This week I’m joined by Deborah Puette, a longtime working actor in Los Angeles who has recently added writer and director to her already stacked resume.

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We talk about the hunger that keeps artists evolving, the difference between rejection as an actor and as a writer, and what it really means to collaborate when the work is personal. Deborah shares how writing her first short film, Cash for Gold, opened a new creative path and why she’s now focused on directing. Her latest short, Such a Pretty Girl, is currently making the festival rounds.

This is a wide-ranging and honest conversation about staying creatively alive while juggling ambition, discipline, and a mind full of ideas.

🎧 Highlights include:

• Going from stage to screen to behind the camera
• Why she finally stopped “playing small”
• The difference between theater in LA vs. Chicago
• Directing your own story and letting others bring it to life
• Using body-doubling and discipline to get writing done
• Living a creative life like a lottery ticket — not a sure thing

It’s a good one. Let’s go.