the muscles in your face when

resting the muscles in your face when they’re resting

they’re resting

they’re resting they are already telling a story now

they are already telling a story now

they are already telling a story now it’s very interesting if you were to go

it’s very interesting if you were to go

it’s very interesting if you were to go look at pictures that you’re tagged in

look at pictures that you’re tagged in

look at pictures that you’re tagged in and social media not the ones where

and social media not the ones where

and social media not the ones where you’re like cheesy you know you’re

you’re like cheesy you know you’re

you’re like cheesy you know you’re slaying it not those pictures but the

slaying it not those pictures but the

slaying it not those pictures but the ones where you’re in the background and

ones where you’re in the background and

ones where you’re in the background and randomly got tagged in you might be able

randomly got tagged in you might be able

randomly got tagged in you might be able to tell the type of face that you have

we often refer to this sometimes as

we often refer to this sometimes as resting bitchface is a technical term

resting bitchface is a technical term

resting bitchface is a technical term Shakespearian something like that so I

Shakespearian something like that so I

Shakespearian something like that so I would love to challenge you to be a

would love to challenge you to be a

would love to challenge you to be a little more self-aware finally I want to

little more self-aware finally I want to

little more self-aware finally I want to share with you and I’d like for us to

share with you and I’d like for us to

share with you and I’d like for us to talk about something super important now

talk about something super important now

talk about something super important now we talked about the objective what do

we talked about the objective what do

we talked about the objective what do you want and how do you get it okay we

you want and how do you get it okay we

you want and how do you get it okay we talked about that now if they were to

talked about that now if they were to

talked about that now if they were to make your life into a movie and every

make your life into a movie and every

make your life into a movie and every scene in the movie was about you

scene in the movie was about you

scene in the movie was about you fulfilling an objective getting what you

fulfilling an objective getting what you

fulfilling an objective getting what you want or an even better way of explaining

want or an even better way of explaining

want or an even better way of explaining it if we were to open the DVD cover and

it if we were to open the DVD cover and

it if we were to open the DVD cover and look at all the titles of the chapters

look at all the titles of the chapters

look at all the titles of the chapters Drew’s born drew gets his first bike he

Drew’s born drew gets his first bike he

Drew’s born drew gets his first bike he gets baptized he plays his first tennis

gets baptized he plays his first tennis

gets baptized he plays his first tennis tournament

tournament

tournament if we were to do that in your life and

if we were to do that in your life and

if we were to do that in your life and we were to look at all of those things

we were to look at all of those things

we were to look at all of those things in the descriptions of every scene in

in the descriptions of every scene in

in the descriptions of every scene in your life there’ll be a common theme now

your life there’ll be a common theme now

your life there’ll be a common theme now we call this in the acting world a super

we call this in the acting world a super

we call this in the acting world a super objective so if we added all these

objective so if we added all these

objective so if we added all these together and came up with the sum it be

together and came up with the sum it be

together and came up with the sum it be a super objective I learned about this

a super objective I learned about this

a super objective I learned about this from a man named Larry Moss you all have

from a man named Larry Moss you all have

from a man named Larry Moss you all have a super objective right now I have a

a super objective right now I have a

a super objective right now I have a super objective the super objective is

super objective the super objective is

super objective the super objective is what is fueling your entire life and it

what is fueling your entire life and it

what is fueling your entire life and it is what totally determines whether you

is what totally determines whether you

is what totally determines whether you are authentic in everything that you do

are authentic in everything that you do

are authentic in everything that you do because if you’re unaware of it you’re

because if you’re unaware of it you’re

because if you’re unaware of it you’re faking everything and it goes a little

faking everything and it goes a little

faking everything and it goes a little something like this I want you to ask

something like this I want you to ask

something like this I want you to ask yourself what you want and then I want

yourself what you want and then I want

yourself what you want and then I want you to ask yourself why do you want it

you to ask yourself why do you want it

you to ask yourself why do you want it until you get to the core of your

until you get to the core of your

until you get to the core of your foundation drew what do you want I want

foundation drew what do you want I want

foundation drew what do you want I want to have a good job why because if I have

to have a good job why because if I have

to have a good job why because if I have a good job I’m going to have plenty of

a good job I’m going to have plenty of

a good job I’m going to have plenty of money vacation time I’ll be able to take

money vacation time I’ll be able to take

money vacation time I’ll be able to take care of my wife and my daughter

care of my wife and my daughter

care of my wife and my daughter why because then I’ll be a great

why because then I’ll be a great

why because then I’ll be a great provider and that makes me feel good to

provider and that makes me feel good to

provider and that makes me feel good to know that I’m providing and taking care

know that I’m providing and taking care

know that I’m providing and taking care of people that I love

of people that I love

of people that I love why because I because my parents were

why because I because my parents were

why because I because my parents were really good providers and they did a

really good providers and they did a

really good providers and they did a great job and so I would like to be like

great job and so I would like to be like

great job and so I would like to be like them why

because they mean a lot to me and I care

because they mean a lot to me and I care what my parents think why

because I would like for my parents to

because I would like for my parents to notice me just once and if I have those

notice me just once and if I have those

notice me just once and if I have those things I know they’ll pay attention to

things I know they’ll pay attention to

things I know they’ll pay attention to me so what’s your super objective drew

that everything I’ve ever done for the

that everything I’ve ever done for the 36 years I’ve been alive has been to get

36 years I’ve been alive has been to get

36 years I’ve been alive has been to get two people to pay attention to me and I

two people to pay attention to me and I

two people to pay attention to me and I look forward to the day I get an attaboy

look forward to the day I get an attaboy

look forward to the day I get an attaboy from them until I realized what my super

from them until I realized what my super

from them until I realized what my super objective was I had no interesting

objective was I had no interesting

objective was I had no interesting tactics I was incapable of telling

tactics I was incapable of telling

tactics I was incapable of telling anybody else’s story because I was

anybody else’s story because I was

anybody else’s story because I was always trying to get to people to notice

always trying to get to people to notice

always trying to get to people to notice me I couldn’t be truthful in any of the

me I couldn’t be truthful in any of the

me I couldn’t be truthful in any of the lies I was telling on stage or on camera

lies I was telling on stage or on camera

lies I was telling on stage or on camera because I was secretly trying to get the

because I was secretly trying to get the

because I was secretly trying to get the attention of other people because I

attention of other people because I

attention of other people because I desperately cared how I looked and I

desperately cared how I looked and I

desperately cared how I looked and I wasn’t self-aware and I had no

wasn’t self-aware and I had no

wasn’t self-aware and I had no interesting tactics the same is true for

interesting tactics the same is true for

interesting tactics the same is true for you and I really wish I would have

you and I really wish I would have

you and I really wish I would have started studying film acting a lot

started studying film acting a lot

started studying film acting a lot sooner because that super objective

sooner because that super objective

sooner because that super objective drives you and it pushes you and it can

drives you and it pushes you and it can

drives you and it pushes you and it can be a great thing and sometimes it’s a

be a great thing and sometimes it’s a

be a great thing and sometimes it’s a not-so-great thing do you know what your

not-so-great thing do you know what your

not-so-great thing do you know what your super objective is do you know the story

super objective is do you know the story

super objective is do you know the story you’ve been telling are you a bad liar

you’ve been telling are you a bad liar

you’ve been telling are you a bad liar are you an honest storyteller

Jimmy Cagney had some great advice on

Jimmy Cagney had some great advice on being a professional liar actor and he

being a professional liar actor and he

being a professional liar actor and he said this so simple find your mark plant

said this so simple find your mark plant

said this so simple find your mark plant your feet look the other fella right in

your feet look the other fella right in

your feet look the other fella right in the eye I’ll tell them the truth