Extra curricular.
I was being taught, just because it wasn't at school and I've never met the man who taught me doesn't make it any less valuable to me, so I nominate Mr Del Close. Everything I have learnt in recent years about being open minded, generous, supportive, attantive, giving and confident without a beer in my hand I owe to the lessons I have learnt through the wonderful people I have met, studied under, played with and socialised with through taking up Improv.

And all that goes back pretty much to one man, the aforementioned insane manic depressive genius that is Del Close. I pretty much can sum up how I live my life these days in a few key lessons:


Yes, And...

Play to the top of your intelligence

Follow the fear

Learn to love failure

Have fun


It's not just for making good scenes, it's a life plan. And yes, that sounds culty and I sound overly worthy, but fuck it, it works for me. Oh, and he played a teacher in Ferris Beuller's Day Off, so there's that too.
( scarpe We Stole Bikes, Thu 17 Mar 2011, 13:36, 1 reply)

You're Right
It does sound cunty.
(jaytoothetee, Mon 21 Mar 2011, 13:39, closed)