Seeking a world more just & inclusive; art that has meaning; and true love, in all Its forms •VoiceOver •Shakespeare •TV •Politics •Travel 🎭 - 💛 - 🌹 •AEA US • Equity UK •SAG-AFTRA • SDC ****** Did you know that 'to hug' comes from the Old Norse hugr, meaning 'courage'? In ancient politics, it was a sign that you were unarmed. Grab my torso; marvel at my lack of weapons; trust me. Let us admit our mutual vulnerability, admit our fear, and hold each other anyway." - Katy Simpson Smith ********** "Don't be seduced into thinking that that which does not make a profit is without value." - Arthur Miller *********** “All that I would like to be is human, having a share in a civilized and articulate community where the mind is given its due but the body is not distrusted.” ― Louis MacNeice ******** “.... but groundless hope, like unconditional love, is the only kind worth having.” -John Perry Barlow ******** "It is after all so easy to shatter a story. To break a chain of thought. To ruin a fragment of a dream being carried around carefully like a piece of porcelain. To let it be, to travel with it, is much the harder thing to do." - Arundhati Roy ******** “I believe in love at first sight… but it's not the moment you first see the person, it's the moment you first see the person they truly are.” - Ranata Suzuki ************ “You’d be surprised what small, everyday things can lift us out of despair. But nobody can do it for you. You’re the one who has to watch for the open door.” - Donna Tartt ********* "I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult." - E.B. White