Cherif Gacis Chassis Musings

“A man that views life the same way at 50 than he did at 20 has wasted thirty years of his life.”~Muhammad Ali I’ve been watching the (now cancelled) show “Timeless” on NBC, and being that it deals with timetraveling to historical events, it immediately drew my attention. Strangely enough, the second to last episode dealt with one of my favorite historical periods to study: The Civil War. The time travelers met up with Harriet Tubman, and were part and parcel in keeping history on track by not allowing the Confederates to thwart the historical timeline. Interesting enough, right after that I started watching “Glory”, also on the Civil War and the 54th Massachusetts. What got me thinking on that was the character that Denzel Washington portrayed that helped him win the Oscar for best supporting actor. He played that role so raw and real as to what the time period required, but also it showcased his incredible talent that early in his career. However, his new roles since then an...

"Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind"~Dr. Seuss Last week, I made it a point to sit through the entire Golden Globes ceremony from start to finish, and some people found that strange being that awards shows seem to be loosing some luster in today's instant society. Who has time to sit through three hours WITH commercials just to see someone get credited for doing their job!? Growing up, I used to love awards shows....or more truthfully, ONE awards show. The Oscars. Growing up in a third world country, our viewing choices were limited to three to five channels except when it rained when the static coming through the bunny ears cut our choices to one or two channels tops. Luckily, the Oscars were always in one of those channels because it was brought to the audience by the biggest television company in Mexico and the Oscars were worth paying royalties for the tv company because of viewership...

"I am thankful for the difficult people I've met. They have shown me exactly who I don't want to be." We've all met them at some point in our lives, people who have certain qualities that make you cringe. It can be a quick temper, it can be a snotty attitude, it can be a constant negativity or gossiping of others. It immediately triggers a visceral reaction deep within you, maybe that gut instinct ingrained in humanity from survival cave-man days, that tells you "This person is a loose cannon that eventually will self-destruct. I don't need to be around them." One of the earliest projects I worked on, I saw that almost every time I was on set. Mostly from other actors who treated the production as THEIR time to shine or THEIR time to be noticed at all costs. I was the new kid on the block, so my main concern was to 1.) Not get kicked off set and collect my paycheck, and 2.) Don't do anything embarrassing that would reflect bad on Paul Archer...