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as I possibly can.”
Picture Pankow on a sea kayak far up along the Alaskan
coast, out in the dark sea amongst the planet’s great un- knowns. Does he see it as intimidating? Something to fear? Not a chance. Instead, like acting, the great unknown is the true space of self-exploration. “I find it freeing,” he remarks on what lies beyond the horizon. “Right now is a time where the goal is to feel the freedom to try. Wherever you are, you are able to try new things, find out who you are. That’s the goal.”
This spring, as the doors of normalcy slowly become
ajar—ushering in a new era of hope, rebuilding, and growth—Pankow proceeds from a newly-formed vantage point. Here, he is “finding different perspectives on art and planting that seed.” He invites not just fans of Outer Banks, or Netflix subscribers, but everyone to plant one’s own trees and to “trust that you can plant it,” because you won’t find what you’re truly looking for outside of yourself. The actor affirms with a smile, “Time will tell you what’s going to grow, what it’s going to be like.” And while we can not move the hands of time any faster than their natural progression, one thing remains certain: we will bloom again.
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