Thursday, February 28, 2008

Charlie Murphy on Storytelling

Charlie Murphy, the less successful brother of Eddie, talked with SOHH about what makes good storytelling. He breaks it into 5 items:
  1. Never Try to Tell Somebody's Else's Story
  2. Draw on What You Know
  3. Be as Descriptive as Possible, Then Perfect the Story
  4. Be Positive
  5. Trust your Material
Most of this can really be summed up as, "Be yourself". Stand-up comedy is more than just a series of jokes, it's about selling yourself. Life is about selling yourself and it's all to easy to sell yourself short because you're trying to live someone else's story. Trust yourself. Trust your instincts. It's important to know where you're going, but you have to know where you are.

Confidence breeds success.

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