In our work it's important to create afresh each time we do a scene, whether in rehearsal or in performance. The tendency is often to fall back onto a previous way of doing it, a way that has already worked, re-creating rather than creating. We...
Read MoreIf you're going to be picking a goal, it might as well be something you love. Don't think you're making life easier, don't think you'll reduce the stress by picking something you're only luke warm about. Remember that it's going to require long hours of...
Read MoreI had a couple of hours to kill before my appointment, so I thought I'd duck into the movie theatre, a little local art-house, and catch a flick. I saw something I fancied but I wanted to know how long it was to make...
Read More"If I had an hour to solve a problem, I'd spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and 5 minutes thinking about the solution." - Albert Einstein The point is that we cannot determine a solution until we have correctly defined the problem. And that is why...
Read More... This will enable you to organise your mind and your energy, and focus entirely on the task ahead, ensuring that everything you do works for your performance. This is all part of having a controllable technique that stands up under pressure and enables you to...
Read MoreFor those who are worried that producing work would cost them their relentless focus on acting, that they would be spreading themselves too thin - here's some words of wisdom from one of the greatest actor-producers of them all, John Cassavetes. For those who don't...
Read More"In front of camera, I feel solid, satisfied. Away from it I am empty, confused." - Marcello Mastroianni It's an interesting statement from Mastroianni. Many actors feel this way though, they are more at ease when performing than when not. It's curious because most people are...
Read MoreIf you're pursuing worthwhile goals, then they're probably difficult, they're probably taking you out of your comfort zone, and they may cause you to stumble and fail occasionally. It's okay to lose the occasional battle, what is important though is that you eventually win the war....
Read More... "Your chances of making a living or making a better living are increased by writing something that you would want to write badly enough that you would actually go out and raise the money to direct it. You’re much better to do that because...
Read Morehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXyuNBoNGBs&list=UUIY6Uk_5rRlISfH8Hyky3_w Jeremy Isaacs’ 1998 “Face To Face” interview with Mamet, where he discusses acting, playwriting, theatre, plus his life and career. It’s 37 minutes long but well worth the time. I’ve pasted some nuggets from it below...
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