The author was trained by the masters -- Harold Clurman, a founder of The Group Theater that led to The Actors Studio; Alan Arkin, an Oscar winner that co-founded Chicago's famed Second City; Frank Corsaro, a Broadway director who successfully turned to international opera; and Norman Seeff, a videographer who continues to study the nature of Creativity among thousands of artists. David explicitly shares what he learned from them, as well as his own path as a journalist, a recovering alcoholic and in spirituality.