Good People and Friends and Art and Caring

The other night I had the rare chance to go out and spend a few hours with some friends and actors who have spent a great deal of time in their adult lives working on their craft, being good people, being artists. It was a tremendous occasion. We did not dwell on cynical aspects or engage in fits of joke telling and horseplay as often happens when a bunch of actors are together. Rather we told personal stories, and questioned and acknowledged dedication and concern for our art, and found our way to what matters most for us as people, as a group who feels and believes in ideas. I will long cherish the time spent that night.