If I really knew how to do good storytelling, I would be a writer. Mystery is not a huge part of it. ... It's tension, it's relationships. I think it's a struggle. Scott Cohen More Quotes by Scott Cohen More Quotes From Scott Cohen I believe in struggle. And I believe that the struggle is beautiful. You have to try it or you will never know what's beyond it. Scott Cohen struggle beautiful believe Once you become a producer, you're really selling something. It is a control issue, because you don't really know how it's going to pan out, but the creative control makes it work it. Scott Cohen selling issues creative As an actor, you're never really in control of the product. I think the goal is to create what you want. And if you can get as close as you can get to the creation of something, it starts with development. Scott Cohen actors goal thinking New York is just New York. It's a hard city, it's a hard city to live in. It's a desperate city. It's filled with scam artists and people who are always looking for a way in and a way out and the majority of people have to really negotiate their way through that jungle to get to the other side; the other side being a place of tranquility and peace and home and safety. Scott Cohen artist new-york home Throughout my life, I have held the strongest belief that if you write down what you want to accomplish in your life: your dreams, goals, hopes and aspirations, you are much more likely to achieve them. I have been writing down my goals since I was a kid, and I've had more success than I could have ever dreamed of... one goal at a time. Scott Cohen dream writing kids A lot of people have already been impacted by the Life Cube Project and the principles behind it. They write to me and post on social media all the time, about their dreams coming true after writing them down, or how writing down their goals resonated with them. Scott Cohen media dream writing The most magical moments for me come from the little ones in elementary school. They ask adorable and meaningful questions. Scott Cohen adorable meaningful school I think that when you do any kind of theatrical form, (you can't really do this in the theater) the task as an artist is to reach some form of catharsis yourself, and express something that allows an audience to have some form of catharsis. If there's no discovery in what you do, if there's no struggle in what you do to have that discovery, then, there's no meaning in what you do. Scott Cohen artist struggle thinking To me good storytelling is about journeys. It's about people's journeys, people's discoveries and how they deal with those discoveries; circumstances that put people in different situations. Scott Cohen journey discovery people When I take a role I wonder how I can use it to find out who I really am. I don't think I'm so rare a person. Scott Cohen roles use thinking My feeling is that in the purest form, an actor is a service to the people. It's democratic in its purest form. That's what an actor is. If he or she isn't that, then there is no purpose in doing it. They're like priests. Scott Cohen purpose feelings people There are just times when your body and your soul feed into a character and you somehow meet at the point where that character truly lives in you. It happens in plays, in TV, in films. Scott Cohen soul play character I have always wanted to do a book about actors because I think that the death of a character is a tremendously emotional experience. Scott Cohen emotional character book I've always been creative, with a huge amount of energy. Scott Cohen huge energy creative There is nothing like understanding that your work has touched somebody. That is the sole purpose of acting. To be able to move and inspire. If I can do that for one person it is already changing the world and that makes me feel accomplished. Scott Cohen understanding inspire moving I want to be in a position where I feel comfortable selling an idea. Scott Cohen selling want ideas Facebook is one way to be able to communicate in a quick way. I never hired a firm to send out pictures and such so I am lame that way. All I can say is how grateful I am for the fans I have. Scott Cohen lame grateful fans I have rock climbed but not in awhile. Love all sports, reading, cooking, some carpentry, gardening. Scott Cohen rocks reading sports What really put me over the top was receiving a packet of hundreds of hand-written thank you notes, telling me how the kids were inspired and excited about the [Cube] project. Scott Cohen cubes kids hands I emphasize the dual mission of the Life Cube Project: involving as many members of the community as possible; and encouraging people to write down their goals, ambitions and wishes. I hope that the concept has an impact on these students' lives - that would be my dream. Scott Cohen ambition dream writing
