I had planned on seeing The Dilemma this weekend, but it looks like the schedule isn’t going to let that happen. I’m a bit frustrated by that, as you’d think a three-day weekend would offer lots of movie-watching time. At the same time, I’m a bit relieved by it since I wasn’t exactly thrilled to go see the movie – evidence that I probably should have just put up... 

Even as an occasional amateur actor, I’ve tried to give the best performances I’m capable of giving. Sometimes this means giving up parts of myself in order to find the proper mindset for a character: sacrificing (temporarily) my own happiness for a character who is constantly depressed, or giving up my humility for a part that may demand some embarrassing antics. That kind of sacrifice is at the...