When Albert Einstein met Charlie Chaplin in 1931, Einstein said, "What I admire most about your art is its universality. You do not say a word, and yet the world understands you." "It's true." Replied Chaplin, "But your fame is even greater. The world admires you, when no one

A bit of shameless self promotion. So I’m in consideration for ‘Best Lead Actress’ in a feature film category as part of this year’s AACTA Awards. Love to have your support & vote if you’re a member. Also support my fellow cast & crew in their respective categories.

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.” — James Baldwin via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

“Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” — Dr. César A. Cruz via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

Hey folks, Suka screens on Channel 9Go this Wednesday 20th December at 10.20pm. Put your kiddies to bed and tune into some Asian action. 🥷  #suka Tsu Shan Chambers Grace Huang Channel9 Umbrella Screen NSW ScreenAustralia

I’m often asked about how I approach New Year’s resolutions. The truth is that I no longer approach them at all, even though I did for decades. Why the change? I have found “past year reviews” (PYR) more informed, valuable, and actionable than half-blindly looking forward

“You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.” ​— Kahlil Gibran

"People will do anything, no matter how absurd, in order to avoid facing their own souls. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious." - Carl Jung

Tonight is night where SUKA screens on Channel 9Go! Grateful Aussie mainstream television is embracing our Western Sydney ethnic Romeo&Juliet story. 10.20pm! Tsu Shan Chambers Channel9 Umbrella

Tonight. Channel 9GO 10.20pm. Tsu Shan Chambers Channel9 Umbrella

The wonderfully talented Me-Lee Hay is nominated for her first AACTA award for best original score in film. Here’s a taster into her use of strings and percussion that contributed to the atmospheric palette of SUKA. Voting closes 3rd Jan! SUKA soundtrack now available on Spotify

“The highest point a man can obtain is not Knowledge, or Virtue, or Goodness, or Victory, but something even greater, more heroic, and more despairing: Sacred Awe!” — ​Nikos Kazantzakis​ via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

"All of the preparation is within, and you keep yourself mentally and physically fit ... you stay deeply in study about your craft. Whatever is yours will then arrive." — ​Marian Seldes via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

Bill Burr said it best when discussing white women

Kamala Harris didn't lose, America did. As a nation, we collectively failed her—and in doing so we failed girls and women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims, Jewish people, immigrants, the sick, the poor, the elderly, the people of Ukraine, and Gaza, and the planet.

Donald Trump — the twice impeached former president, Jan. 6 coup leader, convicted felon, adjudicated sexual abuser, and man who mismanaged the 2020 economic implosion and coronavirus disaster that killed more than 1 million people in this country — has convinced American voters

It should come as no great surprise that a Democratic Party which has abandoned working class people would find that the working class has abandoned them. While the Democratic leadership defends the status quo, the American people are angry and want change. And they’re right.

“The ultimate touchstone of friendship is not improvement, neither of the other nor of the self, the ultimate touchstone is witness, the privilege of having been seen by someone...” — David Whyte via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

“Change. But start slowly, because direction is more important than speed.” — Attributed to Paulo Coelho via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss

“One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality. ... Don’t stop to marvel.” — ​Albert Einstein​ via the 5-Bullet Friday newsletter (tim.blog/fbf) from Tim Ferriss