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The Great Acting Blog: “The Generosity Of Roberto Benigni”

"It is a sad and beautiful world" - Roberto Benigni in Down By Law To celebrate the completion of my feature film, Noirish Project, I held a screening of Jim Jarmusch's Down By Law. It was an important film for me when I was in my...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Movie That Never Was”

07.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

I once knew an actor who, every time I ran into him, kept telling me that he was going to make a feature film and that there was a part in it for me. The first time he told me this, I thought "oh wow"...

Why I’m Screening Down By Law To Mark The Completion Of Noirish Project

06.09.2013 , Noirish Project , 1 Comment

I discovered Down By Law while I was teenager living in a bleak and obscure South Wales coastal town during the mid-1990s. Flipping channels on the TV one night at about 2am, I stumbled upon Ellen Barkin and Tom Waits having an almighty bust-up in...

The Great Acting Blog: “In Praise Of Pretentiousness”

06.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Pretentiousness in anyone over the age of 20 is hideous and loathsome. Pretentiousness in anyone under that age however, can be a good thing. For what is pretentiousness in a young person? Well, very often it is creative energy which has been poorly allocated. It is...

The Great Acting Blog: “Jack Nicholson’s Retirement”

05.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 34 Comments

"When I watch my own work, I'm always watching him, I'm never watching me. That separation is a part of the trade as well". - Jack Nicholson When Jack Nicholson announced he was retiring from acting, I was completely bowled over. The strength of my response...

The Great Acting Blog : “The True Actor”

04.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 3 Comments

"there is a difference between mere brightness and real light; the latter has a definite source within itself, the other borrows it's radiance; the one is called forth by an illumination coming from the outside, and anyone who stands between the source and the object...

The Great Acting Blog: “Tell Your Story Today”

03.09.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Education is the best way to improve the actor's lot. Explaining what great acting is, pointing it out when we see it, explaining why a performance was great, this is educating. Mainstream media concentrates on the lifestyles of movie stars and consequently the public (and...

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