Sometimes it's binge eating as a method to handle emotional pain. I'll also write very sporadically - music, lyrics - to identify the problem. There are a few cathartic processes I've alternated randomly. There's no default. Each emotional experience elicits a different, possibly new response.

Brendan Dooling

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I had a lot of energy when I was eleven and always liked being in... by Brendan Dooling

I had a lot of energy when I was eleven and always liked being in front of a camera.

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eleven cameras energy

I definitely like to stay active. Im a huge fan of the NBA and the sport of basketball. I love to play pick-up games in Brooklyn where I live.

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nba basketball sports

There are so many quirky characters, its easy to fall in love with any number of the characters on The Carrie Diaries.

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falling-in-love numbers character

There's no default. Each emotional experience elicits a different... by Brendan Dooling

There's no default. Each emotional experience elicits a different, possibly new response.

Brendan Dooling

default emotional different

I think what makes someone pretty amazing is being comfortable in... by Brendan Dooling

I think what makes someone pretty amazing is being comfortable in your own skin.

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comfortable-in-your-own-skin skins thinking

I miss being able to call people back instead of having to text t... by Brendan Dooling

I miss being able to call people back instead of having to text them that I can't talk right now.

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able missing people

I'm definitely a child of the 21st century and I prefer texting to phone calls, but I would prefer an answering machine over all.

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machines phones children

Immediate gratification of a live audience makes me come alive. I miss performing in theater. I'll make my return to the stage eventually.

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return alive missing

Isolation, but it's a good vulnerability. Humbling. I actually se... by Brendan Dooling

Isolation, but it's a good vulnerability. Humbling. I actually seek out solitude.

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humbling isolation solitude

As we form our individual opinions of our fellow man, let us base them on our similarities and not our differences.

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differences fellow-man men

Society puts so much emphasis on outer appearance, but being confident in yourself and not letting others' opinions affect you is pretty amazing.

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amazing yourself you society

I guess I'd never formed any hard opinions of '80s fashion, other than that it was pretty outrageous, you know.

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never know you fashion

I went on a few auditions for Broadway musicals, and never stopped taking classes, but I didn't take it seriously until I was out of college.

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seriously out never college

In voiceover, you have to restrain yourself when you're acting in the sound booth in front of the microphone. If you lean left or you lean right, you're going to lose the voice. Yet you yourself become animated when you're doing the part. So you'll see a lot of flailing arms, but a very still face.

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face yourself you voice

Every young male actor dreams of being James Bond in an action movie. And that's their first role. But the truth is, when it comes down to it, that's not relatable.

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bond dreams truth-is truth

I grew up in Bellport, Long Island where I attended Gateway Acting School and met Robin Allan. She was the school's director who took me under her wing and was the one who told me that I could do this for real.

Brendan Dooling

island me long school