Actor Patrick Cavanaugh (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Mad Men) stops by Studio 309 and discusses why actors need to address their nerves, how a community college program changed his life in grade school, and more!

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- Box rants social media beneficiaries.
- Drinking and rituals.
- Growing up in Vallejo California and getting into theatre as a little kid.
- Living in a tough area and going back and forth between mom to dad's.
- Doing Young Actor's Workshop at a community college and attending Diablo Valley College.
- Then heading to Arizona St for theatre and discovering an improv group.
- Visiting LA for spring break but meeting reps, auditioning for a pilot and then moving here.
- Shooting a crappy horror film in Big Bear and day jobs like handing out movie passes and a day spa.
- Figuring it out, starting to teach other actors and learning from others.
- The unfinished ending of Mad Men and dying in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. but coming back via cookies.

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