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The Great Acting Blog: “Give It To Yourself”

02.05.2014 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

Each new meaningful accomplishment changes the way we see the world around us, and it changes what we can see ahead of us. It enables us to see new opportunities and so progress still further - our cycle of accomplishment and progression snowballs. If however, nobody...

The Great Acting Blog: “An Actor Of Integrity”

01.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks." What comes from the heart goes to the heart. And that has never been more true than with Bob Hoskins. He was the embodiment of truth and honesty and generosity, and that's why we...

Red Block Artwork For Noirish Project

30.04.2014 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

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The Great Acting Blog: “Ignore The Siren Of Mediocrity – Keep Striving For Great Work”

30.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

We see incompetent actors doing well. We see mediocre actors being feted. We see actors we don’t rate being praised to the roof-tops by the critics. We see actors we don’t respect, earning a fortune. That is not a cue to join their ranks. That is not a sign telling...

The Great Acting Blog: “Delusional Actors Are Scared”

29.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Believe or not, there are actors out there too scared to make a proper commitment to the craft of acting and all of it's demands. They're just too scared to cross that threshold and give themselves fully to it. This kind of person describes themselves as...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Magic Of The Artistic Life”

28.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"As you start to walk out on the way, the way appears." -- Rumi I love this quote from Rumi because it reminds me of the magic of the artistic life, which is that we get to continually re-invent what it is. Whenever we begin the next...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Way Of Independence And Peace”

27.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Often, schmoozing and doing favours for colleagues is a means of gaining control over them (as is bullying, conversely - schmoozing can quickly turn into bullying and vice versa). The schmoozer intends to take advantage of the schmoozed, to use them. Ultimately, they want something...

The Great Acting Blog: “Keep Fighting”

25.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In David Mamet's 2009 film, Redbelt, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a jiu-jitsu instructor who runs a self-defence school and lives by a samurai's code. He refuses to participate in prize fights, until he is forced into a big, gaudy tournament for television, in order to pay...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Need A Good Name”

24.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"Build a good name — because a name is not to get famous. He wasn’t talking about celebrity — he was talking about let your name radiate your self, magnify who you are, your good deeds, your code of honor. Build your name and as you go...

The Great Acting Blog: “Be Someone Exciting To Work With”

23.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 31 Comments

Become someone exciting to work with. Ensure that what you offer, what you can bring, your accomplishments, what you represent, your skills, are exciting to those you want to work with. This means knowing the kind of work you want to do and the kind of...