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David Epstein

David Epstein

David L. Epstein is an NYU Tisch alum, actor, playwright, and founder of ActorClass, an acting school in Times Square, New York City.

Sep 25, 2026

10:22
Mm-hmm
10:22
... into your belt until eventually you can, you know, stop living that dual Batman a- and Bruce Wayne life where you're waiting tables during the day and you're doing theater at night.
10:33
Like there did, there did come a point where I was able to like s- you know, hit the gas and then allow myself to finally fall into a life in the arts.
10:40
Is it an ideal life in the arts? No.
10:43
Like I came to New York to be an actor.
10:45
I studied acting my whole life.
10:47
But when I realized that the wind is gonna kinda blow me wherever it's gonna blow me, I started putting on more hats and allowed myself to be pushed into whatever direction things were happening.
14:56
Yeah, so is everybody here, [laughs] so.
8:09
So they say.
8:10
Yeah, you know, my journey was just as disparaging as anyone's.
8:14
I got lucky as the years went on.
8:17
I've had a lot of luck along the way, but nowhere near as much luck as I need.
8:21
So, you know, at the beginning of my career, I graduated NYU and I had made a short film called Ground Level B.
8:28
And I produced it and I starred in it.
8:30
And the guy who wrote it and directed it is this guy named Andres Hines.

6 MINS LATER

14:57
here.
8:09
So they say.
8:10
Yeah, you know, my journey was just as disparaging as anyone's.
8:14
I got lucky as the years went on.
8:17
I've had a lot of luck along the way, but nowhere near as much luck as I need.
8:21
So, you know, at the beginning of my career, I graduated NYU and I had made a short film called Ground Level B.
8:28
And I produced it and I starred in it.
8:30
And the guy who wrote it and directed it is this guy named Andres Hines.

6 MINS LATER

14:57
here.

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