Life Of A New York City Actress

Revelations From Trials And Tribulations

2006-10-24T21:43:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone out there. I hope everyone is having a lovely holiday season. For me it's been the greatest since I've lived in NY. For one I've moved in with my handsome bf which so wonderful but also I finally feel little by little my career is falling on the right track. So let me tell you a little about my revelation.

The struggle of every artist living in NY is learning how to balance. Juggling a job that pays the rent, hustling to auditions, the voice lessons, the dance lessons, the mailings, the appointments, etc... the list just goes on forever. It's a real struggle for any actor trying to make it in this business, and for a while although I was always persistently hustling, I felt I was stuck in a rut. Lately I feel the tide is changing for me and the difference is clear in my mind. I've changed my opinion of myself as an artist. It almost feels as if I've cleared the current board and passed on to a new level in the game of my life as an actress. I see myself being successful and I always have but I feel it in my bones more now than ever. It's not being afraid of anything that's unforgiving in this cruel city and knowing all the hardships I've surpassed have prepared me for whatever awaits me in the future. All I have is this feeling of greatness that keeps growing so I'm holding on tight for the ride because I know if I just keep on working hard, the pay off will come and I will get my break.

So let me tell ya what I've been working on. Most recently I was cast in an independent film called," Playing Doctor". I had such a blast at the first shoot the other night even though I was completely exhausted after 11 hours of overnight filming. I worked with so many talented actors and the over all experience was a real pleasure. My next project is a photo shoot which will hopefully get me in the door for print work modeling. And lastly I'm in preproduction for the film,"Dark Rites" being directed by and ABC independent film director which starts in Jan.
Overall I feel really blessed and I can only continue to pray that God keep bringing people in my life who I can help and who will help me along the way in this business and crazy town, cause when the day is over and all the battles have been fought, I'm glad to be in my shoes. There is no other place on earth I'd rather be.

My New York City Life

2006-05-20T00:29:00.000-07:00

Life is a blessing in New York City! There is just something about this place that makes me feel free and excited about the crazy life that I lead. I know that I am here for a very important reason. So many miracles,struggles, angels, obstacles, tears, joyful moments and blessings I have faced, that I can not doubt God is preparing me for greatness. Life's surreal and yet heavenly forces of nature continue to lead me to a future I picture and hope for in my mind. It is a mere image in my imagination now, but maybe someday my destiny will collide with these images in my head creating a present that is nothing short of a miracle.

I am indeed an actress, and I am also indeed a waitress. There is nothing I am ashamed of being. I work long hard hours feeding Times Square's tourists, and in my quality time work on the career that I love so much. Everyday is a new day for a miracle and I'm all about the miracles coming into my life. I feel blessed on any given day that I can give an audition, good or bad. I always learn something new and continue to grow. There is so much passion in me that I could explode into tiny little pieces (but we wouldn't want that would we). No matter if times are good or bad the important thing to remember is to just get through it. Then you can learn, grow and be thankful for everything that's happenend in your past. I've always felt that you can never truly move on in life until you've learnt to accept and be thankful for the past. From my past to present I couldn't be anymore thankful. I am indeed blessed. I truly am.

Un Poema Para El Amor De Mi Vida, C.J.

2006-05-02T18:44:00.000-07:00

Desiluciones de noche

Lleno de alegrias del dia.

Rezo en mis suenos.

Capturando una bella paz.

Visitando a la luna con la ternura de me mente,

Me encontre con mi amor,

mi vida,

y felicidad.

Le di un eterno abrazo, nunca queriendolo soltar.

Con un beso de mi alma por la inspiracion que solo tu me das.

Invente una flor del color del arcoiris,

Con el quierer de las suave manos de mi mama.

La acaricio solo cuando se viene el aguacero.

En tiempos llenos de error,

y gruesos con crueldad.

Esta flor, tan curiosa, vive de mi mal estar.

Necisita mis lagrimas de vez en cuando para poderse parar.

El veneno que la gente me provoca influye en

la dulcura de su hermosidad.

Y el dolor enterrado en mi pecho cada ano lo hace revivar.

En las noches de desilucion que dan tantas ganas de llorar,

me envuelvo con sus petalos,

y me quitan la soledad.

Solo a ti quiero en este momento.

Solo a ti te quiero demostrar

que el amor que te tengo sera eterno

Como el sol hace brillar como diamantes las estrellas

y el cielo mas fiel siempre amanece con el mar.

Y por eso te prometo que nunca te voy a olvidar.

No voy a desempacar mis recuerdos de la vida que me das.

No dejare mis suenos donde se que siempre estas.

Te salvare la vida como lo hiciste por mi y los de mas.

Y te soltare como el pajaro que vive por volar.

Y por esto en esta noche te regalaro mi unica flor.

Con colores de la vida que me diste,

y que te doy.

Para cuando sientas tu tristeza

de que no nos podamos abrazar.

Recuerda que la flor necesita vivir y el dolor te lo quiere quitar.

Envuelvete con sus petalos y alli me sentiras

que dios siempre nos cura las heridas

y el amor, tan fuerte, nunca se marchitara.

Enter My Mind

2005-12-06T12:18:00.000-08:00

Hello readers... that is if I have any. I'll briefly introduce myself since this is my first blog. As you've probaly already guessed my name is Giselle Hyland and I am an actress living in the Big Apple. I'm a proud Mexican/American (even though I don't look like it), a romantic, and a dreamer in an insane type of way. By that I mean, I have the ability to loose myself in a daydream anytime anywhere. It's like transporting myself and I can shut out the world around me. Vivid imaginations come in handy in my field of work... believe me. But I guess if I could discribe myself in one word I would say... passionate...Passion is my life. I live by it, I'm attracted to it, and I follow it with every step I take. I live on the egde following no certain path only than the one my heart directs me in. For without passion, life would be one big mess of passiveness and regularity simulating life in a death like way, and aren't we all just searching for a way to free our minds. With that said, thank you for taking the time out to enter mine. As time passes I'll reveal more of who I am because maybe by then I'll know as well. And besides, don't we all love a good mystery...
---giselle---