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In this, the sixeenth of (hopefully) many episodes, he gets interviewed by Anton, a 17 year old trying to figure out whether or not to go to acting school. He goes a bit more in depth about his 4 years at the California Institute of the Arts in beautiful VALENCIA, CALIFORNIA, babyyyy! Hopefully something in this podcast inspires you to act with a little more empathy today, or a bit more courage. Or, at the very least, makes you feel a little bit less alone in your confusion.
1:41 - Anton’s Dilemma. 
2:36 - Transitioning into art school. 
8:25 - Transitioning into the world after school.  
15:06 - The unrealistic comparisons we make for ourselves. 
17:31 - Upon graduation, how ready were you to not be in school? 
21:50 - Commercialism/Branding v. Developing Yourself as an Artist  
27:21 - What’s an average day like in the acting program? 
33:06 - “Critical Studies” Classes. 
35:36 - In terms of feeling challenging, how different is it from high school?  
43:03 - To what extent can you pursue other artistic endeavors during the program? 
45:27 - Is it more Theatre acting or Film Acting? 
50:01 - How much freedom is there to work during the summers?   
53:36 - Wisdom from Dana Gourrier 
56:01 - What people tell you vs. What your heart tells you. 
56:16 - The Shia LaBeouf story.  
58:58 - The Seven Great Works Club. 
1:00:06 - What’s the musical theatre scene like there? 
1:02:54 - The finances?   
1:05:14 - Is Calarts much better than my local art school? 
1:08:36 - Financial Stability vs. The Growth-Inducing Experience of Art School 
1:09:14 - How different is it from high school?