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The Great Acting Blog: “Mindboggling – Tony Curtis in The Boston Strangler”

19.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 15 Comments

Tony Curtis plays Albert DeSalvo, who is picked up by the cops on a breaking and entering charge, but when the judge rules Albert is not of his right mind, he is institutionalised where psychiatrists diagnose him with a multiple personality disord...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Actor’s Life Should Be A Challenge”

12.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

A challenge is a thing which is difficult but doable, it must be within your control to do it – ie; if you knuckle down and apply your skills and apply the tools at your disposal, then, mixed with a bit of hard graft, you...

The Great Acting Blog: “Exquisite – Tony Curtis In Monte Carlo Or Bust!”

05.09.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 13 Comments

Monte Carlo Or Bust is a wonderful, light ,fluffy affair, and contains an ensemble cast which includes the delights of the likes of Terry-Thomas, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore. It's about an international car rally, where the drivers must reach cert...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why We Make Art”

29.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

What happens if he doesn’t get it? I always taught that this was a key question when analyzing a script for action, as in: What does the protagonist want? What happens if he doesn’t get it? In Oedipus Rex, Oedipus wants to raise the plague...

The Great Acting Blog: As The Blog Reaches It’s 2nd Birthday, Here’s A List Of All Movies Mentioned In The Last Year”

22.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

August 25th marks the 2nd birthday of The Great Acting Blog, and for the final post of year 2, I've created a list of all films which have been referenced in the blog over the last 12 months. It has been another wonderful year of...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Insecure Actor”

15.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

I was stunned recently when a colleague of mine, whom I had had a very good relationship with until this point, casually slighted me in public. At first, I was in disbelief because the slight apparently came out of nowhere, and then my survival in...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Joy Of Acting”

08.08.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The characters in my latest short film, Will It Stop Raining In Summer (currently in post-production), are all written “in the style of”, or at least the male characters, Maurice and Roger, are. Roger is having an affair with Maurice's wife, and t...

Check-out These Stills For Will It Stop Raining In Summer

06.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

So we finished shooting the film over the last couple of days, and I have to say it was one of the most creative and pleasurable experiences I've ever had as an actor. We will edit the film over the next week, and Jay will...

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06.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

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The Great Acting Blog: “22 Principles For Better Acting”

01.08.2012 , Uncategorized , 35 Comments

"Learn your lines, find your mark, look `em in the eye and tell `em the truth." - James Cagney As I come to produce my next short film, my mind is a-clutter with dozens of small details which can pre-occupy to the exent that my...