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The Great Acting Blog: “Never Let Old Habits Put You Under Pressure”

08.08.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

Change is a key factor in the actor's life. Change within himself and change within his situation. The change within his situation is to do with the transient, itinerant nature of the work. The situation is rarely stable. The work is project-to-project, the future is always...

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Are Happy In The Land Of Make Believe”

30.07.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 0 Comments

"In front of camera, I feel solid, satisfied. Away from it I am empty, confused." - Marcello Mastroianni It's an interesting statement from Mastroianni. Many actors feel this way though, they are more at ease when performing than when not. It's curious because most people are...

The Great Acting Blog: “It’s All An Opportunity To Learn”

29.07.2014 , Uncategorized , 0 Comments

If you're pursuing worthwhile goals, then they're probably difficult, they're probably taking you out of your comfort zone, and they may cause you to stumble and fail occasionally. It's okay to lose the occasional battle, what is important though is that you eventually win the war....

The Great Acting Blog: “Delusional Actors Are Scared”

29.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 34 Comments

Believe or not, there are actors out there too scared to make a proper commitment to the craft of acting and all of it's demands. They're just too scared to cross that threshold and give themselves fully to it. This kind of person describes themselves as...

The Great Acting Blog: “Keep Fighting”

25.04.2014 , The Great Acting Blog , 1 Comment

In David Mamet's 2009 film, Redbelt, Chiwetel Ejiofor plays a jiu-jitsu instructor who runs a self-defence school and lives by a samurai's code. He refuses to participate in prize fights, until he is forced into a big, gaudy tournament for television, in order to pay...

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The Great Acting Blog: “Never Let Old Habits Put You Under Pressure”

The Great Acting Blog: “Actors Are Happy In The Land Of Make Believe”

The Great Acting Blog: “It’s All An Opportunity To Learn”

The Great Acting Blog: “Delusional Actors Are Scared”

The Great Acting Blog: “Keep Fighting”

The Great Acting Blog: “The Lessons Of The Actor’s Life Are Many Times Harsh”

The Great Acting Blog: “Stop Judging Experience And Expand Your Mind”

The Great Acting Blog: “Acting Is All They Want To Do”

The Great Acting Blog: “Imagine What Comes First….”