Dear Actor,
Life will always be throwing curve balls at us…
But we have a choice to make in those pregnant moments…
Do we allow those circumstances to be the thing that destroys us…
And causes us to crumble?…
Or do we allow those circumstances to awaken us…
To not give up…
To not give in…
But to bring a perseverance in us that we did not know we had?…
To open the door to a determination…
To better who we are…
And then use that growth…
And awareness…
Towards helping the collective in one form or another…
Let’s be honest…
Much of Life has taught all of us…
At one time or another…
That our most profound growth happens…
When there is usually some unmentionable unexpected stimulus…
That initiates the inevitable dive…
Into the discovery of truth within oneSelf…
This usually and unfortunately knocks on our Life’s door…
As some type of immense strife or intense obstacle…
This can be a long painful journey…
But without fail…
These growing pains strengthen our inner constitution…
And begin to put the puzzle pieces of our own connection…
To the continuous learning of truth in who we are…
And where we come from…
Yes, it hurts at times…
It hurts so bad at times…
But it’s good…
I hate to say it…
But it is true…
The more difficult the journey…
The stronger we become…
So when those dark hours sneak in…
It is worthy to greet them with gentle gratitude…
Those circumstances are holding our hand…
And walking us straight to our very own awakening…
Our own glorious metamorphosis…
And our inspiration for creation…
You see…
As artists…
What we are usually not taught…
Is that we are indeed light workers…
We are able to see things that many do not want to see…
We are able to feel things that many are not willing to feel…
And we are able to bring an awareness to people…
Through our glorious art form…
That greatly helps shift the consciousness towards a better tomorrow…
And that is a wonderful gift to bring to the world…
But we have to persevere…
Even when it may make sense not to…
We cannot be scared or shy away from the discomfort…
We cannot hang back from the responsibility…
We have to find comfort in the discomfort…
And use that love and passion that lives within all of us…
As the gasoline to keep going…
You, dear actor, have to KNOW that you, your talents and your experience are worthy of being witnessed through your work…
You have to continue to be brave enough…
Despite all that may be going on around you…
To trust yourself enough to let go…
And keep going…
Allow yourself to have your feelings…
Experience authentic experiences…
And take it moment by unknown moment…
And continue on in the work…
Most want to wait…
But you can’t wait as an actor….
It’s all in the now…
It is needed and necessary right here and right now…
You are crucial and required in the pregnant life of this very complex moment…
It’s our job to live that most profound private essence of the human condition publicly…
As it relates to all of the world’s most complex stories…
You will find the way…
Trust that it is all there in you…
You are more than enough…
Married with your imagination…
And unwavering faith in the world you are responsible for living…
That others turn to as some form of unspoken medicine…
Through our work…
We have obligations to hold the light in the darkest of storms…
We have a duty to be strong in times of weakness…
We have to use our voices…
To be the thing that echoes loud enough…
To hold the torch…
Connecting one another…
And share all the universal stories and truths of the human condition…
Never leaving anyone out…
We are more than we are told…
And we are more important than we get credit…
We have to start believing in our most profound truth…
And the incredible influence that our gifts have…
That truly make a difference in our world…
We must start fully trusting ourselves…
We have to rise to the bigness of our calling…
We have to rise to the occasion…
And we have to continue to care…
Even in those moments when caring feels too much…
We have to continue to care…
We have to use the enormous energy that lives within us…
That transforms time and space…
To do good…
To do our work…
To help…
And let it reach those it is meant to reach…
We have to be the truth tellers(livers) of humanity…
If not you, dear actor, then who?
Much Love,
Mario Campanaro
Founder & Master Teacher
MC² Actors Studio
Los Angeles | New York City | London
