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BOOK: TAO TE CHING - THE CLASSIC BOOK OF INTEGRITY AND THE WAY - Translation by Victor H Mair, based on the Ma-Wang-Tui Manuscripts. It is the best translation I have read. |
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MAGAZINE: For as long as I can remember, and at least since college HARPER'S has been a key factor in how I see and think about the world. |
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BOOK: Anyone serious about acting or directing should read this book by Casting Director Michael Shurtleff. There are a set of video's he did that are very hard to find that are almost as good as this book. |
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BOOK: MANDITORY READING! For anyone stepping onto a film set and all the more so for Film Directors. Simply Brilliant about what it IS that actors actually DO! |
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BOOK: In a set of wickedly sharp essays, Lousie Brooks chronicles her life during the silent film era. Extraordinarily well written, it is a brutally candid look at herself and those around her during that time. |
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BOOK: Junichiro Tanizaki's lament about the arrival of the electric light and the banishment of shadows and the loss of Traditional Japanese society during the 1920s. |
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COMPUTERS: Apple. They just work. |
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FOOD / PARIS le Mixed. Paris's version of the basic ham, cheese, and butter on a baguette. Anything but basic. Divine. |
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MUSIC: KATIE MELUA - She's a British singer. Some say pop, some say jazz. doesn't matter. She is great, regardless. I can't wait to see what she will do next. Her voice has a way of getting under your skin. |
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BOOK: Well, let's just say I've never read a book where I felt the author was inhabiting me. Speaking to me inside my head. Intense. This is the real stuff, but you don't need me to say so! |
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BOOK: Milan Kundera's unforgettable, "The Unbearable Lightness of Being". One of those Czech Writers that seems to get at the heart of humanity.
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MUSIC: HADDA BROOKS- She was a singer, and the Queen of Boggie in the 1950s, had her own TV show. And only got better by the time she was in her 80s.
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BEER: Arrogant Bastard Ale. They are right. I'm not worthy. These guys make the best beer in the business and the BEST marketing! |
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PAPER: This is the best writing paper in the world. Super smooth. Great for pen and ink longhand. And even better, somehow you write better thoughts on it! |
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BOOK: Perhaps no book had a greater impact on my photographic style than this book. I received a humanitarian award in high school and this was the prize. I still have it. Stunning 8x10 photography! |
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BOOK: Alan Watts is often credited for introducing the west to eastern philosophies. This book is his final work. And it is a wonderful introduction to TAO.
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COFFEE: Illy. Nothing more need be said. The best coffee in all of Italy and all of the world.
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ESPRESSO MACHINE La Pavoni The art of making espresso. No buttons to press, you've got to learn the pull.
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MAGAZINE: In a world of soundbites and 30-second news cycles. Foreign Affairs takes a down right slow look at froeign affairs. They even use more that 450 words a story. Try it! |
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BOOK: This is NOT light reading. One professor's review on Amazon said he'd "be a sadist to assign it to his students". I think Art needs to be instinctual. Learning the rules can't replace having an instinct for them...Still... Amazon Link |
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DVD: This is a rare chance to spend several hours in Uta Hagen's legendary acting Class. Really worthwhile. |
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MAGAZINE Just great writing on a wide range os subjects and topics. Oh! And stuff about NYC.
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STILL FILM Bergger makes some of the best black and white still film in the world. If you continue to shoot traditional film, I suggest you try them.
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BOOK: Josef Skvorecky is another favorite Czech writer of mine. He, like Kundera gets at the soul of humanity. I love the journey of this book. |
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BEER Guinness. Only on draught. And not too cold. It is true. It tastes better, the closer you get to Dublin. Why? You tell me?
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SINGLE MALT SCOTCH Some as this is an aquired taste. But if you have it. Mmmm. The ten year old is wonderful. But the 30-year old is all together profound.
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