The act of creating is both a testament to and a full embodiment of its creator. Actors gives so much of themselves to any role they're playing. Dancers utilize every muscle to express an emotion. Writers pulls from their own life and experiences to create other worlds and powerful stories. And so it is only natural that we often tie our own self-worth and meaning to the success or failure of our efforts and creations. Today, I'm talking with Emmy-winning director/choreographer Al Blackstone, who I had the pleasure of working with a few years back in the musical ANNIE. He brings us three stories of doubt and uncertainty and being alone, when his own talent as a dancer was questioned and his value as a director was dismissed. This is an honest conversation on who we really are beyond the labels of actor or artist and how the idea of "making it" comes more from ourselves than from any acceptance or validation of others.