The truth is, their qualifications to teach my way of working came from their teacher, who was taught by someone, who studied with someone who took a weekend lecture from someone who may have studied with me. Trust your gut. There are only a handful of people in the world with Sanford Meisner's personal blessing to teach The Meisner Technique. Jim Jarrett is part of that select group of teachers. It's the stuff dreams are made of.
Life expands or contracts depending on one's courage.
The biggest break of Jim Jarrett's career happened three weeks into it. He had just moved to New York City in March of 1987 to begin his career as an actor when three weeks later, while walking home from class, he stopped in a bar for a beer. Sitting at the end of the bar was Robert Duvall. Jarrett finally got up the courage, walked to the end of the bar and introduced himself. He then attempted to communicate his respect for Mr. Duvall and his hope that someday, he too could call himself an actor.