I spent thousands of dollars
attending a supposedly
prestigious conservatory
learning a craft
that can only be learned in one place
On a stage
in front of a paying audience
In return for the horrific debt
that now rests on me
and my loving wife
I was given the high privilege
of spending three years
acting like an actor
in small classrooms
before other paying players
in a small town on the
outskirts of Hollywood
Needless to say
my time in this institution
did not
work the wonders
for my tender career
that I had hoped for
I understand that
my failure to become
an international superstar
is completely my own
but looking back
I realize
that I could have
failed much more
on the cheap
And without their help
7 responses so far ↓
1 Brian Clark | 28 Aug 2006
You’re dropping science like Galileo dropped the orange.
2 Robert Bruce | 28 Aug 2006
I just need Rubin to produce my records…
3 David Zemens | 29 Aug 2006
I guess hindsight is always 20-20, isn’t it? I thought I was the only person who spent most of his life spending money on things that turned out to be worthless. “Misery loves company”, they say, so now I feel better!
Seriously, Robert, nice work once again!
4 Robert Bruce | 29 Aug 2006
No, you ain’t the only one D. I’m right there with you…
5 Liz Strauss | 29 Aug 2006
I think on him
the best was all he wanted
the best was all he deserved
will it be what he uses?
for even one nanosecond of time>
I doubt it
No one knows at that age
who they are
No one knows at that age
who they might be.
I knew that when I gave it.
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7 Nathan Gismot | 23 Oct 2006
Whoever you are, you just completely blew my mind and possibly changed my life. I’m an actor; I’m also developing a blog, so I was hunting around for like-themed material, and I came across yours quite randomly (I literally picked a page out of the Google pile and clicked on your title). I live in New York and have been contemplating the merits of going to an M.F.A. or conservatory program; the millstones you speak of, though, have been nagging at me as I consider my options, not least of which is the reality of “acting like an actor,” not to mention the “crippling debt.” You have helped me tremendously…thank you.
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