Live with Intention. Act with Intention

This is one of my favorite acting tips, revised and updated.

Live with intention.
Walk to the edge.
Listen hard.
Practice wellness.
Play with abandon.
Laugh.
Choose with no regret.
Continue to learn.
Appreciate your friends.
Do what you love.
Live as if this is all there is.

Translated into The Brass Tacks of Acting:

Have an intention, a purpose, something you want.
Take a risk, make it personal and fight for that thing you really want.
Listen with your body, your heart, your soul.
Rehearse in a way that is respectful of you and your scene partner.
Play, have fun, let go.
Laugh - find the humor in the scene.
Make big choices and let go of the results.
Study acting, life, living.
Enjoy your scene partners, make them the most important person in the scene.
Follow your passion - acting or whatever it may be.
Let every audition, class and opportunity to act be your moment to express yourself.