Winnipeg as an artist

 January 8th 2020

Here is the bottom line on pursuing the journey in becoming an actor.

The truth is it takes guts. That's it. It takes something special to be truthful and it takes guts to get there. To do it.

I am sick of hearing how good or bad I am depending on where you practice acting.

For whatever reason the perception has always been the places to be are outside of Winnipeg.

I say it is more bold to take your time in Winnipeg at practicing what kind of actor you are.

I could never wrap my head around it.

Why do I want to move outside myself. Is it a poor excuse to model what I believe I have is in Winnipeg. An excuse that you need to move past your comfort zone in order to succeed.

Toronto Vancouver LA have nothing to do with mastering your craft in the normative sense.

Winnipeg for me is far more affordable.

And to preach the way I have is not in the form of outside pressure. I truly believe the challenge of becoming an actor no matter where you are is enough.

I never believed it when people would look at me and say you can't make it in Winnipeg. If you were serious you'd be somewhere else. What the fuck. There is nothing wrong with the place I'm in. It just blows my mind.

My standards would be no different than what my intent is to be an actor. People say it takes guts to move away. I say it takes more guts to be in Winnipeg and defeat that norm.