I demand minimal for paid rehearsal and not always six weeks either.
Also CSPAN is really the great treasure of the media as far as getting information.
Being famous is not something that would make me feel successful - unless one was striving for mediocrity.
The Alexander Technique has helped me to undo knots, unblock energy and deal with almost paralysing stage fright
Great risks come in long term, tremendously assiduous, very courageous study.
But it's also another myth to think that you should be as tight as a drum and not have any frailties or fragilities.