Life Update + Leo Lands His First Lead Role in Short Film (Mike Travels to Asia, Leo tries out LA for a month, Leo recalls jumping into acting and stepping out of his comfort zone) | BARBERSHOP TALK

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In this Barbershop Talk episode, Mike and Leo share what they've been up to these past couple of months.

In this episode, we discuss:

0:50 - Mike talks about his trip to Asia

3:00 - Food in Thailand wasn’t as great as Mike thought

4:45 - The difference between traveling as a young man vs. an older man

10:25 - Leo gives his life update (moving to LA, acting)

12:00 - Intro to the episode

14:00 - Time is going to fly by anyway, whether you make that leap or not

15:00 - People want things but aren’t willing to do what’s necessary to make them happen

17:25 - Mike asks Leo to demonstrate an acting exercise for the audience

19:40 - Acting is like sports; you have to have the mentality of understanding your fundamentals first before doing anything major

20:16 - Leo shares what his first short film lead experience was like

21:48 - Leo describes his first lead role in a short film

23:32 - Having experience as a model and doing commercials helped Leo feel comfortable on set

29:50 - Failure is a part of the process. The more you fail, the closer you are to your goals

31:57 - Recent announcement of an Asian male lead for the revamped show ‘Quantum Leap.’

35:15 - Way more opportunity for Asian actors in LA vs. NY

37 - You have to start
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