Author Archives: Suzie Steen
“When an actor comes to me and wants to discuss his character, I say, ‘It’s in the script’. If he says, ‘But what’s my motivation?’ I say, ‘your salary’. “ –Alfred Hitchcock Actors seem to need to know the right questions to ask and are required to do a lot of their own character - read more
When I say to some of my newer actors in class “stop acting”, they often respond that they are, indeed, in an acting class — so? “If you catch somebody ‘acting’ in a movie, that actor is doing it wrong. The moment he’s caught ‘performing’ for the camera, the actor has blown his cover. - read more
Yup, the “intellectual actor”, you can get too far into your head and your thoughts. It kinda works better if you lose that intellect and just feel the feelings. Hence, jump in Fully..without monitoring, editing, or checking. You will be stunned at your inner self coming to the character. A - read more
PREPARATION: Why do I always seem to comment on this? Because: Preparation allows for SPONTANEITY – freedom of EXPRESSION, CREATIVITY, VULNERABILITY and ACCESSIBILITY! If you are prepared, know your lines, are aware of your character and the situation, you will then be FREE to be DIRECTED - read more
P R E P – R O A R – F I N (These 3 words will WOW your audition technique!) Auditioning? Love it or Hate it…it’s necessary to Audition to get a job! The more you audition, the better you get at it (hopefully) and the less nervous you get. Three things from the book “Audition - read more
