“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 9th, 2010Acting 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.
Acting tips
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?
Working on the Set
February 26th, 2010The more the actor brings to the role, the better it makes the director look. This is the type of actor that can expect to be hired over and over again.
Acting Tips
February 25th, 2010A critic is a man who knows the way but can’t drive the car.
-Kenneth Tynan
Acting Tips
February 24th, 2010Whether you think you can or whether you think you can’t….you are right.
-Henry Ford