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The Great Acting Blog: “Did You Suffer A Set Back?”

15.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

If so, don't back down. Don't walk away. Remember: a setback is not evidence that you are useless, it's just a setback. Next time, aim even higher and go at it twice as hard. Subscribe To The Great Acting Blog...

The Great Acting Blog: “What Ignites Your Passion?”

13.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

If you're going to do the scene, then you need to pick an action that ignites you, that ignites your passion. That's why the director telling you how to play the scene is no good. How can he possibly know that his choice is interesting...

A Compelling And Understated Femme Fatale – Lauren Bacall | The Great Acting Blog

13.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 26 Comments

“Imagination is the highest kite one can fly.” "The Look" I first stumbled upon Lauren Bacall, like so many others, in The Big Sleep, and was bowled over by her striking looks and extraordinary elegance. Her screen persona was complex and fascinating, a mixture of moodiness and...

The Great Acting Blog: “Take That Next, Scary Step”

12.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Acting is not a life where it's all mapped out. It doesn't have a clear command and reward structure like most regular jobs. There is no certainty year-to-year or even month-to-month. That's why we must make a habit of facing up to the unknown....

The Great Acting Blog: “Being A Great Actor Is A Question Of Intent”

11.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

We do what we set ourselves to do. If we set ourselves to become mediocre actors then that's what we'll we do. If we set ourselves to valiantly try to build an acting career before quitting after a few years, then that's what we'll do. If...

The Great Acting Blog: “Focus On Those Who Are Moved By Your Work”

10.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Your work is not going to be for everybody. Your audition, your performance, your script, your film, your play, your blogpost, whatever it is, some people are going to reject it. They just don't respond to your aesthetic, they just don't connect with it, maybe...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Responsibility Is Yours”

09.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

You can walk away and do something else, or you can stay fixed on your goals. There is nothing stopping you from doing either. It is a choice. It is a choice, and as such, the responsibility rests with you. This means it's up to you...

The Great Acting Blog: “Never Let Old Habits Put You Under Pressure”

08.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Change is a key factor in the actor's life. Change within himself and change within his situation. The change within his situation is to do with the transient, itinerant nature of the work. The situation is rarely stable. The work is project-to-project, the future is always...

The Great Acting Blog: “Create Meaning, Purpose And Fulfilment”

07.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

If you only want to turn-out humdrum work, you'll have to scream louder to make yourself heard amid the cacophony, but every so often you will get what you want. It's easy in one sense because you're dishing out something you don't care about, the stakes...

The Great Acting Blog: “Some Words Of Wisdom From The Great Woody Allen”

06.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Woody Allen knows a thing or two about building a body of work. Over 50 years he's made 48 feature films, playing leading roles in most of them too, and he's made them on his own terms, with complete artistic freedom. He shows what can...

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