Never knew this about Seinfeld. Interesting...
I'd have to agree with him though. The principles Hubbard discovered about communication are universal and very useful--people of any belief system could benefit from them.
I used to be basically a shy person and it was not easy for me to start conversations with people I didn't already know. The communication course I did back in the 80's changed all that for me. Being a good communicator really makes all the difference in terms of accomplishing things in life and making forward progress toward one's goals. It means everything to me personally and I'll always be thankful for that. Without it, for example, I don't know that I would have had the guts to start dating someone as beautiful (outside and "inside" :) as my wife. I would have "settled" or maybe not ended up with anyone at all. Who knows what would have happened, but that's how I see it.
Link: Seinfeld: Scientology made me funny : News 2007 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide.
Jerry Seinfeld says Scientology helped turn him into a better stand-up.
He said he is high school car mechanics teacher introduced him to the system about 30 years ago, and it helped him in his early days on stage.
In an interview with America’s Parade magazine and it helped him in his early years of stand-up, he said: ‘Believe it or not, it’s extremely intellectual and clinical in its approach to problem-solving, which really appealed to me.’
Although Scientology, made up by sci-fi author L Ron Hubbard in the Fifties, has a reputation as a ruthless organisation that’s difficult to leave, Seinfeld said he only took ‘a couple’ of courses and did not follow it up.
He said: ‘I learned some things about communication that really got my act going. I wasn’t a natural performer at all, so I learned.
‘It really helped me on stage to understand how you have to invade the space of the audience a little bit.’
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