Deep Datta

Quotes:

"The person you are is a thousand times more interesting than the best actor you could ever hope to be"
- Stanislavsky

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
- Teddy Roosevelt

"The boy becomes a man when he can see with his heart"
- some African tribe

"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small doesn't serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that people won't feel insecure around you. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It's not just in some of us, it's in everyone. As we let our light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our fear, our presence automatically liberates others."
- Marianne Williamson

Shows:

A Midsummer Night's Dream - Fairy Ensemble (Maze)
Amadeus - Venticello
The Iceman Cometh - Joe Mott
Much Ado About Nothing - Dancer
Chess - Walter The Wild Party - Choreographer and Max
Metamorphoses - Student Director

Awards:

Best Ensemble 2001 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Best Ensemble 2003 - The Iceman Cometh
Best Director 2004 - Metamorphoses
Vivian Bisch Edwards award at the CETA Convention 2004
Bank of America Plaque for dramatic excellence in Fine Arts 2004

Future Plans:

I am currently studying Acting at the California State University Fullerton (in North Orange County) and taking film/tv acting classes in Los Angeles with a private coach. I plan on becoming a professional actor after graduation and maybe going to graduate school to get my M.F.A. after spending a year or two working in L.A. I like spending my summers in San Diego with family and friends.