“You do have to embrace your dark side, but don’t have to drown in it.”
Sam Rockwell on playing raw or pained characters.
Meaning? If you take time to get into a character you must take the time to take yourself out of it so it doesn’t take over your life when you’re not working.
Acting Tips
March 12th, 2010Audition Tips
March 11th, 2010Gene Hackman has said when he was first starting out he used to love to audition because it was his only chance to actually play the part. This perspective enabled him to do his best work because he was no longer waiting to get hired to show them what he could really do.
Acting Tips
March 10th, 2010You can’t act once in a while. You must act everyday. It’s that simple. If you were an olympic athlete and you performed only when you had a meet, you would never be at your peak when it counted.
What can you do today to advance your craft and hone your instrument? Class? Working by yourself? Cold readings with fellow actors? Do it now.
Acting Tips
March 9th, 2010“Whenever I see myself in RED OCTOBER on TV I can’t but think, “Look how hard that guy is working. When you’re young you push too hard. The director used to say, “Just stand there and say the line. Just be in front of the camera.” “Now I look back and he was totally right.”
-Alec Baldwin
Acting Tips
March 8th, 2010“You learn to work without control and you jump with no net.”
-Penelope Cruz
Acting Tips
March 5th, 2010Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.
-John Gielgud
Acting Tips
March 4th, 2010Acting is a matter of giving away secrets. -Ellen Barkin, Actress.
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March 3rd, 2010Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.
-Glenda Jackson, Academy award winning actress
Working On the Set
March 2nd, 2010Work out the arc of the character’s entire story so you always know where you’re coming from, literally as well as emotionally.
Acting Tips
March 1st, 2010If you were an olympic athlete you would practice your sport to the utmost of your ability. You would know that because of the competition to succeed, you would have to bust your butt every day. Guess what other profession requires the same daily diligence, discipline, and focus?