David Chiu

I had my doubts this morning that I could give a good performance in class because I wasn’t feeling that well, but I decided I would commit myself fully to my performance and try my best. Well it worked. Tom actually said he enjoyed our performace! He had a few notes for us, but the notes mainly concerned blocking. He even told us that we should be able to finish our scene next class!

Tom actually spoke about full committment in class today. He basically said that we should fully committ to everything we do in life. We shouldn’t wait for the “acting career” we want before we start committing ourselves in life. Tom has this favorite phrase, “wherever you go, there you are”. That’s pretty deep. It’s really made me think.

Another thing I realized is that I need to make sure I am fully committed to getting the most out of my training at the studio. Where else would I get the chance to play leading roles, characters and heavy dramatic scenes? It’s not like Hollywood is offering these types of roles and characters to asian actors. Now is my chance to prove that I have the skills and emotions to play these types of roles.