REPOST Recent Interview with Matt on Intentional Performers

Matt was a guest on Brian Levenson's podcast, Intentional Performers on October 9, 2019.  Due to the holiday hiatus, and with the generosity of Brian, we are reposting it here on 10,000 "No"s.  Here is the description from Brian's feed...   Matthew Del Negro joins us on this week's episode of the podcast.  Matthew is an actor that has played a wide range of roles in features both on TV and in theater.  He has worked on TV shows such as Scandal, Sopranos, West Wing, Showtime's United States of Tara, MTV's Teen Wolf, and now he's on a show called Goliath on Amazon Prime.  He is a philosopher at heart, a deep thinker, and he will talk about how he's been reflective throughout his life and how that's led him to this journey of acting.  He's also a podcast host, and his podcast 10,000 No's has all kinds of incredible guests.  Matthew is on a journey and he's trying to find out how he can be a great actor and great at other parts of his life.  He is obsessed with adversity and hearing no, and how others have developed a relationship with adversity and how to turn failures or no's into opportunities.    SHOW NOTES:  In this episode, they discuss what he was doing in San Diego (8:19), what life was like growing up (11:41), the lessons he learned from sports (12:30), where turning no’s into yes’s came from for him (17:40), when lacrosse came into his life (19:58), what it was like playing lacrosse at BC (21:35), how he got into acting (26:00), the moment he decided he wanted to be an actor (29:10), how his parents reacted to him saying he’d be an actor (30:50), what his vision was like in his 20’s (29:00), how he’s changed as an actor (30:40), his religious framework (36:40), the similarities and differences between lacrosse and being an actor (41:40), the systems or processes he’s put in place to handle rejection (44:00), the priming he does before he performs (46:35), questioning of his identity (50:50), how he defines success (54:40), what makes a great story (58:30), how to cultivate connection (59:20), his mindfulness techniques (1:02:00), and what has most helped shape him (1:04:20)  Thank you to Matthew for coming on the podcast. We encourage you to check out his podcast, “10,000 No’s” at https://www.10000nos.com/. You can find him on Instagram @mattydel, Twitter @MatthewDelNegro, Facebook @delnegrofansite, and you can email him at [email protected].  Lastly, if you liked this episode and/or any others, please support us at Patreon or follow me on Twitter: @brianlevenson or Instagram: @Intentional_Performers.    LINKS:  Intentional Performers with Brian Levenson Podcast on Podbean  Pre-order Matt's Upcoming Indie Film, Limerence, on iTunes here!!! (available for streaming on all platforms Jan 7, 2020)  Purchase 10,000 "No"s Apparel Here to Support the Show  Matt's Amazon Influencer Page (shop thru this site for items mentioned in interviews to support 10KNos at no extra cost to you.)   RELATED PAST EPISODES OF 10,000 “No”s:  Ep 92:  What You Do When No One is Watching is What You Get Rewarded for Later  Ep 98:  How to Stop Analyzing & Act    If you like what you hear, please Subscribe, leave an iTunes review and spread the word. You can also listen to all episodes at www.10000nos.com  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.