Comments for Think Create - Leon Grey's Blog http://leongrey.com My acting journal Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Is that me on the cutting room floor?……..nah. by Jo-Ann http://leongrey.com/2010/07/30/is-that-me-on-the-cutting-room-floor-nah/comment-page-1/#comment-1078 Jo-Ann Fri, 30 Jul 2010 12:49:45 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=313#comment-1078 Heheh.. I love it! Played a "dead" vampire victim. How exactly would you play a dead person?? ;) Heheh.. I love it! Played a “dead” vampire victim. How exactly would you play a dead person?? ;)

]]> Comment on Another change in direction…….for this blog by Cathy Prastides http://leongrey.com/2010/07/04/another-change-in-direction-for-this-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-1072 Cathy Prastides Mon, 19 Jul 2010 12:01:05 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=300#comment-1072 Hey Leon, your last performance in class was great! You have really nailed the subtle facial expressions, hardly any eyebrow movement :) Tho I always say, use what u have naturally - you will be awesome in comedy! Looking forward to seeing your next scene, I wonder what accent you will choose this time! Hey Leon, your last performance in class was great! You have really nailed the subtle facial expressions, hardly any eyebrow movement :)

Tho I always say, use what u have naturally – you will be awesome in comedy!

Looking forward to seeing your next scene, I wonder what accent you will choose this time!

]]> Comment on Chilli and worms a wonderful mix! by Jo-Ann http://leongrey.com/2010/05/18/chilli-and-worms-a-wonderful-mix/comment-page-1/#comment-1048 Jo-Ann Wed, 19 May 2010 06:01:42 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=259#comment-1048 Hey Leon, thanks for the blog mentions .. (once I work out how to get this website posting). I've got a worm farm as well. I call it the Pedro project, and I've had it for about 1.5 years myself. They are great little critters. They also love eating shredded paper from your home office, and the inks in newspapers and printing toners are not found to be harmful to them. Your worms are great and healthily pink. Happy worming.... Jo.. Hey Leon, thanks for the blog mentions .. (once I work out how to get this website posting). I’ve got a worm farm as well. I call it the Pedro project, and I’ve had it for about 1.5 years myself. They are great little critters. They also love eating shredded paper from your home office, and the inks in newspapers and printing toners are not found to be harmful to them. Your worms are great and healthily pink. Happy worming…. Jo..

]]> Comment on Acting 101 by Robyn http://leongrey.com/2010/01/13/acting-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Robyn Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:09:56 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=126#comment-1034 Gees guys you make me sound like some kind of hard nut. I thought you were both awesome. It was a pleasure to work with you Leon, I didn't realise you were so nervous. You hid it well. I'm glad you didn't start acting any earlier, if you had we may never have met and that would be very sad. See you both in Hollywood ;) Gees guys you make me sound like some kind of hard nut. I thought you were both awesome. It was a pleasure to work with you Leon, I didn’t realise you were so nervous. You hid it well. I’m glad you didn’t start acting any earlier, if you had we may never have met and that would be very sad. See you both in Hollywood ;)

]]> Comment on Ego…..the war has just begun by Robyn http://leongrey.com/2008/12/05/egothe-war-has-just-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-1033 Robyn Mon, 19 Apr 2010 02:42:46 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=59#comment-1033 Hi Leon. I'm glad you finally got round to trying out acting. I hope that means you've come to some sort of arrangment with your ego :D Here are my thoughts anyway. I think that with age the ego lessens. I know that my ego has certainly dulled down since I have had to spend so much time alone. It is a constant battle though, which I think most people avoid. Its to difficult and complicated. Hi Leon.

I’m glad you finally got round to trying out acting. I hope that means you’ve come to some sort of arrangment with your ego :D

Here are my thoughts anyway. I think that with age the ego lessens. I know that my ego has certainly dulled down since I have had to spend so much time alone. It is a constant battle though, which I think most people avoid. Its to difficult and complicated.

]]> Comment on Ego…..the war has just begun by Anthony http://leongrey.com/2008/12/05/egothe-war-has-just-begun/comment-page-1/#comment-1020 Anthony Sat, 13 Mar 2010 00:44:00 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=59#comment-1020 And here I thought I was alone. Hi Leon, my name is Anthony. From the looks of it, it has been a while since this was posted. I hope you found the answer you were looking for. Assuming someone did answer you, might you be willing to share the answer with me? Like you, I have the same problem. I don't mean in general, I mean the exact same problem....the only differences we have are ethnicity and what we were teased about in grade school. Otherwise it was like I just wrote your whole blog. I took my ego a step further for preservation. He has a name and an complete personality separate from mine. He used to rule over me, however I was protected from anything. At one point there were two of them, both with names and different traits. I do not suffer from Multiple Personality because I am aware of what is happening and I understand the dynamic and use for the ego. I, the scared little boy from the past, used them to hide and protect me because I was so afraid to be judged like I was all my young years. I am what most people call a fragile soul, easily hurt and beaten by the ignorant cruelty of most people. Guess that's just how some people are. Fortunately, because of our ability to be very empathetic (sometimes to a fault), we make excellent actors. I too would love to act and be in commercials and movies like yourself but have procrastinated far longer.... I did get a bit of control over my ego by taking parts of it's role away from it. For example, I listed the most common reason for him to take over and I learned how to deal with those catalysts myself so I would not have to turn to the ego to destroy everything in it's path in order to feel better. Researching how to deal with fear is #1. After that, dealing with anger should be #2. From there you should be able to handle the other things that it will throw at you. There is one thing that has stuck with me that might help you deal with your ego. It was attention. It wants to rule. Letting it take over gives it that attention. FIGHTING IT and telling it NO and being ANGRY with it STILL GIVES IT ATTENTION. The best way that I have found is this; when he starts talking and getting all riled up about something, take a step back and say to yourself "I understand what you want and what you are trying to do. I understand, however I not accept." This usually silences mine. Sometimes he throws a hissy fit and tries to weasel in a reason why I am incapable, in which case I just say that line again and move on. There was one incident in high school about 8 years ago in which my ego needed me to step in to protect him! I was very confused, but since I had no emotional attachment to what he was asking me to do, I did it. It was a very different feeling and the thoughts going through my head were very confusing. He was being nice to me. He felt so guilty because he had tormented me since he was "born" and the minute he needed someone I was there. Ever since then we have made a very strange team. It's like having an invisible twin brother and being able to switch places once in a while. I hope it doesn't sound too confusing to you. Now hear I am, almost 23 and he is still here. He went away for a little bit, but came back more than likely due to stress, fear, anger, and helplessness. All those emotions are generated by me and only because I was not able to have the correct outlook on the events that have happened to me. Well, I shouldn't say correct outlook since there would have been many, many correct ways to view those events. Instead I should say that I had an incorrect view on how things should have been. None of the events that have happened to me thus far in life have been traumatic or life shattering. Worse thing that has ever happened to me.......yeah been thinking for five minutes already and that just shows that nothing really bad has ever happened to me. If you meant me on the street I'd be just as normal as you....I hope. :) I don't even know you, and as far as I have read I don't know anyone else who described exactly what was happening to me. I want to thank you for sharing this in such a public place. That took real guts and to stand up to your ego like that shows real character. I realized that I have only scratched the surface of what I wanted to say, but I'd rather not overwhelm you right now. I hope this blog is still active and I hope we get to talk. I really hope to hear from you soon. Thanks again for posting even though it was two years ago. I'd like to know where your at with the ego now. Good luck with ACTING!!! I hope you got/get something! Anthony And here I thought I was alone. Hi Leon, my name is Anthony. From the looks of it, it has been a while since this was posted. I hope you found the answer you were looking for. Assuming someone did answer you, might you be willing to share the answer with me?
Like you, I have the same problem. I don’t mean in general, I mean the exact same problem….the only differences we have are ethnicity and what we were teased about in grade school. Otherwise it was like I just wrote your whole blog. I took my ego a step further for preservation. He has a name and an complete personality separate from mine. He used to rule over me, however I was protected from anything. At one point there were two of them, both with names and different traits. I do not suffer from Multiple Personality because I am aware of what is happening and I understand the dynamic and use for the ego. I, the scared little boy from the past, used them to hide and protect me because I was so afraid to be judged like I was all my young years. I am what most people call a fragile soul, easily hurt and beaten by the ignorant cruelty of most people. Guess that’s just how some people are. Fortunately, because of our ability to be very empathetic (sometimes to a fault), we make excellent actors. I too would love to act and be in commercials and movies like yourself but have procrastinated far longer….
I did get a bit of control over my ego by taking parts of it’s role away from it. For example, I listed the most common reason for him to take over and I learned how to deal with those catalysts myself so I would not have to turn to the ego to destroy everything in it’s path in order to feel better. Researching how to deal with fear is #1. After that, dealing with anger should be #2. From there you should be able to handle the other things that it will throw at you.
There is one thing that has stuck with me that might help you deal with your ego. It was attention. It wants to rule. Letting it take over gives it that attention. FIGHTING IT and telling it NO and being ANGRY with it STILL GIVES IT ATTENTION. The best way that I have found is this; when he starts talking and getting all riled up about something, take a step back and say to yourself “I understand what you want and what you are trying to do. I understand, however I not accept.” This usually silences mine. Sometimes he throws a hissy fit and tries to weasel in a reason why I am incapable, in which case I just say that line again and move on.
There was one incident in high school about 8 years ago in which my ego needed me to step in to protect him! I was very confused, but since I had no emotional attachment to what he was asking me to do, I did it. It was a very different feeling and the thoughts going through my head were very confusing. He was being nice to me. He felt so guilty because he had tormented me since he was “born” and the minute he needed someone I was there. Ever since then we have made a very strange team. It’s like having an invisible twin brother and being able to switch places once in a while. I hope it doesn’t sound too confusing to you.
Now hear I am, almost 23 and he is still here. He went away for a little bit, but came back more than likely due to stress, fear, anger, and helplessness. All those emotions are generated by me and only because I was not able to have the correct outlook on the events that have happened to me. Well, I shouldn’t say correct outlook since there would have been many, many correct ways to view those events. Instead I should say that I had an incorrect view on how things should have been. None of the events that have happened to me thus far in life have been traumatic or life shattering. Worse thing that has ever happened to me…….yeah been thinking for five minutes already and that just shows that nothing really bad has ever happened to me. If you meant me on the street I’d be just as normal as you….I hope. :)
I don’t even know you, and as far as I have read I don’t know anyone else who described exactly what was happening to me. I want to thank you for sharing this in such a public place. That took real guts and to stand up to your ego like that shows real character. I realized that I have only scratched the surface of what I wanted to say, but I’d rather not overwhelm you right now. I hope this blog is still active and I hope we get to talk.
I really hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks again for posting even though it was two years ago. I’d like to know where your at with the ego now. Good luck with ACTING!!! I hope you got/get something!

Anthony

]]> Comment on and the ball keeps rolling……. by Jo-Ann http://leongrey.com/2010/02/11/and-the-ball-keeps-rolling/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Jo-Ann Fri, 12 Feb 2010 01:18:34 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=180#comment-985 LOOOOOOOOVE what you've done with the layout! Congrats on your weight loss, that is awesome!!! Can't wait to see the photos from your Nova jaunt :) LOOOOOOOOVE what you’ve done with the layout!

Congrats on your weight loss, that is awesome!!!
Can’t wait to see the photos from your Nova jaunt :)

]]> Comment on Free the Bears Fund News by Jo-Ann http://leongrey.com/2010/01/22/free-the-bears-fund-news/comment-page-1/#comment-971 Jo-Ann Sat, 23 Jan 2010 07:32:30 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=153#comment-971 Hey dude, I saw the comp and thought of you initially. Good to see you have entered. Good luck! Hey dude, I saw the comp and thought of you initially. Good to see you have entered. Good luck!

]]> Comment on Acting 101 by Jess http://leongrey.com/2010/01/13/acting-101/comment-page-1/#comment-968 Jess Wed, 13 Jan 2010 12:25:22 +0000 http://leongrey.com/?p=126#comment-968 I'm flattered at how awesome you appear to portray me in your blog. But it is all lies! Haha. The best part of the weekend was when you got whacked by Robyn. I never, EVER want to piss her off. I’m flattered at how awesome you appear to portray me in your blog. But it is all lies! Haha. The best part of the weekend was when you got whacked by Robyn. I never, EVER want to piss her off.

]]> Comment on Gratitude is the pathway to abundance by Jo-Ann http://leongrey.com/2008/01/01/gratitude-is-the-path-to-abundance/comment-page-1/#comment-7 Jo-Ann Thu, 14 Feb 2008 22:08:34 +0000 http://titaniumone.wordpress.com/2008/01/01/gratitude-is-the-path-to-abundance/#comment-7 Hey Leon, Koong Hee Fatt Choi to the both of you. I so agree with what you said up there, especially about the bit about growing up and focusing on what you did not achieve rather than the opposite. Sometimes you do wonder whether too much education is a good thing when you start thinking a certain way and not be left free to think for yourself. When you speak to an entrepreneur, let us know ... :) Take care, J xox Hey Leon,

Koong Hee Fatt Choi to the both of you. I so agree with what you said up there, especially about the bit about growing up and focusing on what you did not achieve rather than the opposite. Sometimes you do wonder whether too much education is a good thing when you start thinking a certain way and not be left free to think for yourself. When you speak to an entrepreneur, let us know … :)

Take care,
J xox

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