a book, I have more room to go in depth with more stories from my own journey, as well as tidbits and quotes from many of my former guests. I was sensitive about holding my story up as a singular tale of struggle, knowing that many other people have been through much worse than me, so I decided to weave lessons from some of my guests' stories to add more breadth and perspective. It's a bit of a hybrid between a memoir, self-help, business and art. It includes some stories of lessons I have learned on sets, sports fields and more. Some of them are victories and some are cringe-worthy at my expense. I think my publishers expected a book about my journey as an actor but were pleasantly surprised to find it was a book about a life, part of which happens to be the journey of an actor.
My vision for both is simple: to reach, entertain and encourage as many people as possible. I want them to keep putting one foot in front of the other and have the courage to chase their dreams even though that is never easy.
DC: I loved watching your performance in Huge in France and hope that people find it on Netflix and binge watch the show. What other projects are you working on that we may see in the foreseeable future and when will I be able to make a cameo appearance?
MDN: Thank you, DC! That show gets such enthusiastic raves from fans. It was as much fun making it as it is to watch. Right before that, I had done Season
2 on Amazon's Goliath, which is really dark and intense and provided another phenomenal artistic experience. And right now, we're gearing up to resume Season 2 of Showtime's City on a Hill with Kevin Bacon and Aldis Hodge. It's a Boston Crime Drama that takes place inthe early 90's, the exact time
I was at Boston College, so it feels like I've come full circle. You can have a cameo on any of my shows as far as I'm concerned!
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