Titus Hayden

0:00 – Coming Up!
2:25 – Episode Starts!

Chapter 1: Acting Journey & Early Career
4:05 – When He Started Acting
4:41 – Acting in PPP Loan Gone
5:45 – Balancing Acting With a Full-Time Job
8:50 – Importance of Sacrifice to Succeed

Chapter 2: Personal Growth & Mindset
10:22 – Overcoming People-Pleasing
11:50 – “We Have More Neurons in Our Stomach Than in Our Brain” → Listening to Your Gut
14:30 – Upcoming Movie Big Dog & Action Movie Inspirations
15:38 – Lorenz Tate Comparisons & Inspirations

Chapter 3: Big Screen & Hollywood
18:19 – Seeing His Face on the Big Screen
19:58 – Thoughts on Moving to Hollywood
22:49 – First Audition & Being Nervous
24:17 – Managing Anxiety On & Off Set
25:17 – Concerns About Hollywood’s Dark Side

Chapter 4: Success, Discipline & Going Viral
27:00 – The Secret Sauce to Winning in Life
28:33 – Importance of Discipline
30:16 – Overcoming Depression + Going Viral With Self-Film
31:51 – Hitting 4 Million Views on TikTok
33:57 – Loving Comedy but Being Shy

Chapter 5: Challenges & Vulnerability
36:55 – Tough Emotional Scenes (Buy Her Movie)
41:02 – “Don’t Sleep on a Short Man” → It’s Not All About Appearance
44:02 – Growing Up Short & Opening Up About It
47:08 – Manifestation & Prayer
49:36 – How He Memorizes Lines

Chapter 6: Life Lessons & Wisdom
51:21 – “You Have to Figure Out How to Write Your Story”
54:47 – “Life Is a Stage and We’re All Actors” → Being Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
59:41 – Spotting Fake Friends Who Put on Acts
1:01:33 – Shifting From Watching to Performing
1:04:46 – Being the Oldest Sibling (“I’m Not the Main Character Anymore”)
1:07:07 – “Life Is a Cycle”

Chapter 7: Movies, Confidence & Dating
1:09:24 – A Surprising Favorite Movie
1:10:27 – Playing “Jake” in The Snooze & Confidence With Women
1:15:32 – Dating Struggles as an Actor
1:18:16 – Red Flags in Dating

Chapter 8: Family, Faith & Philosophy
1:21:27 – “My Grandparents Raised Me”
1:23:03 – Life as a Movie
1:24:02 – “You Can’t Waste Any Scenes in Your Life Movie”
1:26:02 – Letting Go & Regrowth
1:29:03 – The Law of Motion → Changing Your Role in Life

Chapter 9: Current Projects & Future Goals
1:30:54 – Short Films He’s Done
1:32:05 – Thoughts on Love
1:33:43 – Upcoming Movie Trap 48
1:36:00 – Confidence in Auditions + Memorizing Lines
1:38:00 – Meaning of His Name “Titus”

1:39:36 – Outro