Advice To Actors From 10 True Greats | The Great Acting Blog
Despite our good intentions, despite our best endevours, despite our best laid plans, sometimes our attempts to achieve our most important goals become so convoluted, so mangled by the stresses and strains of day-to-day living, that we lose sight of the vision that inspired us to persue them in the first place.
So here’s a little bit of simplicity, directness and wisdom from ten of the greatest, to inspire us, to refresh us, to help us see the woods from the trees and to give us perspective.
‘Go your own way. Do what you want. Everyone plays his own game.’ – Jean -Paul Belmondo
“Actors have to stay optimistic. We have to believe we have a future. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we’re dead.” – Peter O’Toole
“Keep the circus going inside you, don’t take anything too seriously, it’ll all work out in the end” – David Niven
“Don’t give in. Make your own trail. Don’t moan. Don’t complain. Think positively”. – Katharine Hepburn
“Art is good for the soul precisely because it reminds us we have souls” – Tilda Swinton – Related reading; ‘Tilda Swinton Has Never Auditioned For A Role‘.
“Time goes on. So whatever you’re going to do, do it. Do it now. Don’t wait.” – Robert De Niro
“There just isn’t any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying” – Robert Mitchum
“If you’re not going to tell the truth, then why start talking?” – Gene Wilder
“Surprise yourself every day with your own courage.” – Denholm Elliott
“A person who knows how to laugh at himself will never ceased to be amused.” – Shirley Maclaine
*BONUS – “I think one day you’ll find that you’re the hero you’ve been looking for.” – James Stewart
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