21. You’re Always Allowed to Start Again

You’re always allowed to start again. It’s one of our great strengths. Author Sebastian Barry says something like no matter what you have left behind, no matter how you’ve lived or not lived, whether you’re young, middle-aged or old, is that you can always start again.It takes a bit of larceny. There’s a taste of bile in the back corners of your mouth. That is shame. Spit it out.The courage of actors to go out there and be human in public is a very inspiring thing. Their courage just to remember all those lines. To be all those messy things that normal people tend to hide from others. Maybe we should. Maybe the way people act in a play is not the way we should be living. And yet we require these stories for something intrinsic.To know ourselves.To not feel alone.Inspiration.Ideation.A release.A communal experience.To go outside of the home and to enter the front of another house. Darkened on purpose, dusty often, you gain admittance, you’re allowed to sit there but not much else. Practice your listening. Bring cough drops. Pre-order intermission wine. Wear diapers.If you like the Bold Acting Podcast talk it up at your next dinner or book club. Word-of-Mouth is the best form of advertising. If you don’t like it maybe just keep that to yourself.Rating and reviewing the thing is also greatly appreciated. It goes a long way to spreading the word.To get in touch email me at:  [email protected] on Instagram  @jasonbrydenofcanadaThe song used in this podcast is called Sure and it was made by Braak which is electronic and cinematic music made by Øyvind Strand Endal from Norway.Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):https://uppbeat.io/t/braak/sureLicense code: AVTXANAUYZXHSHB0Thanks for listening. I wouldn’t do it without you.Jason Bryden in Toronto This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit boldacting.substack.com/subscribe