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Josh Pais

(1964) Screenwriter United States

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Josh Pais is a screenwriter from the United States, best known for Lose Your Mind.

Quick Facts About Josh Pais

Born: June 21, 1964
Nationality: United States
Profession: Screenwriter
Notable works: Lose Your Mind
Spouse: Lisa Emery

About Josh Pais

Joshua Atwill Pais is an American actor and acting coach. He has appeared in the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Music of the Heart (1999), Assassination of a High School President (2008), I Saw the Light (2015) and Motherless Brooklyn (2019). He also appeared in nine episodes of Ray Donovan.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Josh Pais

I created an online program that has audio lessons and PDF worksheets and two hours of video. So it's like a course…

Audio

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My process is I try to learn my lines so they're so solid I don't have to think about them or how…

About

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Everyone feels a sense of ownership in creating a Lynn Shelton movie. Lynn chooses amazing people - including the crew. Every person…

Amazing

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I always worked pretty steadily. But maybe out of some kind of fear, I put the brakes on letting myself be as…

Always

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I'm in this new Showtime series called 'Ray Donovan.' I play this guy Stu Feldman who runs Paramount Pictures, so the total…

Character

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I want to do things that scare me, and also have a good time.

Also

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My father was born in Amsterdam in a highly religious family. He was in Amsterdam, and he went into hiding right near…

Amsterdam

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I teach a course called 'Committed Impulse,' and part of the work I do is to get people outside of their heads.

Committed

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I love to collaborate! That's totally my preference. And I feel like everything I do ends up being that way.

Being

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When we shift back to feeling the sensations in our body and connect to what's in front of us, the creative channel…

Back

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I would say I'm quite happy in my life the majority of the time. Earlier in my life I was more questioning,…

Better

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Even though reality TV is very manipulated, it's all manipulated so that something real happens. And so, our job in this era…

Any

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I grew up in the East Village, in Alphabet City, when it was a very dangerous neighborhood. To survive there, I had…

Alphabet

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I live mostly in New York, but I teach in both New York and L.A.

Both

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I could've shot the whole East Village, because it was and is my neighborhood. But Seventh Street is precious to me.

Because

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Growing up, I started to realize I was surrounded by people who were passionately alive. Seventh Street felt raw, but I found…

Alive

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I'm not a singer. I've sung in character, but it's just not my thing.

Character

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Sometimes it gets a little uncomfortable to not do everything. That was my modus operandi for many years, but I just feel…

Challenging

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