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The Great Acting Blog: “This Quest For Validation Is Just Another Excuse”

26.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Most young actors search for validation from someone who they perceive to be in a position of authority (an agent, casting director, director, etc). They long to be handed the keys which, they believe, will unlock the feeling of acceptance inside of themselves, and then,...

The Great Acting Blog: “What You Do Today Will Bring Results Tomorrow”

25.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Some days you break your heart working as hard as you can but seem to accomplish nothing. Other days, you put your feet up and all you do is drink coffee but something wonderful falls into your lap. What does this mean? Is it luck? No, the...

The Great Acting Blog: “Get Rid Of The Excuses – Be An Artist”

24.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 33 Comments

The strange thing about driving instructors is that the object of their work is to effectively make themselves redundant. They teach us the driving skills necessary for us to pass our test, and if we do pass, then we will no longer require their services,...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Mythology Of The Great Actor”

23.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 16 Comments

We become actors partly because of the mythology of our favourite actors, it inspired us, it intoxicated us. The stories told about them, their rise, their epic deeds, their important work, it awakened our belief. We wanted to emulate them, to be like them ...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Actor We Don’t Want To Become”

22.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

It's a very strange experience when you haven't seen an actor's work for a number years, and then suddenly you do, and it's obvious how much they've declined. Their old intensity and drive is replaced by a weariness, they are clearly not as focussed as...

The Great Acting Blog: “Do Something Really Special”

21.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Give the craft of acting the respect it deserves. Don't just be another taker who shows up because they can walk and talk charmingly, and hope to get lucky. Master a practical technique of acting which will hold up under pressure. Perfect your voice and diction. Don't...

The Great Acting Blog: “It’s Not Failure, It’s An Opportunity”

20.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Know this: Your acting career will not unfold how you thought it would. It will not fit the image you had in your mind. It will not move along as quickly as you would like. Your impact will not be as potent as you would have hoped. The world will...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Desire To Be Great”

19.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Chuck Bowen, in a recent piece in Keyframe Daily, said that Leonardo Di Caprio, despite his strivings in recent years, was someone "auditioning for the role of Great Actor", he was "not quite" there. Although I haven't seen The Wolf Of Wall Street yet, I...

The Great Acting Blog: “It’s Our Art That Makes Us Stronger”

18.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Measuring out progress as a number is not an unreasonable thing to do. We take pride in adding another line to the CV at the end of a job, and clocking up the auditions makes us feel as though we are progressing towards our goal....

The Great Acting Blog: “Another 38 Words To Describe Great Acting”

16.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 3,373 Comments

Here are some more words forwarded to me by readers. Can't say I agree with all of them but hopefully they can help to shape our thinking. effective realistic artistic playful convincing emotive passionate risky scary universal unique ethereal transformative evocative empathetic electric eclectic inclusive ...

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