#29 | Thomas Huisking | The Multidisciplinary Artist

Musician, painter and actor Thomas Huisking on the ups and downs of an artist's life in Los Angeles and the passion that keeps him moving forward. Life as a multidisciplinary artist has had its ups and downs but maintaining a passion for making art is what keeps Thomas always moving forward. As a Musician, Painter and Actor, he has seen it all and living in Los Angeles has yielded some great stories. Tune in. Enjoy. Chapters 0:00 Welcome back Thomas Huisking 2:35 Dubai, the Las Vegas of the Middle East 5:12 How Ryan makes adventure TV 7:47 Building beats for an episode 10:25 Bribes and local police 12:57 Owning his own shows 15:29 Licensing versus owning 18:01 Scott Wilson and Departures 20:35 The Canadian content credit 23:07 A slow episode in the desert 25:37 One A-list show instead of ten 28:09 Long-form content and speaking events 30:44 The production team 33:16 Inching back with documentaries 35:51 A 22-city speaking tour 38:25 Fasting 40:56 Five days on water 43:26 Supplements and real food 46:00 Heidelberg and Mark Twain 48:36 Moving around as a kid 51:11 New York versus Los Angeles 53:44 Southwestern University and Seville 56:19 Teaching eighth-grade ESL 58:55 Wanting to act since third grade 1:01:32 Shows as a group effort 1:04:05 Meetings with 20-something executives 1:06:40 Storyboards and becoming a painter 1:09:12 Plants for Lunch 1:11:48 Moving to LA to act 1:14:23 Austin's growth 1:16:53 Into modelling 1:19:29 Three days shooting in Paris 1:22:04 Keeping a journal 1:24:34 Teaching in Korea 1:27:04 Ryan stays in Toronto for university 1:29:37 Ryan's first trip to China 1:32:08 Helicopter parents and drinking culture 1:34:42 Comics, bodybuilding and powerlifting 1:37:17 Loving the grind 1:39:52 Booking commercials 1:42:25 Zoolander was accurate 1:45:00 The lottery of casting 1:47:33 Painting felt like a machine 1:50:05 A coding bootcamp 1:52:40 Broke and learning JavaScript 1:55:13 Twins on the ultrasound 1:57:46 Life as a tech worker 2:00:22 Real estate during the pandemic 2:02:56 Getting people back to the office 2:05:33 The grind never ends 2:08:05 Work that makes you feel alive 2:10:35 Actors on social media 2:13:09 The finger cam 2:15:40 A 28-day habit challenge 2:18:11 The path to rock bottom 2:20:43 Papua New Guinea and speaking gigs 2:23:13 I'm not supposed to be here 2:25:45 Ryan's shows in China 2:28:22 Taylor Swift's model 2:30:52 Ayahuasca and depression 2:33:23 The selfish creative 2:35:55 What children feel 2:38:29 Reliving the past in a ceremony 2:41:03 A hard lesson 2:43:41 Beyond our current bandwidth 2:46:17 Not recreational 2:48:50 Sharper than reality 2:51:26 Becoming a believer 2:54:01 Getting out of your own way 2:56:31 When does talk therapy end? 2:59:05 Code to Joy 3:01:35 An audition for a film in Romania 3:04:09 Elemental Wellness 3:06:44 Covid as a speed bump 3:09:15 YouTubers with empires 3:11:45 Bhutan's Snowman Trek 3:14:16 Applying curiosity to self-help 3:16:49 Whatever you get is what you need The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com