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The Great Acting Blog: “An Actor Of Integrity”

01.05.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"What would I have done if I wasn't an actor? Probably rob banks." What comes from the heart goes to the heart. And that has never been more true than with Bob Hoskins. He was the embodiment of truth and honesty and generosity, and that's why we...

The Great Acting Blog: “Ignore The Siren Of Mediocrity – Keep Striving For Great Work”

30.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

We see incompetent actors doing well. We see mediocre actors being feted. We see actors we don’t rate being praised to the roof-tops by the critics. We see actors we don’t respect, earning a fortune. That is not a cue to join their ranks. That is not a sign telling...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Need A Good Name”

24.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

"Build a good name — because a name is not to get famous. He wasn’t talking about celebrity — he was talking about let your name radiate your self, magnify who you are, your good deeds, your code of honor. Build your name and as you go...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Actor’s Performance Is A Gift”

18.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

If you are the recipient of another's generosity, then you should be grateful. Too many mistake generosity for stupidity, and try to take more and more, as much as they can get in fact. In consequence, the generosity recedes as the giver senses, quite rightly,...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Compassionate Actor – Ralph Richardson In The Fallen Idol”

11.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

In Carol Reed's 1948 film, The Fallen Idol, Ralph Richardson plays Baines, a butler charged with taking care of the French ambassador's 10 year old son. Richardson is trapped in an unhappy marriage while he carries on an illicit affair with an employee from the French embassy,...

The Great Acting Blog: “Terry-Thomas Embodies The Qualities Of Great Acting”

23.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pyw4b8LGe9I Growing up watching old British movies on daytime television whenever I was off school ill, I became a big fan of Terry-Thomas. I always loved the daft comedy in films like Monte Carlo Or Bust and School For Scoundrels. So I was delighted when I...

The Great Acting Blog: “An Evocative Performance”

19.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 9 Comments

Claire Denis' Bastards is a fragmented, neo-noir about money, sex and revenge. At the heart of the film is Vincent Lindon, playing Marco, a seaman who is called to Paris because his sister is facing bankruptcy after her husband's death. Lindon is drawn into a...

The Great Acting Blog: “A Tragic Passing”

03.02.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

The remarkable outpouring of sadness in response to Philip Seymour Hoffman's death, shows us just how much he and his work meant to people. He reminds us that the work of an actor can be noble and worthwhile and inspiring. His passing is a tragedy. Hopefully there will...

The Great Acting Blog: “The Occasional Performance Of Elegance And Dignity”

30.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 4 Comments

I used to think that the quality of our performance was determined by how hard we had worked. That is, the harder we worked, then the stronger our performance would be, it couldn't be good if it wasn't stressful*. But now I'm not so sure....

The Great Acting Blog: “The Mythology Of The Great Actor”

23.01.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 15 Comments

We become actors partly because of the mythology of our favourite actors, it inspired us, it intoxicated us. The stories told about them, their rise, their epic deeds, their important work, it awakened our belief. We wanted to emulate them, to be like them ...

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