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The Great Acting Blog: “Expect Problems, Difficulties, Complications And Obstacles”

16.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Don't feel hard done by when an unexpected problem spits itself at you. Don't be bitter when weeks of meticulous planning gets wiped out by an unforeseen difficulty. Don't despair when your perfectionism is defaced by a new complication. Don't think you are being distracted when a silly obstacle presents itself. Problems, difficulties,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Don’t Let The Negative Drown Out The Excellent”

12.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Whenever we go after a difficult goal, there will inevitably be periods of great stress - if there wasn't then the goal wouldn't be difficult. By the same token however, in order to accomplish the goal there must be great moments where we excel ourselves. The tendency...

The Great Acting Blog: “When The Real Test Begins”

03.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

Like the protagonist of the play, we are on a quest, and at certain points in that quest certain ugly things, which we were not expecting, will rear themselves, and it will dawn on us that the quest is going to be a lot more...

The Great Acting Blog: “Why Actors Take A Break”

25.03.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

It's interesting to observe the number of people who go into acting then"take a break" for a few months, then come back, then take a break again and so on. The reasons for doing so are myriad, and we've all had periods where we need...

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: “True Failure”

04.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 68 Comments

Chasing goals we don't care about is easy because it doesn't really matter whether we accomplish them or not. It's not scary because the potential for hurt should we fail, is absent. So we can continue to drift along, with the pressure off, making a...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Rules Of Life Are The Same Off Stage As On It”

17.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

When we play a scene it's crucial that we pick the right action for it. Not only does it need to be in line with the writer's intentions, but it also needs to be an action which we find compelling, which we are excited about...

The Great Acting Blog: “Great Actors Are Excited By Great Acting”

04.12.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

When we work towards a goal that excites us, that we absolutely want to accomplish, then discipline ceases to be an issue, we do what needs to be done. I am always stunned by actors who find line learning to be a chore. Sure it's not...

The Great Acting Blog: “Never Go Back To The Old Thing”

28.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

If you're searching around for the next thing, never go backwards. It's easy to return to that old director from way back when or that old theatre company or that old anything. It's easy to go back because we're retreading old steps, slipping into an...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Nature Of Ambition”

20.10.2013 , The Great Acting Blog , 2 Comments

Never become known for one thing, never make your work all about doing a trick, like the actor known for doing a Scottish accent so he gets called in whenever there's a Scottish character. Some would call that "branding" but I call it reductive. Your...

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