Josh Gad

forgot all of the words and start improv in iambic pentameter to a man who literally is responsible for not only Juilliard, but a Shakespeare festival in Washington, D.C. And so I look at them after I finish and I go, I will see myself out. Good luck with Juilliard. And I go outside and I start crying. And I look at my mom and I go, I don't know what I'm going to do.

And I'll never forget, we were walking through Central Park and as we crossed the threshold into the park, it started snowing. And for some reason I was like, I think it's going to be okay. And then I applied to Carnegie Mellon and was feeling the weight of all the rejections. I saw that I could apply as a director.

And I'll never forget, we were walking through Central Park and as we crossed the threshold into the park, it started snowing. And for some reason I was like, I think it's going to be okay. And then I applied to Carnegie Mellon and was feeling the weight of all the rejections. I saw that I could apply as a director.

And I'll never forget, we were walking through Central Park and as we crossed the threshold into the park, it started snowing. And for some reason I was like, I think it's going to be okay. And then I applied to Carnegie Mellon and was feeling the weight of all the rejections. I saw that I could apply as a director.

And when you apply as a director, you have to do an audition for some reason to sort of communicate that you understand an actor's journey as a director. So I come and I do this audition and the guy who runs Greg Lehane goes, huh? Are you sure you want to be a director? And I said, why? What are you thinking?

And when you apply as a director, you have to do an audition for some reason to sort of communicate that you understand an actor's journey as a director. So I come and I do this audition and the guy who runs Greg Lehane goes, huh? Are you sure you want to be a director? And I said, why? What are you thinking?

And when you apply as a director, you have to do an audition for some reason to sort of communicate that you understand an actor's journey as a director. So I come and I do this audition and the guy who runs Greg Lehane goes, huh? Are you sure you want to be a director? And I said, why? What are you thinking?

And he's like, well, I'd like to share this with my acting colleague, Tony McKay. So Tony comes in and watches and he goes, you want to direct? And I said, I guess I could be convinced to act.

And he's like, well, I'd like to share this with my acting colleague, Tony McKay. So Tony comes in and watches and he goes, you want to direct? And I said, I guess I could be convinced to act.

And he's like, well, I'd like to share this with my acting colleague, Tony McKay. So Tony comes in and watches and he goes, you want to direct? And I said, I guess I could be convinced to act.

So I completely Trojan horse my way into theater. And then tried to Trojan horse my way into musical theater. That's where they drew the line. And my class was crazy. It was Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban, Rory O'Malley. So that is how I ended up there.

So I completely Trojan horse my way into theater. And then tried to Trojan horse my way into musical theater. That's where they drew the line. And my class was crazy. It was Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban, Rory O'Malley. So that is how I ended up there.

So I completely Trojan horse my way into theater. And then tried to Trojan horse my way into musical theater. That's where they drew the line. And my class was crazy. It was Leslie Odom Jr., Josh Groban, Rory O'Malley. So that is how I ended up there.

So conservatory is basically like Hogwarts for drama kids. You don't have to do shit other than act, right? You just act. In fact, I was desperate. Here's again, my absolute jealousy of expertise was I wanted more academia and I didn't get more academia. I got movement class one, two, three, and four. I got voice class one, two, three, four. You basically had to take

So conservatory is basically like Hogwarts for drama kids. You don't have to do shit other than act, right? You just act. In fact, I was desperate. Here's again, my absolute jealousy of expertise was I wanted more academia and I didn't get more academia. I got movement class one, two, three, and four. I got voice class one, two, three, four. You basically had to take

So conservatory is basically like Hogwarts for drama kids. You don't have to do shit other than act, right? You just act. In fact, I was desperate. Here's again, my absolute jealousy of expertise was I wanted more academia and I didn't get more academia. I got movement class one, two, three, and four. I got voice class one, two, three, four. You basically had to take

seven to 10 classes that were academic in nature during the duration of your studies. And that wasn't enough for me. I'm more jealous of the liberal arts. Yeah. Mind expanding understanding. I definitely would never trade in my experience, but I did miss out on a fuller body of learning.

seven to 10 classes that were academic in nature during the duration of your studies. And that wasn't enough for me. I'm more jealous of the liberal arts. Yeah. Mind expanding understanding. I definitely would never trade in my experience, but I did miss out on a fuller body of learning.

seven to 10 classes that were academic in nature during the duration of your studies. And that wasn't enough for me. I'm more jealous of the liberal arts. Yeah. Mind expanding understanding. I definitely would never trade in my experience, but I did miss out on a fuller body of learning.

It's not because of my prowess. It's because I was the only straight person in my classroom. What a blessing. And so it was just a fuck fest. And, you know, I lost a hundred pounds in college. I substituted my food addiction for sex and alcohol. And so that just became the chaos of that period for me.