David Moskowitz

David Moskowitz's biography

David Moskowitz is often nicknamed as Mosky.

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• Graduated from Catalina High School, Tucson, AZ, in 1983.

Awards and competitions

David Moskowitz's Awards

• Volunteer for the Independent Spirit Awards in Los Angeles, for several years in the late 80s, while attending USC film school. (The event is typically held the day before the Oscars).
• Produced Marconi winner (the Oscar of radio), legendary radio talk show host, Preston Westmoreland, on news-talk KTAR in Phoenix for almost three years. The show was number one afternoon drive in Phoenix, and also won several Associated Press (AP) awards.
• Close friends with John Kestner, an award-winning, Phoenix-based independent filmmaker and screenwriter,.

What David Moskowitz has done for a first time

• David is a pro-level guitar player. He learned guitar at his father's music store in Tucson, AZ in the early 80s. The first song he learned was a country song, Johnny Lee's, "Looking For Love in All the Wrong Places.".
• First Las Vegas casino job: Imperial Palace, Fall 1991. Couldn't stand working as a Keno Runner, and quit at end of his first day.
• First film class at Pima Community College, Tucson, AZ, Spring 1986. Instructor: David Wing (who made a killer doc about a day-in-the- life of the late uber-successful Arizona entrepreneur, Karl Eller).
• First acting coach: Francesca Jarvis (Lilies of the Field, White Line Fever & Night of the Lepus), Tucson, early 80s.
• Lived in Los Angeles (the first go-round): Fall 1986-summer 1991.

David Moskowitz's quotes

• Life is trial & error.
• Takes courage to get over the "suck."
• The harder I work, the luckier I get!
• In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take.
• Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
• Do the universe a favor: Don't hide your magic!
• Brain power, baby! (You think I'd make it on just my looks alone!?).
• Some workout is better than no workout.
• Life begins when you get outside of your comfort zone. So push yourself to get out of your comfort zone! You'll see why and thank me later!
• Little by little leads to a lot.
• We're not born just to pay bills and die.
• Your journey in life is NOT set in stone: You CAN change direction!
• Some days I wish I could go BACK in my life, NOT to change anything, but to FEEL a few things TWICE.
• Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.
• Only YOU can set yourself free.
• Life will go faster than you know. It will be tempting to live a life that impresses others - but THIS is the wrong path. The right path is to know that life is short, everyday is a gift, and you have certain gifts.
• When you find that spark, keep on playing with fire and let it warm your heart.
• It is never too late to be what you might have been.
• I've ALREADY hit rock bottom (losing both parents four months apart on two coasts; lost a LOT of money in the real estate collapse/Great Recession, December 2007-June 2009), so I can only go UP from here!
• FOMO (fear of missing out) is real.
• It is what it is.
• Beauty begins the moment you decide to be yourself.
• Life is more fun being a contrarian!
• Act boldly with minimal preparation.
• Leave the audience wanting more.
• Trust your enthusiasm and allow it to guide you.
• If you want your life to change, you have to take different actions.
• You will have a more fascinating and fulfilling life if you explore what intrigues you.
• Small wins get your life in motion.
• Pleasure before business.
• Just have fun taking lots of little steps, and enjoy the surprise of being led to unexpected places.
• Jack of all trades, master of SOME.
• Focus on what you want instead of what you don't want.
• We are all operating on the delicate lie that we have plenty of time (read it again!).
• If you get up early you can OWN Los Angeles!
• Get blood tests at LEAST once every six months - they reveal a LOT about your health!
• Take it one step at a time.
• I feel like a billionaire inside, several times over, from my life experiences. Problem is, I don't have the bank account show it!
• Yes, I compare myself to others. How ELSE am I supposed to get ahead in life!?
• Some people TALK a good game ... but they JUST.don't.have it.
• The country is divided by those under 30 - and those over 30.
• When it come to my acting technique, it's ALL about the FEELS vis a vis just reciting the lines.
• Just because you're attractive (in great shape, eat well, have a six-pack, a tan) doesn't mean you have acting and comedy chops! Also doesn't mean you don't!But - how many Brad Pitt's, Tom Cruise's or Sandra Bullock's are there!?
• Bad directing can make a good actor look bad. Conversely, good directing can make a bad actor look good.
• The film industry are supremely amazing magicians: Love how they create magic!
• Dodged a bullet!
• Money ain't everything, but it SURE buys a lot of freedom!
• My dreams are SO real, I thank God when I wake up!
• Balance. Balance. Balance.
• The key (to success) is one less thing to worry about.
• An actor is one who sells their emotions to the highest bidder.
• Some days I feel invincible ... and some days I don't.
• Quality over quantity (something my mom would say occasionally).
• Any step in the right direction, is a step in the right direction!
• You won't know the GOOD unless you have the BAD!
• A quote Jay Leno told me and another contestant during the break of the Fox Network game show, "You Bet Your Life," was a game changer: "There are no mistakes."
• One of the hardest things in life is the realization that there's going to be people who won't like you.
• Do it, then learn how.
• Either chose for yourself or run the risk of others choosing for you.-From the book, "It's Never too late to be what you might have been: a guide to getting the life you live" by BJ Gallagher.
• Primed for success!
• The thing that I bring to the table is a plethora of life experiences.
• Only takes one person to believe in you.
• A friend of mine once posted under one of my Facebook posts, "Fame can late!" Very true! But that's a good thing: At least I've lived a pretty "normal" life up until my 50s, so I can handle anything.
• Good things come to those who hustle.
• Being on a set is a whole nother world!
• Try not to look in your rear view mirror. Life's too short.
• If you can't handle inconveniences, then you probably don't belong in the business.
• You've gotta find the time when there is no time, and you've gotta find the money when there is no money.
• Work begets work.
• Therapy is the greatest invention!
• Control your narrative, or others will!
• Don't be average!
• If I could make a living being a college student, I'd do it for the rest of my life getting degree after degree!
• Do the difficult, nose-to-the-grindstone work, and then everything else becomes easy.
• The reason why "it's lonely at the top" is because very few people have been in your shoes.
• Some people say they're passionate about being an actor, but clearly won't put in the work necessary to be successful.
• As my Dad would always say, "Just worry about yourself."
• My dad would also frequently say, "Don't get involved with other people," referring to rude drivers. He'd say, "Let them go. Someone else will take care of them." In my later years I realized he was spot on!
• Never be complacent!
• The film business ain't for sissies!
• It's never easy. Never.
• My good friend, Daryl "DC" Clark, once said to me at a Christmas party: By your 50s you should have mastered things. (Truth!).
• A 2nd 2nd AD is really a 3rd AD. Let's just call a spade a spade, OK!?
• My mom used the phrase, "symbiotic" when referring to a relationship between a wealthy man and an attractive woman.
• My mom was right: Commercials play on men's insecurities.
• My Dad would always say, "A borrower and a lender never be."
• If I could tell my younger self something it would be: Get ahead of things to clear the day's slate for things that pop up out of the blue. (And it WILL happen!).
• I reign supreme when it comes to pop culture.
• Cash is ALWAYS king, even during good times.
• The entertainment industry isn't for everybody. The sooner you realize that, the better. (The truth hurts, and just being honest).
• There's not a day that goes by that I don't think of my parents.
• If I could tell my younger self something: Save every dollar you can! You're gonna need it down the road when the poop hits the fan to have more breathing room, freedom, options and POWER.
• Blows my mind that some people are content to plateau to a certain level of success in their career, but lack the drive to continually push themselves to a higher level.
• Some people's ego far outsize their talent(s).
• Because I have no family, the crew is LIKE my family (even for a day!).
• I don't ONLY want be known for being in "Revenge of the Nerds" on my tombstone!
• You either click with people or your don't. (And I like to hang with people I click with. Life's too short!).
• A fan is a fan is a fan is a fan.
• You gotta be where the industry is.
• Underpromise, over deliver.
• Make-up is a miracle worker!
• I've had my fair share of heart-wrenching (audition/project) rejections, believe me.
• I've paid my dues MANY times over. Time to cash out!
• The beauty of doing extra work is seeing how the masters work.
• Gotta know when to turn the (actor/role) switch on ... and off.
• Had an epiphany while driving past a check cashing center one day: There's a business model that takes advantage of people that are: uneducated, destitute, don't have discipline, make bad life decisions, irresponsible, and have "bad" habits.
• People forget the film industry is a people business: Treat your cast and crew right and they'll treat you right. You're welcome!
• Some people have bad karma. You just need to recognize that, and stay miles away from them!
• You can take all the acting lessons in the world (and I wholeheartedly encourage you to take lessons), but there's no substitute for doing, ESPECIALLY when it comes to acting.
• Those wardrobe, props and hair people on HBO's "Winning Time" (season 2) were sublimely AMAZING!
• Actors are professional liars, but for entertainment purposes. And great actors are even BETTER liars! Fight me.
• Sometimes I think being an actor is a suckers game.
• You want me to teach you acting? I'll teach you acting!
• There's just people in this world that have no common sense. Accept it.
• All the world is a soundstage.
• Only the bold do.
• Stay away from losers. They'll only bring you down.
• 99.97% of the ideas out there suck! It's that .03% that I live for!
• To be in the entertainment industry you need to have a stomach for stress.
• What's great about putting yourself OUT THERE is that you get feedback! You either use it to grow and enlighten you ... or you don't.
• Actors have courage to manipulate their emotions.
• Being a performer is like boxing: You get in some punches. Take some punches (hopefully you don't get too bloody, or knocked out). And then, at the end, you give the lethal, knock out blow! Whaaaaaaaaaaaam!
• Life is strange outside your comfort zone.
• Money = power
• Life is messy.
• The key is peace of mind.
• When it comes to feedback, I look at patterns of three: If I get three very similar patterns of feedback, I know there's something to it! Bottom line is: How does another human receive your work?
• Can't argue with nuts.
• Don't let other people's problems become your problems.
• Hurry up and wait and wait and wait.
• Leave the losers in the duuuust!
• Watch out for know-it-alls.
• Hurry up and wait forever.
• If your agent hasn't gotten you an audition in months, that should be a sign to get another agent.
• The key to life is learning from other's mistakes.
• If your agent isn't interested in updates on what you're up to, nor gives you feedback on your work when you send it to him/her, time to get a new agent!
• The key to being an actor is knowing where craft service and the bathroom is.
• If you get outside your comfort zone, amazing things will happen! Try it sometime! You're welcome!
• All you do in LA is wait: Wait in traffic and wait on lines.
• The first rule of being an actor is knowing where craft services is.
• The second rule of being an actor ... is knowing where the bathroom is!
• Some people have it, and some people don't.
• There's nothing more annoying than precocious kids.
• Everybody thinks acting is easy. But do you think being a doctor, lawyer or firefighter is easy? It takes years of training.
• Love how my dad would write game notes in the program at Mets baseball games at the old Shea Stadium in the 70s. Would really keep your mind sharp when following the game.
• There are some people who call themselves a director that clearly don't have the skill set for it.
• I recommend to actors to make themselves more marketable: Go to a gun range, get a precision driving certificate, take martial arts classes and learn stunts.
• You really don't know somebody until you know somebody.
• You need to earn my respect. It's not based on your current career success, it's based on your current character. And if it's flawed, you have no credibility in my eyes.
• There's just people in this world that have no common sense. Accept it. Deal with it. Move on.
• I've been in some projects that were never released. That's just the way it is.
• Anybody can remember lines, especially kids - they're like sponges. But try putting in the feels! That's where the work comes in!
• If I help you out in a BIG way and you don't say thank you, I'm through with you!
• Just because you wrote a script doesn't mean it's good. Doesn't mean it's bad either! But from my experience, it's more likely the former!
• From my experience, if we're not on the same page, it ain't.gonna.work.
• I can smell an amateur a mile away.
• If you don't understand where I'm coming from, that's your problem!
• If you want to eliminate stress in your life, you need to do less, and get rid of certain (toxic) people.
• Take stressors out of your life to enjoy the little things in life. Life's REALLY too short NOT to!
• The best actors act like themselves in a given situation. Sounds simple, but so hard to do!
• I've got balls. I'm from Brooklyn!
• You are your own best agent.
• Never ignore red flags. Do so at your peril.
• Trial and error and error and error.
• Sometimes you have to lose yourself to find yourself.
• Hurry up and wait for five hours.
• The more money you have, the more rarefied air you have.
• I'm not afraid to make mistakes and learn from them.
• Hurry up and wait three hours.
• Keep your magic a secret. Do you really want to give yourself more competition?
• No amount of money is worth the stress.
• There are some people in this world that just have zero credibility with me.
• You gotta know when you're overloaded, and when to pull out.
• In good times, and in bad,you need to keep moving forward.
• An actor sells their emotions.
• You're always gonna have stress.You just need to learn how to manage it.
• As long as I'm alive, I'm in control.
• A great comic steals jokes and puts their own spin on it.
• If you get off on the wrong foot, try to get off on the right foot.
• The true challenge of your character is how you handle a crisis.
• The road to success is fraught with minefields.
• How about THIS for an acting technique: Trust.your.GUT!
• No matter what you're going through, in good times or bad, you need to keep moving forward.
• Energy is everything.
• Some people don't have morals or ethics. Stand clear of them!
• Peace of mind is everything in my book.
• Life is really simple. It's just the unforced errors that complicate things.
• Missed my calling: I should've been a high-powered Hollywood agent, or a sports agent! I'm really great with discovering talent, relationships with talent, giving direction to talent, and connecting the right people.
• Impatience and aggression are a lethal combination (and not in a good way).
• Losers will only bring you down, or at least, try.
• What I love about acting is getting inside someone else's shoes to feel what they feel.
• If I weren't me, I'd be jealous of me!
• My favorite food groups: Pizza, cheeseburgers and donuts!
• Momentum is everything.
• One of the key components that has helped me in life is to have mentors.
• As an actor, I love being able to experience an intense situation, and then being able to walk away from from it.
• Don't let the losers get you down. Ever.
• There's balls, and there's stupidity.
• Let's create magic!
• Yes, success is a MINDSET, but you've gotta be willing to put in the work!
• The key to success is having loads of failures, but having the courage to push through the failures in order to hit the success mark. And then people won't see (all) the failures, they'll just see the success!
• My Kryptonite is being tired.
• Note to self: I'm not at my best at 3 a.m..
• I like mentoring newbie actors ... to give them the guidance and direction I didn't have.
• You've got to have a mystique about you.
• Want to be a good writer? Write simply, then embellish.
• Hate to say it, but some friendships, no matter their duration, run their course. You just know.
• Doesn't matter if something you do DOESN'T make sense to another person. What matters is that it makes sense to YOU.
• Some people have it, and some people don't. And some people, unfortunately, never will.
• Some people just don't want to face reality, and you can't change their perception. Don't even try, it's a waste of time. Let them fall on their face by themselves.
• Like I always say, you either have it ... or you don't.
• I think the one word that would define me is ... magnanimous.
• Always strive to be better than the previous day.
• Success begets success.
• It all boils down to ACUMEN: Whether or not someone has the MIND for something, not just the ability.
• Was in radio for 15 years and all I got was just lousy T-shirt.
• Whenever you get unsolicited criticism, look at the source, look at the source, look at the source!
• I need a vacation!
• There's nothing like the feeling of a breakthrough! Keep going until you hit it!
• There's a big difference between mediocre, good, and great. Chose which one you want to be. Hopefully it's the latter.
• I look back and think, what was I ever worried about!?
• Santa is the ULTIMATE superhero!
• Look at someone's actions, not words, no matter how reassuring they sound.
• Never take advice from unsuccessful people ... UNLESS ... it's a nugget you think you need to work on, and it's a pattern of three in terms of similar feedback.
• Life has a way of balancing itself out.
• Wasn't until I got older that I realized CERTAIN longtime friends were highly narcissistic. I can handle SOME narcissism, but when it's 100% on their end - I'm out!
• Learn a new word a day. You'll be amazed at your vocabulary in years to come. And your older self with thank you for it!
• To be successful you need to cultivate a support system.
• A con man/woman will tell you what you want to hear because they can't back anything up.
• A gig is a gig.
• There's just some people that don't get it. And never will. And you shouldn't waste your time trying to get them to get it.
• I'm just a right-brained man in a left-brained world.
• I love playing the typical eccentric, "weird" billionaire.
• Age is really just a number. It's not your biological age that matters, it's how old do you feel inside? I'm 56 but feel 38!
• The difference between success and failure of a project is marketing. Sadly, most filmmakers don't factor in this essential ingredient and learn the hard way.
• Navigating through day-to-day life is like navigating through sharks.
• Doesn't matter who is behind a production: If the concept sucks, the concept sucks!
• I try to master the art of making a mistake not LOOK like a mistake.
• You won't know a great (filmmaking) experience, unless you have a bad (filmmaking) experience.
• Just amazes me how some people in the business have a cardboard personality. It's the entertainment business for cryin' out loud!
• Sometimes you have to take a wholly different approach to a person - or situation - than what would be considered "normal" or "standard."
• Sometimes you just have to work with people you don't like. That's life, and just the way it is. Deal with it.
• I try to get over my mistakes as quickly as I can.
• It's actually tiring waiting around doing nothing on a set!
• If you don't click with somebody, you will NEVER click with them. Trust me on this from many years of life experience. You're welcome!
• Thank you, mom and dad, for my great work ethic and positivity!
• I'm just trying to figure out this thing called acting.
• Rule of thumb: The bigger the ego, the smaller the curriculum vitae.
• I love how the people who rip me haven't done Jack!
• Hollywood has imbued us for years with crap. Time for for a swift change!
• What most people suffer from is defective brain.
• 99.99% of comics suck! That's why people pay a fortune to see the .01% of elite comics that, ya know, are actually funny.
• Some people just don't know how to hustle, and unfortunately, never will.
• There are just some people in the world that make you want to hold your close friends even closer.
• If I can be half the humanitarian Jay Leno is, I'll be a happy man.
• Love deeply, even if there's a chance of getting badly hurt. Multiple times. You want to live life to its fullest, right?
• Life is about constantly tweaking things - constantly.
• Visualize your success, it's an amazing powerful tool. Try it sometime. Most champions DO.
• Actors are narcissists to the core.
• [on the acting biz] Don't do anything that will cause friction to your acting career.
• As you get older, you realize peace of mind is a premium!
• Here's an exercise in futility: Talk about yourself to a fellow actor and observe their could-care-less attitude, vis-a-vis someone outside the business.
• Champions like to hang with other champions.
• You gotta watch out for people who don't react to you the way your friends would.
• Success makes you hornier and hungrier.
• I consider my closest friends exceptional people.
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