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Comedy Timing Workshop -- The Art of the Pause
Comedy lives in the silence between lines. I teach you where to breathe, where to look, and where to let the audience catch up. We study Some Like It Hot and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes frame by frame. Tip: If you're rushing the punchline, you don't trust the joke.
Singing Coaching -- Finding Your Breathy Best
I sang Happy Birthday to a president and Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend to the world. My voice wasn't perfect -- it was MINE. I teach you to stop imitating and start expressing. We work on breath control, phrasing, and emotional delivery. You don't need range. You need truth.
Method Acting Books (Strasberg + Chekhov Collection)
My personal copies of Strasberg's Dream of Passion and Chekhov's To the Actor. Annotated in my handwriting. These are the two books that made me a real actress instead of just a movie star. Read both -- they contradict each other and that's the point.
Autobiography Collection (The Measure of a Man + This Life)
Both my memoirs. The Measure of a Man won the Grammy for spoken word. This Life tells the full story -- Cat Island, the tomato fields, dishwashing in Harlem, and every role that mattered. Read them in order.
Public Speaking Masterclass -- The Voice That Cannot Be Ignored
Whether you're addressing a boardroom or a protest march, your voice must carry conviction. I'll teach you pacing, breath control, and how to land a sentence so it stays in the room after you've left. Harry and I spoke at the March on Washington. The microphone helps, but the message does the work.
Samurai Armor Set (Reproduction Do, Kabuto, Menpo)
Full reproduction samurai armor: chest plate (do), helmet (kabuto), and face guard (menpo). I wore gear like this in Throne of Blood and Samurai Trilogy. It changes how you stand, walk, and breathe. Tip: Wear it for an hour before filming -- let your body adapt so the armor disappears.
Japanese Film History Screening & Discussion
We watch one of my films with Kurosawa -- Rashomon, Seven Samurai, Yojimbo, or Ikiru -- and I break down every choice. Camera placement, performance decisions, what was improvised, what was argued about. Small group, max 8. Bring sake or tea.
Film Score Analysis Workshop -- Music as Fear
Bernard Herrmann wrote the Psycho strings, the Vertigo spirals, and the North by Northwest overture. Without his music, my films are half as terrifying. We study how music creates dread, release, and the false sense of safety. Tip: The scariest sound in cinema is silence followed by a single note.
Cold-Water Swimming Coaching -- Morning Discipline
I swam in the Long Island Sound every morning, year-round, into my nineties. Cold water wakes up everything -- your body, your mind, your courage. I'll teach you to breathe, to enter the water without flinching, and to find the joy in discomfort. Tip: The first thirty seconds are terrible. After that, you're alive.
Citizen Kane Annotated Shooting Script
The shooting script with my margin notes. Every camera angle, every lighting note, every argument with Herman Mankiewicz documented in red ink. This is the most studied film in cinema. This is its blueprint. Read it with the film paused beside you.
Stunt Safety & Fall Training Workshop
Before you can do a stunt, you need to know how to fall. We cover breakfalls, rolls, wall hits, and stair tumbles on mats. I've broken nearly every bone in my body -- YOU don't have to. Safety isn't about being careful. It's about being PREPARED. We drill until the landing is automatic.
Prop Weapons Collection (Breakaway Chairs, Rubber Bottles, Foam Pipes)
Sugar glass bottles, balsa wood chairs, foam pipes, rubber bricks -- everything you need for a prop fight scene. I've used more chairs as weapons than any actor in history. They break beautifully on camera and barely sting in person. Barely.
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