What’s the right technique for you? Acting teachers are often guilty of holding onto a single technique they teach. Essentially they tell their students, “My way is the only way!” They may even disparage the techniques of other teachers in town. This condemnation may be rooted in their passion for their craft, but more than likely, … Continue reading “What’s the right acting technique for you?”
+View PostSo you have taken the first step in finding the right acting teacher by avoiding the acting gurus. The second step is to ferret out the dishonest ones. As much as you may want to hear, “I can make you a star!” it’s a deceptive claim and you need to run, not walk, from the teacher … Continue reading “Finding the Right Acting Teacher, Step # 2”
+View PostFinding the right acting teacher can be an arduous task but a worthy one. Avoid Guru-ism. A good acting teacher encourages his/her students to exercise their own judgment. The temptation to give away one’s power is especially strong when you are younger student. Perhaps you are pursuing acting straight out of high school or college where … Continue reading “Finding the Right Acting Teacher, Step # 1”
+View PostI am sure most acting students have heard their acting teachers exclaim, “Get out of your head!” I know I heard that command more than once when I was a student; but as an acting coach I rarely give that direction. Why? Because it’s incogitable. Short of surgically removing one’s brain from one’s skull, one … Continue reading “Getting Out of Your Head – Part I”
+View PostThe male actors of my generation, the actors who played teenagers when I was one, were a broody bunch of brunette boys: Matt Dillon, Charlie Sheen, Robert Downey Jr., Rob Lowe, Jason Patrick and Tom Cruise, to name a few. But, then there was the blonde outsider, James Spader. In his youth, Spader was rarely … Continue reading “Amber Waves to Fame: A Salute to Spader”
+View PostSince I have been working full-time at a job where the primary motivation is to make a profit, I have found my creative well consistently running dry. When I dive down into the blackness of the well, I come back empty-handed, parched and disappointed. Then, I begin to question my vocational identity. Am I an … Continue reading “Filling the Well”
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