actorjourney – Chasing The George

Less Than 24 Hours Later, A Massive Door Opened For Me

December 14, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly Hollywood blog. In last week’s blog entry, Conducting Important Meetings While On The Toilet!, I wrote that if something is important to you, you’ll take a meeting anywhere and make it go right in order to move your goals forward. Less than 24 hours after publishing that blog entry, a massive door opened for me.

On Sunday, December 8th, my pillar job hosted a holiday dance event, and I decided to bring my residents. Wanting to celebrate the productive week they had, I thought this event would be a perfect conclusion. The show was both wonderful and entertaining. We enjoyed watching the young dancers, and I loved seeing their parents beam with pride. Afterward, a parent thanked us, and I was struck by how familiar they looked. I wondered whether they might be an actor, writer, or reality TV contestant. I checked with my co-worker, but they didn’t recognize the parent either. My curiosity grew, but just as I was about to give up, I finally remembered. Keep reading below 🙂

I realized that this person was one of the top literary agents in the industry. I knew this because I attended a few of this person’s online forums and panels during the COVID years (when everything was held and conducted online). This person immediately became my hero because they reminded me so much of Richard Lawson’s approach to having a career. Richard is one of my mentors, a master teacher and actor, who teaches us to focus on the 360 degrees of our careers and to run them like CEOs. This agent’s approach was very similar to Richard’s. Hooray! I finally figured out who this person was! Keep reading below 🙂

I approached this person and introduced myself. I explained how I knew them and what their lessons meant to me. They asked me if I was a screenwriter, and I confidently answered yes. They gave me their email address and encouraged me to stay in touch. I emailed them the next day, and they responded that same day with a note of appreciation and an invitation to keep them in the loop on my writing journey, as well as any assistance or advice they can provide. Keep reading below 🙂

This is a huge win for me. I introduced myself and created an informal, respectful meeting right after a dance event. This moment did not go unnoticed by me, as I just posted a blog entry about meetings happening in unexpected places. Some takeaways I’d like to share from that fateful day. 1) You never know who is in the room with you. I could have easily checked out during the dance concert and scrolled on my phone. However, I would never do that. These are artists, people, in front of me, and I will give them the time and respect they deserve. I was interested and engaged the entire time. I presented myself professionally and with a good attitude in front of all these dancers and their proud parents (By the way, this agent stood behind me the whole time, and it’s possible that my engagement and support during the dance event made them more receptive to talking with me after it was over.) 2) Answer questions with confidence. When they asked if I was a screenwriter, I didn’t flinch or hesitate. I said, “Yes, I am.” 3) All of the writing I’ve been doing this year could have led me to this agent. Outflow equals inflow. For example, I started writing my rugby feature film script, and I now have a third draft that I’m workshopping in my career admin group meetings. My writing partner (Kelly Tighe) and I are working on the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script. Recently, I revisited an older feature script and strengthened all the action lines (plus some dialogue). I was also assigned to present my writing admin plan in class on November 10th, and Kelly gave me an assignment to create an admin plan for the next chapter of my rugby script (which I quickly started). Finally, I’ve been blogging all year long! 4) Listen to your instincts. Something told me to bring my residents to that event. I’m so glad I listened to my gut. Keep reading below 🙂

I am excited to see how things progress between this agent and I. And of course, to maintain and respect this person’s privacy, I will not reveal who they are 🙂 See you next week!

Conducting Important Meetings While On The Toilet!

December 7, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly Hollywood blog. Okay, okay, so I didn’t take an important meeting while on the toilet (well, I did once… more info about that in just a second.) However, I did conduct my weekly career administration meeting during my lunch break at my pillar job. My awesome admin partner is working on a feature film for the next several weeks, and so he’s unable to meet during our normally scheduled Monday times. When he announced his awesome win and realized Mondays would be a no-go, I think we both experienced a bit of separation anxiety, LOL. However, recognizing how important our admin meetings are, we looked at other potential meeting times to keep our momentum going. I’m glad we did this because we are in a good workflow, and we don’t want it to stop. So, we decided that Saturdays or Sundays during my lunch breaks would work.

On Saturday, December 6th, 2025, we held our first career administration meeting during my lunch hour. Sitting outside in the courtyard made conducting business exhilarating. It reinforced that nothing stops us from advancing our goals, regardless of the setting. I remembered that some of the most important meetings happen in unexpected places—on a golf course, at a party—even, as hinted in my blog title today, the toilet. Keep reading below 🙂

Now about that meeting on a toilet…When I took Richard Lawson’s Professional Development Program 1.0 course, he assigned us a film project called “Target Project.” The purpose of this film project is to reach out to someone in Hollywood you admire and interview them. The person you target should resonate with you, hopefully having a career you would like to have as well. In this way, the interview becomes personal, and you tailor the questions to really learn something from your guest. I targeted a successful, Emmy-winning actor, writer, and executive producer who graduated from Vassar College. I admire his career, and I would love to have one like his. Because my person was incredibly busy, I had to plant the seed weeks in advance in order to 1) get him to agree to do this filmed interview and 2) set up a time to conduct the interview. Keep reading below 🙂

Long story short, it got down to the wire. The project was due in a couple of days, and I still hadn’t secured a meeting with him. I was working as a bartender in West Hollywood at the time, and I felt the impending, looming deadline quickly approaching. All of a sudden, in the middle of my shift, I received a phone call from his office. I literally stopped everything I was doing and ran into the bathroom, into a stall, and took the phone call. And in that stall, we scheduled a time for us to do the interview! I was thrilled. I was ecstatic. I believe I executed several fist bumps in the stall as we solidified and confirmed the time. I secured an important interview in a bathroom stall…next to a toilet! Keep reading below 🙂

The lesson: if something matters, you’ll take the meeting anywhere to advance your goals! Where is the most unique, hilarious, or odd place you’ve conducted a meeting? Let me know in the comments below! Keep reading below 🙂

See you next week!

Kicking Hicks In My Feature Film Script LOL!

November 23, 2025November 24, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly Hollywood blog. I recently mentioned that I started bringing my rugby feature film script to my career administration meetings so that my partner could read it out loud, 10 pages at a time. I felt excited and nervous when he was about to read the first ten pages on September 22nd. I felt giddy when he read certain bits of dialogue that resonated so beautifully and powerfully. I also remember those moments when I tilted my head to the side whenever something didn’t click or make sense. Armed with questions I created for him, he provided valuable and exciting feedback after each reading. And this past Monday, he finished reading act one!

As a writer, these feelings never grow old, nor do they ever disappear whenever talented actors read my words for the first time. I mean, can you blame me? The writing process consumes me. I put my all into my writing (as well as other forms of artistic expression, like acting). Writing is incredibly vulnerable and personal, and I’m honored and privileged to have trusted artists with whom I can share my work. Keep reading below 🙂

AND…LOL…having readings of your script is so important because that’s where you discover mistakes! Whether it’s a typo, grammatical, or formatting error, readers help to find those mistakes because they read the words with a fresh pair of eyes. Case in point, when my admin partner read through the rest of act one over Zoom and got to the part where the protagonist tries out for the rugby team, the script says that he performs a “Hick Kick” drill. LOL.LOL. LOL. As soon as the words came out of my admin partner’s mouth, I tilted my head to the side and silently questioned if that was a legitimate rugby drill. Yes! It had to be! I wrote it! He then stopped and asked, “Is that high kick catching?” I responded with, “Yeah, that should be high kick catching.” We laughed, and I immediately fixed the error in the script. He quickly added, “The other reason that it’s good to read through these…high kick catching…we’re not kicking any hicks here.” We laughed again. Keep reading below 🙂

Have you ever found hilarious mistakes in your writing? If so, leave me a comment below. See you next week!

I’m Still Rocking K-ART FM!

November 16, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome to another exciting edition of my weekly Hollywood blog. Last week, I shared a powerful, vulnerable POST about the day I almost quit Hollywood, and how I bounced back through the power of K-ART FM. I am proud to announce that I am still listening to this uplifting, causative radio station (or is it a streaming platform, as this is the most prevalent form of music consumption these days?)

At this past Monday’s career admin meeting, my partner said last week’s blog POST resonated with him, as it did with other artists who reached out. He shared that when someone wants to quit, it possibly stems from two things: losing passion for their dream or hitting a wall of frustration—be it with current industry challenges or year-end reflections on unmet goals. Keep reading below 🙂

I thought about what he shared. Fortunately, I have not lost my passion! I made a commitment to my admin partner to continue focusing on the things I have control over through administration. I feel good. I feel purposeful. One of my proudest moments this past week was reaching out to two directors I follow on Instagram and letting them know that I wanted to build a professional relationship with them. I also sent them a snippet of a powerful personal monologue I performed in class because I knew it would resonate with their artistic sensibility. Additionally, I reached out again to seven directors from my target list to praise their work and to let them know that I would love to work with them. Keep reading below 🙂

Another exciting moment included looking up casting director workshops through SAG-AFTRA’s Casting Access Program. I need to get in front of casting directors because they are important gatekeepers to opportunities. Also, I am equally excited to bring back my rugby feature film script to our next admin meeting. I’ve already brought it in twice and had my admin partner read it out loud, 10 pages at a time. Armed with questions I asked him afterward, this process has proven valuable, and I look forward to reading the rest of act one out loud. Keep reading below 🙂

And lastly, I celebrated! I framed this awesome poster that was in the VIP bag I received when I attended Madonna’s Celebration Tour. I’m so happy I finally framed it! Keep reading below 🙂

See you next week!

The Day I Almost Quit Hollywood (And How I Bounced Back)

November 9, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! I love that my Hollywood industry blog allows me to share not only my successes but also my challenges. By being open, I hope my vulnerability and tools can inspire others to move forward when facing obstacles.

On October 20th, 2025, I almost allowed K-SHIT FM to persuade me to quit the entertainment business. I was like, “I’m done. I’m out of here. I quit. F**k this.” One of my mentors, Richard Lawson, teaches us that K-SHIT FM is the detrimental radio station that plays loudly during times of doubt, the unknown, or insecurity. K-SHIT FM plays those voices of doubt, negativity, and criticism that make us feel less than and unworthy. K-SHIT FM weakens you. It makes you second-guess and doubt yourself. Fortunately, I am blessed to have years of wonderful training that allowed me to pivot and change the channel to K-ART FM. Keep reading below 🙂

K-ART FM features positive affirmations, wins, and tools that help reinforce my unique, talented, and wonderful qualities. I turned up the volume on K-ART FM by executing the very thing that I knew would get me back on track: CAREER ADMINISTRATION. Keep reading below 🙂

In the weeks that followed, I immersed myself in career administration. I felt empowered and alive. I felt connected to my artistry again. For example, I turned to my relationship map and supported individuals and their artistic endeavors. I posted past artistic works on social media (and in the process, I realized how diverse my portfolio was, from comedy to horror; from working with established actors to new actors; from indie films to studio films). I previously mentioned that on September 15th, 2025, I decided to revisit another feature film script to rewrite the action lines into more concise, active descriptions. I have since completed doing this. I continued attending my career administration meetings. I emailed my agent. I kept working on my in-person audition for class. I brought in that audition on October 30th, 2025, and had one of the BIGGEST wins with it. Richard opened it up to the class for feedback and comments. This win also led to a bigger conversation where Richard said I have all the tools needed to have the career I want, and what it’s going to take to finally manifest it at the highest level possible. Since that conversation, I identified three areas in my artistic arsenal that need strengthening. I started working on my next assignment for class: an in-person shoot from “The English Teacher” TV series. Keep reading below 🙂

The next step is to celebrate all of these administrative wins! Keep reading below 🙂

I am grateful to know when I am in K-SHIT FM land and how to utilize tools to get out of there. I hope my actions above give you some ideas on how to combat K-SHIT FM and get into K-ART FM. It’s all about taking causative action that reconnects you to who you are and what you’re about. Keep reading below 🙂

See you next week!

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Answering Questions From My Fans!

October 5, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! I have been blogging for 10 years, and this is my second-ever vlog! So let’s get to it. Tons of fans from around the world submitted questions to me, and I have narrowed them down to 20. From who my celebrity crush is to why my blog is called “Chasing The George” and not “Chasing The Jorge”, check out the exciting video below!

The music utilized in the video was composed by Denis-Pavlov-Music

Through Tragedy and Darkness, The Show Continues.

September 28, 2025September 28, 2025 Chasing The George

I recently experienced devastating and unimaginable losses. That first sentence already brings out immediate pain, sadness, and tears. On August 23rd, 2025, I lost my mother. Twelve days later, on September 4th, I lost my brother. It still feels so unreal. Shocking. Speechless. I struggled for a while on whether to share this news on social media. I believed these losses were too personal and private for me to share publicly. Now that some time has passed and things have settled somewhat, I decided that my blog would be the best platform to do so. I believed I could articulate my thoughts best through this medium.

I also struggled for a while to figure out how to re-enter life. How to take steps forward without feeling guilty, bad, or disrespectful. And what I understand is that through tragedy and darkness, the show continues. Life continues. And maybe more importantly, art continues. Art is what I know and understand. Art is my foundation. Art is my reason for being and existence. In addition to the WONDERFUL COMMUNITY that has supported me during this tragic time, art has done the same. In what may seem like a random stream of consciousness, I’d like to thank the following artists and their work for resonating with me and helping me see the light over these last several weeks. These examples may mean nothing to you, arbitrary even, but they have helped me take a step forward in understanding that the show continues, and that it’s okay to do so. Keep reading below.

-Xochitl Gonzalez for writing an incredible second novel, “Anita de Monte Laughs Last.” Like her first amazing novel, “Olga Dies Dreaming”, she always transports me into a world of familiarity and home. Themes of otherness and making your way through the world as that. I understand her characters, references, sense of humor, and journeys in her books. I feel seen and heard through her work. Brooklyn, Boricua, Edward R. Murrow High School forever. Keep reading below.

-“Walk of Fame” by Miley Cyrus featuring Brittany Howard. This song is both melancholy and hopeful. THAT CHORUS. This song tells me to mourn, reflect, get up, and keep going. At times, I feel lonely, and at others, I am surrounded by community. The road is expansive and open with new possibilities. Keep reading below.

-RuPaul’s memoir, “The House of Hidden Meanings.” Mama Ru demonstrates the power of holding on to your postulates and achieving them no matter what. Also, drag queens and drag artists are truly my superheroes. Keep reading below.

-And of course, Madonna’s music. She is the template, the blueprint, for so many things. Her music speaks to my CORE like no other. Her music keeps me going forever. Keep reading below.

-In terms of my own art helping me move forward, I’ve experienced several important milestones. For example, on August 20th, 2025, I completed the third draft of my rugby feature film script and can now finally share this win with all of you. Alongside this, continuing work on the second draft of “The Third Act” feature film script over the past couple of weeks has also felt like a win. In addition, my weekly career administration meetings have enabled me to re-establish routines, tackle to-do lists, and be both personally and professionally vulnerable in a safe space. More recently, on September 15th, 2025, I decided to revisit another feature film script I wrote in order to rewrite action lines into more concise, active descriptions. Looking ahead, it will also be interesting to see how the themes of loss in this script deepen as a result of my current experience with it. And finally, writing this blog entry has been healthy and cathartic. Keep reading below.

(And yes, I’m also making sure to apply self-care!) See you next week.

How A Superhero Elevated Our Production Meeting.

August 24, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! On August 20th, 2025, the PDP 3.0 Collective had another production meeting to push our feature film, “The Third Act”, forward. Through Richard Lawson’s relationship map, we met with an incredible gentleman who is a prominent figure in Hollywood. When he was at a major movie studio, he played a pivotal role in the distribution of many films that have collectively generated billions of dollars at the box office. Many of those films have a superhero component to them…so he’s a real-life superhero in his own right!

It was wonderful to be in his presence, and we were honored that he liked the concept of our film. I took several notes as he shared his wisdom and expertise on marketing, distribution strategies, budgeting, pitch decks, and the components that make a script engaging and commercially viable by reaching the widest audience possible. Keep Keep reading below 🙂

Here are the next steps for us as the PDP 3.0 Collective. On the production side, we will send out Letters of Intent to certain notable actors that we would like to play specific roles in our script. Securing these Letters of Intent from name actors adds value to our film and makes it more attractive to investors. On the writing side, Kelly and I will continue our second draft rewrites, including the addition of a compelling teaser on the first page, which hints at what’s to come a little later in act one (By the way, I was so energized by the meeting that I wrote the teaser scene immediately after it ended!) Additionally, the Collective will consider attending this year’s American Film Market, as it would provide a great opportunity to showcase our project and meet potential partners.

The meeting left me so inspired! And one of my biggest takeaways came from a question I asked him: “How soon do you know when a script has it factor, or has box office hit written all over it? Or are those intangibles that you just can’t predict?” His answer was simple: “The first 10 pages.” Makes so much sense. You gotta hook the reader in right away. Make them want to turn to the next page and the next. Keep reading below:)

See you next week!

OMG! Do I Have Writer’s Block?

August 3, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome back to another exciting edition of my weekly industry blog! This past week, I went into a bit of a panic because I didn’t know what to tackle in today’s blog entry. That rarely happens. I’m usually good at chronicling my artistic journey from one week to the next. But I was stuck, writer’s block. So, I reached out to my career administration partner for any topic ideas they could provide. He wrote, “Well my first thought is that if the issue is a little writer’s block/lack of inspiration, maybe that’s the topic. You could talk about your experience with that in general and what kinds of things you do to find inspiration/remove that block.” I wrote back, “Thanks! I’ll play around with that idea and see what’s behind my writer’s block.”

So, here we go! I know I don’t have writer’s block with the third draft rewrites of my rugby feature film script, and I don’t have it with the second draft rewrites of “The Third Act” feature film script with Kelly Tighe. I don’t have “writer’s block” with my relationship map outflow or other areas of my career administration. So, why am I stuck, drawing a blank, with this week’s blog entry? As I looked deeper, I realized that perhaps it’s because I’m making terrific progress with my projects. I’m in a good groove with them, I’m knee-deep in them, and maybe it’s not necessary to share every small detail along the way. Not every movement I make with my projects will be a monumental moment, so no need to document them. Hmmm, or is this my K-SHIT FM station playing loudly that no one is interested in the minute details, only the major ones? Then again, they say that God is in the details. Hmmm, something for me to look at. Keep reading below 🙂

In terms of what I do to find inspiration and remove my writer’s block, there are a few things I find helpful. Stepping away from the work and allowing my mind to relax and unwind with something else helps. Taking a nice shower also helps because it washes the day away, offering my body a nice reset. Asking myself what the scene is about and/or looking up words helps too. Keep reading below 🙂

See you next week!

Production Meeting, Rewrites, And More!

July 27, 2025 Chasing The George

Good morning, fellow artists! Welcome back to another exciting edition of my weekly industry blog! Some quick updates for you all. On July 14th, 2025, the PDP 3.0 collective held a production meeting for “The Third Act” script. This meeting was both special and glorious. Special because July 14th marked a year since we hosted our first table read for the script. Glorious in that it reminded me how much I love creating art and being around amazing artists. During our production meeting, we discussed setting up meetings with industry folks, investors, and finishing the second draft of the script. With our marching orders in place, Kelly and I met on July 21st, 2025, to continue our second draft rewrites, and that went well! Being able to have a little break from our last writing session was beneficial because I came into our writing session with a better clarity of this world. Keep reading below 🙂

On July 15th, 2025, I began the third draft rewrites for my rugby feature film script! The first draft contained 146 pages. This current draft contains 116 pages! My goal is to cut the script down to 108 to 110 pages. Once I finish this draft, I’ll plan the next steps of getting this script in front of select people for feedback. Keep reading below 🙂

On June 23rd, 2025, I began a weekly, one-on-one career admin meeting with a great artist. This focused, intimate approach seems to be working well for both of us as we come to each meeting with many things checked off our lists. Keep reading below 🙂

See you next week!