Pub In The Park

New York is the best town in the world, and there’s never going to be another town like New York.  It’s the most interesting and exciting place in the world, and there are some people who might say that it’s not what it used to be.  It could be that those people aren’t who they used to be, either, but New York is still my city, it’s my favorite city, and I’d never live anywhere else.  That’s because it’s an actor’s dream of a city, even though it might be one of the worst places for an actor to try to make a living.  I came here with the idea that I’d struggle for awhile and I was all ready to pay some dues.

Soon enough, though, maybe after two years or so, I’d be living in four star hotels, and New York would be my oyster.  Or at the very least, it would be a place to go get oysters for my friends, because I would be friends with all of the people who owned oyster places, and I would get them in to eat.  My dream is to make sure my friends don’t have to wait longer than ten minutes, or maybe fifteen sometimes.  This is how I saw the city, but doing the walk of an actor is something that sometimes takes a little longer.

It’s a city that rewards those with vision, initiative, and drive.  But it rewards those who already have money much faster, and with more oysters.  I learned my craft here, though.  I followed in the footsteps of Stella Adler, and studied all the things she encouraged her students to study.  I looked at the lives of all the great actors I admire, Brando, DeNiro, Hoffman, and DeLuise, and tried to live like they did.  On the edge of a breakdown, or on the edge of a great meal, it was all part of the actor’s process.  When I audition for a role, I’m already living the part.  Sometimes, I have to be someone who’s depressed, and sometimes I have to be a soda cracker.  It doesn’t matter.  It’s about the work.  I still love New York.

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