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The Great Acting Blog: “It’s Our Art That Makes Us Stronger”

18.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Measuring out progress as a number is not an unreasonable thing to do. We take pride in adding another line to the CV at the end of a job, and clocking up the auditions makes us feel as though we are progressing towards our goal....

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Actors Struggle With Big Projects”

28.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 38 Comments

The life of an actor doesn't necessarily lend itself to long term thinking. It's not a structured lifestyle, and rarely is career progression linear. The actor's mentality then, becomes about not looking too far ahead - this is partly a protective mechanism against the disappointments...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why It’s Better To Be Serious Than Fake”

18.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 62 Comments

The neophyte actor wants validation, whether that comes via an agent, a casting director, a director, a filmmaker, other actors, it doesn't matter so long as it comes from whoever they want to please at the time. This, I believe, is the normal state of...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Purpose Of Struggle”

11.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Oedipus spends his whole time in Sophocles' play trying to figure out what caused the plague on Thebes. Eventually of course, he discovers that he himself is the cause of the plague. The purpose of struggle, is to the reveal the truth. This is true...

The Great Acting Blog: “Our Remarkable Story”

06.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

The actor's life rarely unfolds in the way we thought it would. We set out with all kinds of ideas in our heads and then we're rudely interrupted by that thing they call reality. It takes a while to make the essential correction, to hold...

The Great Acting Blog: “How Guilt Guides Us”

19.08.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 8 Comments

Acting is a never ending process, it isn't a job, it's a way of life, every moment of our lives is about growing as an artist, it's not about working to a clock. That's why sometimes when we engage in a project that takes us away...

The Great Acting Blog: “What Have You Got To Offer?”

26.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

The constant stream of actors moaning about work, or lack thereof I should say, really doesn't make any sense at all. Firstly, there are actors who complain about not having any work but never actually attempt to get any. Draw your own conclusion there. But...

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