Last week I published a post which attempted to understand the nature of Michel Piccoli's talent, and, to a certain extent, that post was successful. However, I still felt that I hadn't really done justice to Piccoli and have decided, in an effort to make...
Read More“There are musicians who practice all the time but we actors are not able to do that. We don't have an instrument, except if you say we are our own instrument, and yet I always try to continue searching and working for the moment where...
Read MoreI had intended to blog about a scene I was to shoot for the trailer for Sean J Vincent's new feature film, a psychological thriller called Their Law, where I get shot in the foot. Unfortunately, Sean got stuck at Munich airport, a victim of...
Read MoreLast week, in Hackney's London Fields, I shot a scene for Rouzbeh Rashidi's new feature film, provisionally titled Closure Of Catharsis. Rouzbeh intentionally works without a script and outside the bounds of traditional storytelling, instead, his ...
Read MoreSometimes the actor is employed to work on a production where there is no time to rehearse his scenes with his director and fellow cast members before performance. This situation is rare in the theatre and more common in films with a small budget...
Read MoreIt is true that going on rounds and rounds of auditions is not necessarily the most productive use of the actor's time, however, the actor must accept auditioning as part of the actors' life (unless he forms his own theatre company that is). The a...
Read MoreBeing independent has nothing whatever to do with money, or lack thereof. It has got nothing to do with the means of production. Independence is about how you think. We're currently seeing the proliferation of filmmakers who describe themselves as...
Read MoreWhenever I read a new script for the first time, I try to do so objectively, without paying special attention to the scenes in which my character appears, but treating all parts equally. I do this because it is important to get a sense of...
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‎"I want the public to realize that above all I am an actor, a very professional one who loves every minute of being in front of the camera. But one who becomes very miserable the instant the director shouts, 'Cut!'" Alain Delon delivered great pe...
Read MoreA couple of years ago I read an interview with Michael Gambon who, when asked what work he had lined up next, replied that he didn't know and hoped a couple of projects would come to fruition and provide him with employment. He then remarked...
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