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The Great Acting Blog: “Why Actors Fail To Speak About Their Work With Confidence”

14.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

Many actors find it difficult to talk about their careers. There is often this sense of pressure that if you're not famous or not working on something famous then you don't count. A lot of actors too, feel within themselves that their careers should be further...

The Great Acting Blog: “Have A Strategic Vision For Your Work”

07.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

A strategy is the overall idea and vision for how to obtain your goals. Your ambition may be to become a great Shakespearean actor, and strategy for this may be to get into the Royal Shakespeare Company, work your way up the ladder and eventually...

The Great Acting Blog: “Control All The Steps Of Your Career”

22.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

In a recent article, Laura Lindsay, an actress, tells the familiar tale of how a lack of opportunities lead her to form her own theatre company and produce her own play, and so re-claim control over her career. I am of course an advocate of actors...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Actor’s Life Will Reveal What You Truly Value”

13.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Acting always reveals the truth of who you are. And I'm not just talking about the performances, but the life itself. It's just too demanding, the challenges are unrelenting, eventually there can be no place to hide. Whatever you really want, whether that's fame, or...

The Great Acting Blog: “Remain Fixed On Your Big Goal(s)”

02.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Staying fixed on our big goals, on our dreams (to make a movie, or sign with that top agent, or to play King Lear at the Royal Shakespeare Company) relieves pressure. Perhaps the reality is that we will not be able to accomplish them for many...

The Great Acting Blog: “This Quest For Validation Is Just Another Excuse”

26.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Most young actors search for validation from someone who they perceive to be in a position of authority (an agent, casting director, director, etc). They long to be handed the keys which, they believe, will unlock the feeling of acceptance inside of themselves, and then,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Get Rid Of The Excuses – Be An Artist”

24.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 33 Comments

The strange thing about driving instructors is that the object of their work is to effectively make themselves redundant. They teach us the driving skills necessary for us to pass our test, and if we do pass, then we will no longer require their services,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Waste Good Acting Years – Shoot A Picture”

15.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

There are too many actors out there letting good acting years drift by, there are too many actors with frustrated ambition, there are too many actors who quit due to lack of opportunity. There are too many actors chasing after work they don't really want....

The Great Acting Blog: “In Which Direction Are You Heading?”

14.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 24 Comments

Bad actors are basically socialites, not workers. They meticulously compose a persona for themselves, going to great lengths to be charming and establish themselves in a room. Yet their work is ordinary at best because they never put in the time or effort necessary to...

The Great Acting Blog: “Do What Brings Out The Best In You”

08.01.2014 , Uncategorized , 4 Comments

We too often go with the flow. We too often do the thing that is pragmatic and practical and reasonable but which does not necessarily inspire us. Consequently, we sort of trudge through it, without joy, and our results are very often less than spectacular. We...

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