The casting was like any other video game audition. Two scenes and a note: "Feel free to use the environment." The part was for Hondo Ohnaka, a much-loved Star Wars character already established in the animated series Clone Wars. Fans knew him. They knew his voice, his swagger, his particular brand of pirate charm. It had to be done right. There was a problem.

There will always be surprises, and you can’t control everything. But by learning to make better big decisions, you’re shaping a future your future self will thank you for.

…not only is acting of equal merit to any other artistic expression, it is the only fully corporeal artform that can affect personal, emotional and social growth in the real world. I argue that an actor can aspire to be “In the world but not of it” - at least to the degree that it allows them to bring both objective and subjective wisdom to any character they play. As such acting should rank as a craft and artform of primary importance both the social and personal realm.