Actor, writer, director, producer and acting teacher Lee Lomas talks about his path in film industry while being working class; problems in modern art; teaching people how to find their own self and really talk to each other; creating Working Actors Studio; and much much more.

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Beyond Reel Talk is a podcast where I invite entertainment industry professionals to ask them about their journey, their professions, challenges and motivation.

CHAPTERS:

00:00:00 - Coming up

00:02:00 - Intro

00:03:36 - Getting into acting

00:05:32 - College. Nearly dropping out...

00:09:24 - First acting jobs. SHAMELESS!

00:11:45 - Stage VS Screen

00:13:28 - Problems in modern theater

00:19:44 - People are NOT talking to each other

00:24:31 - Playing stereotypes VS being REAL

00:28:47 - Writing

00:35:49 - Teaching acting

00:40:42 - Managing egos

00:43:14 - Why teaching?

00:48:22 - Acting technique. True and false by David Mamet

00:52:51 - Frauds in film industry

00:58:59 - Art's becoming too political

01:09:31 - Society of the Snow

01:10:02 - Lee's Music

01:13:01 - Short VS Long video format consumption

01:14:39 - Wasting spare time

01:15:44 - Andrey about the Podcast

01:17:13 - Enjoying the Process

01:18:38 - Mental health, "Long" COVID, PTSD

01:26:32 - "Universal" solution for everything

01:29:22 - Pills VS Self-discovery

01:31:03 - Why come to Lee's class

01:31:29 - Barriers in being a good actor

01:36:21 - Ideal role

01:37:44 - Work/life balance

01:40:59 - There's more to life than just acting

01:43:46 - What's next

01:46:18 - Waving at Strangers

01:46:49 - BLITZ Round

01:51:54 - Contact info

01:52:16 - One Cool Thing: The Myth of Normal by Gabor Maté

01:54:06 - The end

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