Prologue Profiles

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Anthony, aspiring teacher, at Greenley Sq, NYC.

"How do you stop holding yourself back?"
"You just go."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jonathan, nursing student, at Broadway & Houston, NYC.

"Constantly envision yourself doing what you want to do."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Liridona, writer & poet, at 5th Ave & 9th St, NYC.

"How is your English so good?"

"I watched a lot of American television in Norway. 'One Tree Hill' was a big hit."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Andrew, actor, on the 33rd St PATH train, Jersey City.

"I remember watching Batman - the Michael Keaton Batman - when I was really little, and I was at that I age where I was realizing that what you're seeing on TV isn't real, it's people pretending, and I realized there's a job where you can get paid to be Batman! And I think that's when I decided to be an actor."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Jamar, beat maker (@jamarjacobs | Bandcamp), on Newark Ave & Grove St, Jersey City.

"What keeps you motivated?"

"Life man... circumstances... my family... things that I go through... because I have faith, I'm optimistic about what's going on with myself."

"Keep people around you who believe in you more than you believe in you." - Amanda Seales

Amanda (@amandaseales) is an all-around creative talent. Follow me now: She grew up as a child actor on Nickelodeon, became a spoken word poet in college, then a Sirius Radio host, then an MTV VJ, then a solo recording artist, and is now a comedian & writer performing around the country and on TV. 

You'll hear Amanda discuss the ups and downs of the creative journey, the importance of sticking to your strengths, and that to get to where you want to go you gotta get out of your own way.

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Ural, actor & writer, on Grove St, Jersey City.

"How'd you get an agent?"
"I Googled."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Kile, dancer with Keigwin + Company, at 36th St and 8th Ave, NYC

"Have a plan but realize that you can't just go through that plan with blinders on, there are opportunities that will present themselves along the way."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Adrian, speech therapist turned fashion designer, at 6th Ave and 36th St, NYC

"I realized I don't want to die doing something I don't really want to be."

Dan takes his mic to the streets and interviews Reuben, tech entrepreneur (@reubendoetsch), at 6th Ave and 36th St, NYC

"My dream is to wake up every day and be excited about what I'm gonna go do."