Taking a break

Don't be fooled by the title of this blog dear readers. Contrary to my dour mood in my last post, I am not quitting acting. Foolish! It would be foolish! Do you hear me? Foolish!

However, I am contemplating a little summer break. But the more I roll it around in my head, the more it really shrinks in significance. Or rather, it becomes totally clear that I’m not that good at taking breaks.

Essentially it boils down to this: I will put relaxing and enjoying my summer ahead of acting projects for next two months or so. But I will keep working on my own projects(my screenplay, tv pitch and web project), of course, and go on all the auditions my agents get me out for, and I will keep pushing to get my law and order episode that I'm obviously overdue for. That's what a break is for me. A slight shift from 5th gear to 4th gear. For a little while, so I can sip some summer cocktails and enjoy what might be my last summer in NYC.

And I actually feel more relaxed just thinking about this little respite. It’s also a wonderful excuse to say no to things that I don’t want to do, which I had gotten pretty good at – but practice makes perfect.

Even as I write this, I’m sitting in the sunroom of my family’s cabin in the Poconos. And it’s beautiful out. I think it’s time for a walk.

The moment I finished writing this blog I started getting that familiar feeling – that I’d love to do a really good play. Man. ‘I wish I could quit you, Acting. I wish I could.’

-- Shawn Dempewolff