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The Great Acting Blog: “Becoming An Actor Is Largely About Answering Questions”

19.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Do I really want to be an actor, or is it just an idea in my head that will pass in time? Once that has been answered positively, the new question will be… Am I a good enough actor to warrant a place? Then… Can... Read More

Noirish Project To Be Screened In Helsinki

08.06.2016 , Noirish Project , 0 Comments

Delighted to announce details of our Helsinki screening. We will be working in collaboration with Helsinki based film collective, Euphoria Borealis. Noirish Project will provide the opening for their International Kino Kabaret. “International Kino Kabaret 2016 Presents: Noirish Project” – WHS Teatarri Union, Siltavuorenranta 18... Read More

Gerard Depardieu In Under The Sun Of Satan | The Great Acting Blog

04.01.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 19 Comments

Gerard Depardieu plays Dossignan, a rural priest engaged in an intense spiritual struggle, a struggle so demanding it regularly brings Depardieu to ill health, one feels even worse might befall him if he didn't have his Dean, Menou-Segrais (played... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Anyone Can Act In The Same Way Anyone Can Write A Poem”

15.02.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

“Study voice and movement – learn the difference between the beautiful and the attractive. Learn to analyze a script the way a director should and almost none can…Make yourself the expert…Your friends will tell you you are making yourself foolish ... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Find Out What Needs To Be Improved”

10.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In elite sport, coaches sometimes throw a young, untried player into the first team in order to find out what needs to be improved, and so turn him into the finished article. The coach does not expect the player to be successful at this stage... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Get Rid Of Your Provocative Qualities”

02.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Many start out as interesting and provocative actors, but over time, the pressure to get work causes them to trim away their unique edges. They become a completely general, inoffensive actor, neutral and obedient. They do this because they think it removes reasons for them... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Directing Actors”

31.10.2012 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Noirish Project continues apace, and I will very soon begin rehearsals with the actors. I've not directed actors within a rehearsal context for awhile, although, as an actor myself, I like to think I have an idea about what is useful direction for... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “How Are You Doing?”

27.06.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Sometimes, how we feel influences how well we think we’re doing. But emotions are a poor indicator of our progress, they are liable to lead us up the garden path, and negative emotions can result in destructive decision-making. To measure our progress we need to... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “When Direction Is Futile”

23.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 6 Comments

On the few occasions I have had to direct other actors, I have found the most exhausting aspect to be the articulation of my ideas for how I think the scene should be approached. It requires absolute precision of articulation and must be said in... Read More

The Great Acting Blog: “Some Words From Charles Bukowski….”

20.09.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 24 Comments

  1. If something burns your soul with purpose and desire, it’s your duty to be reduced to ashes by it. Any other form of existence will be yet another dull book in the library of existence. 2. The free soul is rare but you... Read More