One of the major problems is that many theatres and many filmmakers are not looking to acting in order to make their name. That is, they are not concerned with  being known as having great acting in their productions. Decent, competent acting will do for...
Read MoreSo many actors fail because they don't define their objectives properly. A lot of actors grumble and complain because they don't feel they have any direction, they're not going anywhere. In the end, many walk away entirely because, frankly, their lack of direction leads to...
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A sort of companion piece to yesterday's post. Creating an environment where everyone is secure in their position is only one side of the coin. The flip side is that actors need to control themselves and their insecurities. We all have fears but we mustn't allow them...
Read More"Security breeds selflessness". I heard this recently via the sporting world and wondered how this might apply to the acting world, which is of course famous for it's insecurities. Security derives from trust, trusting and being trusted by those around you. Selflessness is generosity. When an...
Read MoreWhat do you want to be known for? What kind of actor do you want to be known as? You can’t chase everything. Film, television, theatre, radio, (web?) whichever one you focus your time, energy and resources on, means less for the others. If you...
Read More"When you are going to any of those in great power, place before yourself that you will not find the man at home, that you will be excluded, that the door will not be opened to you, that the man will not care about you. And...
Read MoreSometimes it seems, a role is too well cast. The actor fits the character too perfectly. After doing a thorough analysis, the director has a very specific and precisely articulated idea about what he wants the character to be. So he searches for an actor...
Read MoreI entered the theatre with some trepidation. I was worried it was going to be another one of those American movies about twenty-somethings moaning about non-problems, or a second rate episode of Friends shot in black and white. I hadn’t liked The Squid And The...
Read MoreYesterday's post was about setting goals high enough so that accomplishing them creates stress, and coming through this stress then helps us to grow. However, we don't need to dive into the stress from the word go. Oftentimes we need to gently ease ourselves into...
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