November 09, 2006

theater live (part iii)

I recently spent the last few days writing a film with my best buddy. So, the last 48 hours basically consisted of a a Kraft Dinner, an iTunes playlist and non-stop brainstorming. Our latest concept revolves around the idea of taking charge of ones own life. I believe this is an important theme in anyone's life, including mine as an artist. I understand that it can be difficult to take charge of something that ultimately feels so unattainable. That's exactly how I felt.

Truth is I'm a completely ordinary kid with this huge dream. Somewhere between my everyday activities, I went to acting classes, enrolled in an arts high school and soon found myself at the audition to play Marco. Before Degrassi I had very minimal experience and a very limited understanding of the industry. All I could count on was how much I wanted this. That didn't seem like much against actors with ten years of experience and a bunch of connections to big people. But it turns out, it was enough. Now I'm doing those things I once thought were so unattainable.

The funny thing is there are still so many more things I want to do that often seem beyond my reach. I want to write, direct and produce films, and continue to act in a bunch of different roles. But until then, I'm going to continue to drive my parent's hand-me down mini-van, do homework at Starbucks, eat Kraft Dinner and just keep pushing for those things that I've always dreamt about. We won't know unless we try guys.

Peace. Adamo.