Today’s motivation comes from Academy Award nominee, Jake Gyllenhaal.

Sometimes as an actor, you gotta be aggressive!

Jake worked with French film director Jacques Audiard in “The Sisters Brothers” (Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal).

Jake discusses how to get the part, he emailed the Director and aggressively pursued working with him for several years.

Today’s motivation comes from Academy Award nominee, Jake Gyllenhaal.

Jake talks about working with French film director Jacques Audiard in “The Sisters Brothers” (Joaquin Phoenix, John C. Reilly, Jake Gyllenhaal).

Jakes discusses how many people think acting is supposed to be a whole lot “more” but actually in film acting it is important to find human simplicity and the “stillness” of the character. 

Today’s motivation comes from Academy Award winner, Lupita Nyong’o.

Lupita recently took on TWO starring roles in Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed horror film “Us.”

In the first clip, Lupita talks about her preparation for one of the characters she plays in the film, and specifically the voice of the character. 

In this second clip, you will see how Lupita works to stay in character on the set of Us in between takes.

Focus… Concentration… Commitment. Her approach to the craft is inspirational!

Which “best self” quality will you start living TODAY?

Courtesy of Darren Hardy