03rd October 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
You've got a big meeting or a major presentation in front of people who can make or break you. You're feeling prepared but still the nerves are rattling you. You walk into the office, where you've never been before, greet...
02nd October 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
I lost a big job a couple of weeks ago. It was really good job, too. A couple of episodes guest starring on one of the most popular shows on TV. Good role, good money, good timing---everything was perfect. Which should h...
02nd October 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
"I'm not trying to re-create what the song was like on the record. I can do that, but there's no purpose. I'm searching for the song to be alive now." --Bruce Springsteen, Esquire, August 2005
I've spoke...
23rd August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
I was having coffee with a director friend of mine and we were talking about how business was going. He has been very busy with a good stream of projects coming his way. I told him that things were a little slow for me bu...
26th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
Have you ever been asked to compromise your values? Been offered a chance to score big-time money or a huge promotion if you'd only bend the rules just a little bit? People who declare themselves to be your friends are to...
16th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
Did you ever wonder how you went from the kid who couldn't sit still, to the adult who can't get moving?
I asked myself this recently when I took my 3-year-old daughter to the playground at a fast food restaurant. She lo...
15th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Mike Pniewski
In addition to being an actor for the past 20+ years, I taught acting for at least 10 of those years. One of my favorite questions students would ask is, "What do they want when you go and audition?"
I would usually answ...
