Al Pacino Tag

The Great Acting Blog: “The Trademarks Of 12 Famous Actors According To IMDB”

23.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Some of these are sweetly naive, and their bluntness renders them somewhat absurd, but nonetheless they offer a fascinating distillation of the actors themselves. The trade-marks are as much to do with the actor's own nature and what they bring to each role, as they are...

Great Actors On Acting | The Great Acting Blog

05.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 8 Comments

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Jean Gabin in Marcel Carne's Le Jour Se Leve[/caption] Insight, interest and inspiration...

The Great Acting Blog: “Courageous Acting”

21.11.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The obsession with "doing emotions" in modern acting is little short of a disaster. It paints the character (and therefore the actor) as a victim, stripping him of dignity. Further, when an actor tries to squeeze emotion out of themselves, they turn inward rather than...

The Great Acting Blog: “Extraordinary Is Easier Than Mediocre”

05.07.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Most actors don't believe they are or can be great actors. Certainly few possess the drive and creative ambition of, say, an Al Pacino or a Laurence Olivier. Most actors think such an aim is preposterous. In consequence, they accept themselves as mediocre, happy just...