Tag Archives: acting
“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
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
I can’t wait to see Russell’s version. Here’s what he thinks… What a great idea and wonderful casting with Russell Brand playing ‘Arthur’ in the remake of ‘Arthur’. Brand certainly has his own fast-paced wit and sense of humour. He says: “I am hoping that I too will get an - read more
Here’s the list for the films eligible to be nominated. If you are a SAG member – REMEMBER the beauty and honesty of Mao’s Last Dancer! Best Original Screenplay Lisa Cholodenko, Stuart Blumberg -The Kids Are All Right David Seidler – The King’s Speech Christopher Nolan – - read more
