I love this quote which I came upon today. It's not the entire quote but part of the quote.
"Being successful does not mean you will be excellent, and being excellent does not necessarily man you will be successful." Christopher Parkening to Mark C. Davis in Guitar Player, March 2008.
Hey! Matt! How about a part in your next movie pal? Work w/me here! I'm a SAG member so c'mon help out a fellow Massachusetts & Red Sox & Pats fan!!
The 11th Hour
Acting, Comedy, Reading and my fav is Biographies or Autobiogrphies, Boating, Photography~I'm learning~
I love real rock and roll, the big bands that my Dad played, I like some of the country music that has a rock sound. I think Whitney Houston is a fantastic singer and I'm glad she's back! Listen up wannabees to Whitney. Aretha Franklin, Billie Holiday, Barbara Streisand, Tony Bennett, Joan Jett, Avril Lavigne, Love the southern rock bands and of course my Aerosmith from my backyard and Steve Perry. I just know he's singing to me...really....
Movies
So many! The Departed, Blood Diamond, The Aviator, Notes On A Scandal, I Am Sam, Mystic River, Grease, The Godfather, I & II, Scarface, Infamous, In The Valley Of Elah, All the Bourne Identities, All the Oceans, Perfect Storm, Canvas, I'm Not There, Hairspray, No Country For Old Men, Michael Clayton, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Zodiac; The Directors Cut,The Bucket List, Born On The Fourth Of July, To Die For.
Television
All the Law and Orders, Criminal Minds, NCIS, The Closer, Saving Grace, Life, Jericho, Two and A Half Men, 'til Death, How I Met Your Mother, Jay Leno, Bill O'Reilly, Bill Mahar, Burn Notice, Dexter, CSI Miami, CSI, Ghost Whisperer, Medium, Court TV~Murder By The Book, Forensic Files, Haunting Evidence, Dominick Dunne's Justice, Psychic Detectives, Body of Evidence, Shark, Diry Sexy Money, Pushing Daisies, many more...I'm addicted to TV. NO reality shows as nothing is reality TV when a camera is on.
Books
Biographies, autobiographies, suspense novels.
My family and friends.
Heroes
My parents, my sons and friends and families. All of our soldiers, past and present. All of our first responders and others that serve us and not make the amount of money that they should for what they do. They humble me...and that's saying something!
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I use this page for professional purposes and do not wish to add any of the "Apps" that are now available on MySpace. Thanks for thinking of me but this page is strictly business. Thanks for understanding.
I would also like to thank Enci for her assistance.
I am an actress and a former nurse that lives in Los Angeles now but grew up and lived in Masschusetts for most of my life. I have lived in several states though. I worked for years as a nurse although I had dreamed of being in acting when I was young and was not only not encouraged but discouraged from that. My parents insisted on participating in sports, not school plays and college prep for my future nursing career that they had in mind. Acting in their opinion was a "pipe dream". They had great intentions and my parents were the best but I really wish they encouraged me instead of making me think that acting is a pipe dream and you need to have nursing as it's always needed. Nursing was fulfulling but I am done with nursing permanently. I know that I'm at an age that isn't a good time to be breaking into the business. But, I am a half glass full type of person in spite of some horrible things that have happened. In my lifetime I have always tried to always treat people w/respect and the way I would like to be treated.
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I have four brothers and one sister. I have two grown sons and two daughters-in-law and one grandson who was born in August of 2001.
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I love Los Angeles and all there is to do here. Always something to do. I do miss my family and friends which I consider family. I have many acquaintances but few close friends and they all know who they are. I will not post a picture of my grandson as I do not think anyone should post pix of their kids or grandkids because of the people that will steal that pic & do w/it as they choose. It could land all over the internet and in the hands of the wrong people and I do not think that is what people think when they post their precious loved ones...the little ones. So, protect them.
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One thing I wish I never did was give up my maiden name. I really like it. I love the name I have but your maiden name is simply a part of who you are. I think anyone that has children should make sure that the middle name happens to be whatever your maiden name is if the childs name is different. Just my opinion from years of experience. I wanted both of my sons to have my maiden name for their middle names. My ex insisted that their middle name be his first name...a sign of his insecurities & I caved & have always regretted it. My grandson has his Mom's maiden name for his middle name and I think that's as it should be.
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I will continue w/my acting and am a member of SAG. I am thankful for all of our writers, directors, producers for all they do. I also appreciate and am thankful to all the crews that works on sets. It's incredible what they are able to do to make the actor look good. Thanks.
Who I'd like to meet: I'd like to meet people that are artists, actors, comedians, musicians. No drama queens and kings unless they save that for the stage where it belongs. Leave egos at the door.... I want a friendly place and ideas that carbonate me.
Don't bring me down.
I would have loved to have met the following people and some of them maybe I still will...some are gone but some are still kicking around and doing their passion. There are many more and I'll add them at another time.
~Katharine Hepburn~
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I'm so much like her, it is incredible. I really would have loved to have met her. A pioneer in womens rights in acting, being her own agent and making her own deals. My kind of gal.
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"If you obey all the rules you miss all the fun." Katharine Hepburn
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~Lauren Bacall~ A Class Act~
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~Jay Leno~
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~Phyllis Diller~
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~Don Rickles~
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~Leo DiCaprio~
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~James Woods~
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~Matt Damon~
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~Sean Penn~
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There are many more but we'll see how the spacing goes here.
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My husband is a seasoned musician & the love of my life. Thanks John. Please click at the end of this sentence to go to my husbands site. John Dolan
Life a culmination of the past, an awareness of the present,
an indication of the future beyond knowledge,
the quality that gives a touch of divinity to matter.
