The sedation of memory vs "the big lie" (...on a diet)

 Sadguru on playfulness

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ARkQF3MEs/

Observation and creativity
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16256echQq/

On action and authentication
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/19nmPBVmuu/

On truth and reciprocity
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1YDnqh9J2z/



David Lynch

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/15iKvFYcZm/

Trusting the process is a langauge all on its own...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFZbr_eRQnf/?igsh=MTRqaGJpaTM2amI3NQ==

Denzel Washington once said: “Never let yourself be consumed by desperation. Stay calm, even in the most challenging moments. This is just a period of trial, as all great men before you have faced. Greatness does not arise from emotional chaos or despair, but from discipline and strength. Every challenge is an opportunity to grow, to strengthen your character, and to show who you truly are. Face every trial with determination, for it is in these moments that your true self is forged.”


January 30th 2025

On doing nothing...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFcWjdSR3yQ/?igsh=OGVndXY3ZXM2eXJw

Jason Alexander

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFcNMlDxqyz/?igsh=Z3ljaHR4ejIzdWJx


https://www.instagram.com/p/DFankM8yRRc/?igsh=ZGd6eHhhNjZ3ZDgz

January 31st 2025

Fascinating.

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DE-O19HSIws/?igsh=M3U1MHU5YnN4ZjNq

Meryl Streep

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFhBf_2R524/?igsh=OXNjNGt4ZTgxMHJ6

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFijRwIS2I3/?igsh=MTc2aWQ5aW85ZXk5NA==

I am not sure how to feel about this. Part of me knows what he is saying.  However, as my brain continues to process what he stated.  What I did hear I heard correctly - but it did not compute.  In fact what this actor said can be mistranslated. The intent behind his audition did not inform a character choice.  It in fact divereted from the form or style an actor presumably has.  Is the performer hyberbolic in understanding of his performance. That in itself can be identified in the actor as his or her self.  Therefore, requires an interpretive element as well.  (It's like adding butter to toast.  That's all the actor has to do.) I could be wrong in my assessment but in its context, belongs in this discussion.

I think in the directors shoes... 1- are you looking to the actors tolerance level at the edge of their performance.  2- that follows if the actor is giving everything to a role without a pretense. 

Osho

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18WMwMZAcu/


https://www.instagram.com/reel/DD8o0aCzmEw/?igsh=cWZnZHBiYmVvcWk4

@stevenbernsteindirectorwriter I would be lying to both you and to myself... if I didn't admit I learn up to every minute of everyday if I can help it.  I'm always learning.  How am I supposed to change my beliefs to alter my behavior and challenge future outcomes - unless I fail to unlearn old habits with new ones. So I test these things against my own odds.  Weird? I know.  So I appreciate why you offered this montage, Steve.  - Marco Almeida 2025 - The Peg

“The world is independent of my will.”
Ludwig Wittgenstein


“We do not know. We can only guess.”
Karl Popper

I am in agreeance that poetry has a place in logic. When you dismiss poetry for logic on grounds you are a voice of reason. It is pretentious, obnoxious and an obvious false dichotomy. Tu quoque.  MA2025

Krishnamurti on words

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1PdcDRL8Hc/

Marco Almeida 2025

- The Peg