Tag Archives: Michael Caine

“Performing for the Camera”?

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

Acting in Film

I found another good book by Michael Caine.  His autobiography — Acting in Film — was fun and interesting.  He’s a candid and engaging writer.  The first passage in his book took me as an actor and acting teacher by surprise and delight.  I will quote: “If you really want to become an - read more