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From breast size to orgasms; LA has a lot of opportunities to "fake it until you make it."
How about going to an award show, posing for pictures, talking to the press on the red carpet followed by a front row seat sitting next to celebs Jamie King and Justin Long? Can you fake it? Better question: Who's going to stop you?
Everything in LA is about attitude. If I actually listened to what I was told to do, I would not have had the amazing five years in LA that I've had. We are predisposed to this irrational fear of the word "no." Erase the word no from your vocabulary. Go ahead, right now. I'll give you a moment.
The worst thing anyone can ever tell you is no. So why is it that we live in a catatonic state of fear around it? Has anything great really been accomplished in life by people who played by the so-called rules? Don't get me wrong here, I don't think you should go rob a bank, or hold up a gas station. Common sense people.
Rule One: If life opens the door for you a little bit, it is your responsibility to kick it in and announce your arrival. I received a ticket to the Scream Awards, held at the Greek Theater on Saturday (airing October 27th on Spike). Starting from the moment my guest and I arrived, I was going to own it. I was invited through a publicist, who let's face it, was looking for a seat-filler. I am nothing more than a free clapping and cheering machine to production. So they thought - I had a different plan.
I had two things I had wanted to accomplish. I wanted to profess my love for Jim Parsons, and say hello to Justin Long (with whom I had a scene with in "He's just not that into you"). Pretty simple, but they filled the entire Greek Theater with people, how was that going to happen?
Rule Two: Don't define how things are going to happen. You are limited by your imagination in life. Feel it, and go with the flow. Upon our arrival, and after walking the press line, my guest and I were being ushered to our seats. My guest and 1,000 of our closest friends. Sure it would have been easier to walk with the rest of the group, but after the security guard turned and looked the other way, we confidently walked to our second row seats.
Rule Three: Luck is preparation meets opportunity. I just so happened to pick one of the luckiest seats in the house. The actual ticket holder did not show up. However, the cast of Battlestar Galactica did; seated just next to me. In front was Jamie King, and wouldn't you know - Justin Long directly behind me, seated just a few seats down from director Sam Raimi. Insert opportunity, I was able to strike up my conversation with Justin exactly as I had visualized. Who was presenting an award to the cast of Battlestar Galactica by the way? The cast of The Big Bang Theory - insert Jim Parsons.
I certainly do not have the answers to everything in life, but as far as LA is concerned, your experience is what you make of it. If you want something badly enough all you have to do is go after it.
It's waiting for you. What are you waiting for?
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