“In addition to the valuable insight that John has from his own work as an actor, he is exceptionally mindful of your personal goals.  I joined class and said, “I love paraphrasing and being loose with the script, so I want (read: need) to work on word perfect auditions.”  John heard that and when I’m working he watches what I say like a hawk! But in a very supportive way! If you tell him there’s something specific you want to improve on, he remembers.”