27. Suzanne Schmidt: Loving the Work

Actress Suzanne Schmidt and I dive into how she aims for loving what she's doing 80% of the time. Follow: Suzanne on IG: @suzannejschmidtSuzanne's WebsiteSuzanne on IMDBHey You, It's MeWork with Jessica: On-Camera CoachingCreate on-camera and in-person confidence by learning techniques from Hollywood Acting Coach Jessica Payne. Learn more here.Creator's Challenge: Flip the ScriptTake a recent situation that upset, baffled, or frustrated you, and write it as a comedy. Keep the inciting incident real/grounded, but find any aspect that could be slightly humorous, and build on that. Bio & IntroSuzanne Schmidt is an actor, producer, writer, director, and professor, and a National Michael Chekhov Association instructor. You may recognize her face from Sons of Anarchy or Days of Our Lives as some of her TV and Film. work. You may recognize her voice from her audiobook recordings or her voice acting on the English dubbed version of many Netflix shows. Suzanne is the CEO of High Tide Films, where she writes, produces, and acts in award winning projects. Her webseries Hey You, It's Me won awards for Best Webseries, Best Comedy, and Best Webisode. She has won many Best Actress awards for her beautiful dramatic film Not Nothing. And Suzanne plays JoAnne Tenuta in the upcoming biopic It Happened: The Judy Tenuta Story, directed by Taylor Blackwell. She is currently in preproduction for her upcoming project, Unboxing. She is a creative force of nature that I am proud to call my friend!MentionedNot NothingUnboxingFrom the Heart ProductionsChristie MaturoDrama 3/4 ProductionsDavid FickasBrice BeckhamScott FreeburgTom IrwinAlexander GelmanBlues for Mister CharlieDigital HollywoodBennett GuilloryStella AdlerMoscow Art TheatreAnton & Michael ChekhovCreator's Cafe with Jessica Payne of Kika LabsHost Jessica Payne of Kika Labs breaks down the subtle and the sublime of the creative process with inspiring artists at the Creator's Cafe. Find out more info on the show and host Jessica Payne.Offering creative strategy, performance coaching, and more! www.kikalabs.comMore info and resources at   | www.kikalabs.comWatch the video podcast on YouTube | YouTube Creator's Cafe Podcast PlaylistFollow the Show | @creatorscafebykikalabsFacebook Group | Creator's Cafe by Kika LabsTranscripts and YouTube Links at |  www.kikalabs.com/creators-cafe-shownotesTheme MusicOur theme music is composed and performed by Kyle deTarnowsky.www.kyledetarnowskymusic.com