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The Great Acting Blog: “Use Incremental Progress To Achieve Your Impossible Goals”

06.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

It may be that you're in a position whereby you're not going to achieve your big goals anytime soon. It may take years or even decades. Today, those goals may seem impossible to you, you may not be able to see a way through, it's just...

The Great Acting Blog: “Create An Impact Like Your Favourite Actors”

03.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

You can turn up and do acting like a job, just going through the motions, checking your watch, being comfortable. And that's fine. But you'll end up producing work without any impact, work that fails to make an impression, work that does not matter to...

The Great Acting Blog: “How Often Do You Say; ‘THAT’S Why I Became An Actor”

02.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Any work is better than no work, right? If you have no aesthetic conscience, then you probably agree with that statement - and if that is so, then it does not matter to you what work you do. And this post is probably not relevant...

Cultivate The Habit Of Patience | The Great Acting Blog

01.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 48 Comments

When so much of the actor's career is out of his control, it might be a good idea to cultivate the habit of patience. Patience means strength. It means holding your nerve, being mentally tough, remaining focussed on important tasks when under pressure and executing them...

The Great Acting Blog: “They May Hate Something You Did, But Not Everything”

31.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

I once curated a program of short films. At the end of the screening a friend approached me to say that he had hated what he saw. I wasn't offended, but I did respect his opinion and was saddened by his view. The next time...

The Great Acting Blog: “Never Play With Fire….”

30.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

....Because you might get burnt. This is particularly apt when dealing with people. Seek out and connect with only those you respect. Subscribe To The Great Acting Blog ...

The Great Acting Blog: “See It Through”

29.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Doing 80% of the work is not the same as doing 100% of the work. 80% may be a good effort but it will get you nowhere. 80% of your lines leant, 80% of that script written, 80% of that film made, may as well be zero...

The Great Acting Blog: “Begin Each Day Afresh”

27.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Don't carry the baggage from yesterday into today. If you do, it'll only weigh you down and eventually sink you. Learn from what happens. Be objective. Be detached. Begin each day afresh, with an open mind. This is the approach that will help you keep going for the...

The Great Acting Blog: “Know What You’re Doing – The Importance Of Technique”

26.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

You've always got to know what you're doing. That means having a concrete, controllable, repeatable acting technique which enables you to deliver the goods in any situation. It means understanding why you got the results you did and knowing how to change those things you...