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Great acting is often reacting. Listening is most important.
--Ed Harris

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Blocks are usually caused by the embarrassment of letting it
all go, letting it all out. It is not what you explore. It is the
depths you are prepared to go. Go deep.
--Michael Cain

Judgment is a killer. If a script says you are laughing and you
then choose happiness you have cut off other great choices
like sadness, fear, anger etc. Life is never what it seems.
--Phillip Seymore Hoffman

"Keep moving forward and don’t give a shit what others think.
Do what you need to do uncompromisingly. And always go
forward."
--Johnny Depp

Actors

10 guys that I will watch
no matter what they are
doing.

Films

10 that inspire me. Not in
any particular order, and
they aren't even my top
ten favorite films. They
just have a blend of
performance, story and
character that make me
love them.

"I realized early on that success was tied to not giving up.
Most people in this business gave up and went on to other
things. If you simply didn't give up, you would outlast the
people who came in on the bus with you."
--Harrison Ford

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Steve appeared on Earth in 1964 just outside the industrial city of Freeport,
Texas. While the name Freeport summons up Bahamian visions of white
sand, blue water and palm trees, the Lone Star version features murky
waves, tar balls and scrubby salt grass fields full of rattlesnakes. He thrived
in this often dangerous environment, made stronger by the trials of daily life
amid chemical plants, gun shows and hurricanes. He worked a dizzying array
of unusual jobs, building a portfolio of diverse experiences that would serve
him well in his creative endeavors. In the early 80’s he and his brother left
the Gulf Coast behind for the metropolitan towers of Houston.

His brother set out on a successful career as a photojournalist and Steve
trained in the Arts, a path that led him to Austin and the (then) budding field
of video game development. He spent a
couple of decades designing games,
always at the forefront of the industry as
it surged from “garage developers” to the
multi-billion dollar entertainment industry
it is today. Along the way he collected an
armful of awards and citations in the field,
including the first ever British Academy of Film and Television Arts award for
Interactive Fiction. Today Steve spends his days making games for Disney.

After moving to Austin he was graced by the discovery of Holly Poe in San
Marcos. After meeting her they learned of their “Lost” style history, having
grown up on the same street, on the same block, in the same small town at
the same time without ever having met until moving to Central Texas. They
even knew many of the same kids on the block. They are now in their 11th
year of marriage and three cats crowd their couch with them on movie nights;
Daisy, Hiro and Willow.

As the film and game industries spiraled around each other Steve often
crossed over into the movie-making aspect of his career, and when he hit 40
his actress/sister-in-law Misty Poe introduced him to his first acting class. He
began to feed his storytelling need with acting. He is always involved in some
acting endeavor be it film, training, or theatre. When not on the set, in the
classroom or on stage, Steve writes and acts in projects with his close team
of filmmaker allies.

But no matter how busy his work schedule becomes Steve is dedicated to
taking time off to spend with Holly. In addition he achieves peace by giving
each cat his undivided attention every morning. And he still finds time for
playing Guitar Hero.

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Inspiration

Forest Whitaker's
acceptance speech for
the Best Actor award at
the 79th Academy Awards.

                            "I need a second to take it in.....I wrote something down
                              because I thought if something happened, I would be
                              overwhelmed - and I am.

                             When I was a kid, the only way I saw movies was from
                              the back seat of my family's car at the drive-in.

                             It wasn't my reality to think I would be acting in movies
                              - so receiving this honour tonight tells me it is possible.

It is possible for a kid from east Texas, raised in south central LA and
Carson, who believes in his dreams, commits himself to them with his heart,
to touch them and to have them happen.

Because when I first started acting, it was because of my desire to connect
to everyone, to that thing inside of each of us, that light that I believe exists
in all of us.

Acting, for me, is believing in that connection, and it's a connection so
strong, and it's a connection so deep, that we feel it, and through our
combined belief we can create a new reality.

I want to thank my fellow believers in the Last King of Scotland. I want to
thank Peter, Jeremy, Andrea, Lisa, Charles, Kevin, James McAvoy, Carrie,
Steven, Fox, DNA, and Channel 4.

I want to thank the people of Uganda who helped this film have a spirit.

And finally, I want to thank my mom and my dad. I want to thank my wife
Keisha, my children, my ancestors who continue to guide my steps, and
God.

God, who believes in us all - and who has given me this moment in this
lifetime that I will hopefully carry to the end of my lifetime and into the next
lifetime."

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