Instead of complaining about having to hold the audition material, think of the sides as a good friend you are allowed to bring into the session with you. You don’t have to look at your friend if you don’t need to, but he or she is a glance away, just in case.
Archive for March, 2010
Audition tips
Wednesday, March 31st, 2010Acting Tips
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010Thinking you are special is not a conceit, but a necessity.
Audition Tips
Monday, March 29th, 2010Quite often actors will nod their heads as if they understand the adjustment being given, when in reality they have no idea what is being asked of them. If you’re confused, politely ask them for clarification. You can’t give them what they want if you don’t understand what they’re asking for.
Audition Tips
Friday, March 26th, 2010“Don’t let rejections control your life. To allow other people’s assessment of you to determine your own self-assessment is a big mistake. The question really is, who at the end of the day is going to make the determination about what your talents are. That has to be you.”
-Columbia University President Lee Bollinger who was rejected by Harvard University as a teenager.
Acting Tips
Thursday, March 25th, 2010“I remember sitting at my kitchen table and my mom saying, “Do you really think you’re as good as Meryl Streep?” “I said, “Mom, I just have to be as good as me.”
-Greta Gerwig star of Greenberg opposite Ben Stiller
Audition Tips
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010“The truth is, everything that happened in my life that I thought was a crushing event at the time has turned out for the better. Setbacks teach lessons that carry you along. You learn that a temporary defeat is not a permanent one. In the end it can be an opportunity.”
-Warren Buffet third richest man in the world discussing being rejected by Harvard business school.
Acting Tips
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt
Audition Tips
Monday, March 22nd, 2010What’s more important? Getting what you want or protecting yourself from judgement?
Working Actor
Friday, March 19th, 2010Your preparation depends on how much time you have and how closely you relate to the character. Some parts you click into right away and some require more imagination work/observation/research/emotional parallels from your own life. Regardless of preparation time, each part is a unique opportunity to experience the life of another human being.
Audition Tips
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Manifest a bubble containing only you and the other actor/reader. Let everything outside that bubble fade away so its just the two of you connecting, relating, and going after what you want.