Diane - ProfilesArchive

About Me

First, THANK YOU for taking the time to look at this website! :-D
I LOVE acting!
4 Monologues, Reels, headshots, resume, news, bio:
HTTP://DIANEMATSON.COM
I get 1/3 of the roles I go for. (Seriously. It's weird and wonderful.)
First Performance - Age 3
First Acting Lesson - Age 6
First Film Audition - landed me a national commercial (another miracle)
Filmed in 5 states - so far. Hired in 3 more in 2005.
I "commute by plane".
Want to help me perform in every state? :-)
I'll do what I can to help YOU reach your goals
(because even more than acting, I yearn to make your day)
and hopefully we'll have a great time along the way!
If there's a delay in my responding to your adds, emails, and posts, please check my BLOG.
I really DO plan to reply
(just as soon as I've finished the current batch of auditions, performances, meetings, and life-stuff...).
Thanks for your patience and for reading this!
You rock! :-D
Q: How many actors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Just one,
but she must _really_ Listen,
be in the Moment,
understand her Motivation,
make a Specific choice
and be Vulnerable to changing a light bulb.

My Interests

Acting! (Betcha figured that one out by now.) :-)

Adding sunshine to people's lives (which actually comes first - people before acting gigs)

Flying/dancing on wires to some of my "flying music"

Reading!!

Reading comedic books out loud to hubby in the car (while he drives)

Fluting (improvising to songs I've never heard before is the ultimate!)

Finding money on the ground (found nearly $100 in the last 10 years)

Piano (need music for it though)

Dancing
Scuba

Photographing family & friends (and shoots)

Sign Language

Organizing stuff (love turning a mess into "neat and tidy")

Giving massages (getting them isn't bad either)

Getting rid of people's headaches

Western horseback riding
Cooking

Writing (short stories - couldn't pay me enought to write a script)

Editing (mostly scripts)

Learning (via museums, books, doing new things)

Cracking jokes (particularly dangerous after midnight)

Entertaining
Idea generating
Teaching
Swimming
Volleyball
Badminton
Canasta
Pinochle
Roller coasters!!!!!!!!!!
Snorkeling

Q: How many actors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: 100:
One to do it
and ninety-nine to say "I could've done that."

I'd like to meet:

People interested in movies. :-)

(Although since I like people, I'm actually pleased to meet pretty much everyone.)

Music:

Mostly, I listen to orchestral movie music
(feeds my emotions, allows me to work on other stuff, but doesn't have words so I'm not distracted into singing along).

What DO I like to sing? Depends on the song.

I'm always touched by the music itself, not the lyrics
(Although I also have a passion for story-songs - if the music is decent.)

And I grew up on musicals, so I'm partial to them.
Old and new.
But usually not all the songs, because....it depends on the music. :-)

Q: How many Superstar Actor's does it take to change a light bulb?
A: One: They just hold it
while the whole world revolves around them.

Movies:

LADYHAWK - romance/comedy/adventure/magic - all in one.
Love to be in a "Ladyhawk".

I actually enjoy movies of all genres.
I have a 20 page "want to see" movie list.
Movies are an actor's "homework" right? :-)

Q: How many actors does it take to change a light bulb?
A) Wouldn't it be easier if we just changed the script?
The burned out light bulb works better for my motivation.
It's allegorical to how my character feels.

Television:

Grey's Anatomy
House
Lost
Heroes
Extreme Home Makeover
(So positive, it actually inspired me to do one for a friend while her daughter was in the hospital one Christmas)

BEST SHOWS NO LONGER AIRING:

SportsNight
(I LOVE Aaron Sorkin - the man can write! Good writers make my knees weak.)

Dead Like Me
(WHY did they cancel it?!)

MASH
(Sportsnight's the closest thing to it in the last decade.)

Q: How many actors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Is the lightbulb on? If it is, then isn't that a stunt?

Books:

I read horror stories so I can fall asleep.
Really.
Otherwise, I think about work (acting stuff)
and that gets me so energized I can't fall asleep.
The more supernatural, the better.
I also read Science Fiction anthologies.
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I'm rather absolutely astounded that I'm in actually 2 books.
I'm between Tommy Lee Jones & Matt Damon in "WHO'S WHO OF STAGE & SCREEN" by C. Elizabeth Lala.
I'm also a featured actor in "MORE THEATRE GAMES FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS" by Suzi Zimmerman.
You can buy them both from any major bookstore.
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Where was I? I love Dr. Seuss. Have all the longer stories.
I memorized an hour of Dr. Seuss stories
(and perform them for kids):
Happy Birthday to You
Horton Hatches the Egg
The Lorax
The Sneetches
You're Only Old Once
The Giving Tree (not Dr. Seuss, but fits)
And I'm working on memorizing "'Alexandra' and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day" (also not Dr. Seuss, but too fun to resist)
I'm also currently working my way through the Wild Card series.
Never read novels written by a bunch of writers before.
They'd make a good movie or T.V. show.
I have 20 pages of books I want to read,
so if the writing isn't good, I'll move .. 20 pages.
But I also read humorous books - out loud, when Hubby and I are driving places.
And, of course, I read up on Hollywood - research on the work environment and my future co-workers! :-)
Q: How many actors does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Um, uh, ummmmm, uhhhh (pause)
ah, um (longer pause) uh,
line please!

Heroes:

My darling Grandma. Dec. 12, 1912 - March 7, 2006
She loved people, and people loved her.
She taught me that, while I might not like what a person has done,
I don't actually hate the person, just their action.
She was a fantastic story-teller,
and laughed a lot (told great jokes),
sang and played the organ
loved to work jigsaw and crossword puzzles,
could knit, sew, needlepoint, crochet,
cook, fix a roof,
belonged to a garden club and told me which flowers were edible,
allowed her dogs, and then her cat, to have kittens, so we could play with them
(and always found good homes for them),

and she gave the absolute best hugs in the world.

She always rejoiced over any role or entertainment opportunity I got.
I miss her terribly,
and will love her forever.

My Blog

HEADSHOTS, REEL, WRITING (FOR $)

Would you believe I'm STILL working on getting my headshots and reel done? Making progress. The headshots are at the printer, but they wanted to lighten the prints, so I'm waiting for a sample...
Posted by Diane on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 11:49:00 PST

NEW NEPHEW, CREATIVE JOB, & ADVERTISING TOOLS

My nephew has made the world a brighter place. My creative consulting job is allowing me to combine my editing, writing, teaching, organization, and soon, acting skills for the betterment of others. D...
Posted by Diane on Fri, 04 Jan 2008 03:02:00 PST

HUGE ADMIRATION AND HUGS FOR SCRIPT WRITERS!!!!!

You folks should be asking for at least 10 times more. You are the foundation of our performances. Our rock. The source of favorite quotes. And, sadly, "Most Likely To Get Yanked Off A Fi...
Posted by Diane on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:53:00 PST

Headshots, Reels, Holidays and More

Mentally, I'm writing you back, and posting you how honored I am. Physically, I'm sprinting around, trying not to fall too far behind in everything else: *Getting new headshots, and a new reel. *Holid...
Posted by Diane on Sun, 09 Dec 2007 10:46:00 PST

NOVEMBER 2007 E-NEWSLETTER

MY E-NEWSLETTER - Nov 2 , 2007 But first The Important Stuff: If you live anywhere near the California wildfire, how you are doing? Please let me know if your family and friends safe.We ar...
Posted by Diane on Fri, 02 Nov 2007 02:13:00 PST

MET WRITER F. PAUL WILSON & HOSTING SCRIPT READS

After over a decade of droolishous reading, and a few years of emailing, I finally got to meet F. Paul Wilson. He wrote "The Keep," which got turned into a movie (not nearly as good as the book...
Posted by Diane on Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:30:00 PST

I HATE CANCER, AND LOVE MY FAMILY - OCT. 9

OCT. 9 Mom and I visited the 92 year old Cleo (Grandpa's, brother's wife). She just doesn't age. Cleo has recently learned how to use the printer, and takes great joy blowing up family pho...
Posted by Diane on Fri, 12 Oct 2007 05:53:00 PST

STORYTELLING PERFORMANCE FOR SCHOOL - Sept. 24

I was chosen as The Entertainer for Back To School Family Fun Night! Got to entertain parents and kids with stories and songs. I showed up early, on purpose. The PTA was holding a walk-a-thon an...
Posted by Diane on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 04:02:00 PST

SCAM ARTIST IS NOW IMPERSONATING ME!

It appears that smearing the "UK agent's" various names, website, and intentions all over the internet slowed him down, and ticked him off. That's the good news. Part 2 I'm not happy about. The latest...
Posted by Diane on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 05:30:00 PST

FIRST A TIGER, NOW A MONKEY - NEW V-OVER ROLE!

In 2005, I played Tali the Tiger (lost her cubs) in Tigers' Quest, an audio drama (that the producer hopes will become an animated feature). I recently found out over 3,600 people auditioned for ...
Posted by Diane on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 04:43:00 PST