Interviews - Talent Development Resources

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Interviews

Psychologists, actors, writers and other artists
on the emotional and psychological aspects
of personal growth and creativity.
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By Douglas Eby [except as noted]

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audio interviews / podcasts - Inner Talent Interviews

print / text interviews :

Aeone composer and singer

Bronwen Aker web developer and instructor ; former Lecturer at Griffith Observatory

Rebecca Alzofon painter "Creative work doesn't start without stillness."
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Andrea Ashworth author of memoir: "Once in a House on Fire"
She found journal writing as a child was a kind of emotional buffer against the abuse and difficult circumstances she experienced. She thinks the process of writing fiction, on the other hand, is "hugely different. It's a massive challenge, and a luxury, to be free to make it all up."

Hillary Atkin producer, writer [Writers Guild website, Digital Coast Weekly etc]

Pat Autenrieth artist who uses quilting as a fine arts medium

Lynne Azpeitia - Supporting creative achievement
"The people I see [as a therapist] are multitalented, creative and artistic high-achieving persons... my job is to help them identify when they are in that fluid and creative state, and help them look at how they got there, and on purpose how to make those things happen."

Milena Canonero - costume designer: Out of Africa, Titus, The Affair of the Necklace

Meggin Cabot novelist: "The Princess Diaries"

Paula Caplan, PhD author: "They Say You're Crazy..."

Hillary Carlip - on cofounding the Voxxy teen network

Hillary Carlip - on being a writer, website designer and producer, visual artist, entrepreneur

Kenneth W. Christian, PhD - psychologist; author of book, "Your Own Worst Enemy: Breaking the Habit of Adult Underachievement"

Pat Devin High Priestess of Covenant of the Goddess - on making the movie "The Craft"

Stephen A. Diamond, PhD - The psychology of creativity: redeeming our inner demons
"Creativity is one of humankind's healthiest inclinations, one of our greatest attributes. ... Our impulse to be creative can be understood to some degree as the subjective struggle to give form, structure and constructive expression to inner and outer chaos and conflict. It can also be one of the most dynamic methods of meeting and redeeming one's devils and demons."

Carol Muske Dukes - poet, writer, director of creative writing program at USC.

Painter Amanda Dunbar
“Artists are inherently sensitive and emotional creatures. This is compounded when that artist is in childhood or adolescence. The very characteristics that are needed to create art can make hurtful issues even more difficult to deal with... As I mature, I am becoming more and more grateful for my earlier difficulties and challenges. They give me a clear vision and foundation to stand on in regard to who I am as a person and who I am as an artist.”

Riane Eisler on her book "The Power of Partnership"

Syd Field (author of "Screenplay") by Athena Schultz (The Writers Store)

Jodie Foster on making her film "Contact"; being a gifted woman etc

Marie Friedel Director, National Foundation for Gifted and Creative Children

Megan Gaiser president and executive producer of Her Interactive: games for girls

Gerri Gribi musician and women's historian - "There had to be woman-positive songs."

Mary Rodgers Guettel Chairman of the Board: the Juilliard School

Melora Hardin - singer, songwriter, director, actor

"I think music and art comes out of a place of yearning, a longing for something - you may not even know what.

"But in that, there's a lot of beauty and comfort and peace even in the turmoil of it. It's almost like focused turmoil."

Audrey Hope creator and host of "Reel Women"

Jean Houston author of 16 books including "A Passion for the Possible"

Jane Hunt photographer - on portraiture for actors and others

Kathy Ireland model; clothing and home furnishings designer, entrepreneur

Faye Kellerman novelist: "Jupiter's Bones" etc

Sonia Keshishian "Photography is totally about expressing myself from the inside."

Viki King creativity consultant; author: "How To Write A Movie In 21 Days"

Roxanne Klein entrepreneur; creator of Sandy Candy: "brightly colored edible sand art."

Joan Lauren photographer; author of book: "Portraits of Life, With Love"

Lela Lee cartoonist, filmmaker - creator of "Angry Little Asian Girl" strip

Jennifer Lehman film acting teacher and consultant.

Sandra Tsing Loh writer, humorist, radio program host

Eric Maisel Eric Maisel, PhD - Psychologist, author and creativity coach [right]

   1 On his book "Ten Zen Seconds"        2 Investing meaning in our art

   3 Interview with Eric Maisel on meaning and depression, by Janet Riehl

Edgar Mitchell former astronaut; founder of the Institute of Noetic Sciences

Marilyn Mosley Director of the Laurel Springs School (K-12), which enrolls many actors & other gifted students - includes online programs

Hélène Muddiman on building identity – inside the "Skin" of a composer
By Cat Robson, Talent Development Resources' Associate Editor.
'The feature film "Skin" (2009) starring Sophie Okonedo, Sam Neil and Alice Krige, follows Sandra Laing, a child of dark skin born to white Afrikaner parents in South Africa in 1955. Hélène Muddiman's subtle score, with its hybrid of western and African music, deftly draws us in close, letting the drums and woodwinds of South Africa speak with, not for, the characters.'

Maureen Murdock therapist; teacher; author of "The Heroine's Journey"

Pam Nelson Founder: Girl Press ("Girl Boss: Running the Show Like the Big Chicks" etc)

Most of the women I work with who are gifted deny that they are, or are totally embarrassed to admit it. It seems I am always teaching women about the characteristics of giftedness, and asking them to look at themselves: Even if you don't want to admit this out loud because you think it's immodest or because you're embarrassed, at least in your own heart of hearts admit what you're dealing with.
Kathleen Noble, PhD Professor; editor of book "Remarkable Women..."

Judith Orloff, MD Psychiatrist who uses psychic abilities; author: "Second Sight"

Paul Pearsall, Ph.D. - interview by Steve Kayser
"I think the ideas and research regarding survival and even resilience over adversity are so dominant in the literature that the idea of “Stress Induced Growth” (SIG) and adversity inspired creativity, beyond mere bouncing back, were a little difficult for many people to accept."

Susan K. Perry, PhD author of "Writing In Flow: Keys to Enhanced Creativity"

Ashley Power teen website entrepreneur [Goosehead.com]

Steven Prigge (author of Created By: Inside the Minds of TV's Top Show Creators) - by Writers Store Staff

Linda Redford, Founder and President of Honor Kids International
"This philosophy could reduce violence, it could give us a new way of looking at conflict resolution, and could restore honor to Mother Earth. ... If all we have to offer our children is religion, then we offer them nothing. Nothing but war. ... We need to create a safe world where all life is honored and valuable."

Scott Reiniger - on Co-Active Coaching

Judy Rosener author: "America's Competitive Secret: Utilizing Women as a Management Strategy"

Nina Sadowsky producer; partner with Meg Ryan in film company Prufrock Pictures [quoted in column: "Creative collaboration"]

Linda Seger script consultant, seminar leader, author of five books on screenwriting etc.

Annette Revel Sheely counselor at the Gifted Development Center

Marylou Kelly Streznewski Author: "Gifted Grownups: The Mixed Blessings of Extraordinary Potential"

Julie Taymor

on making "Titus" and her work as a stage & film director