Rudy Martinez Talks ‘Heartbeat’, Playwriting and Being Away From Acting for Two Years
“As soon as I get in the part and get my costume on and get in front of the camera, I don’t know, I don’t feel any nerves at all” – Rudy Martinez
“As soon as I get in the part and get my costume on and get in front of the camera, I don’t know, I don’t feel any nerves at all” – Rudy Martinez
“If you want to be an actor, work it out yourselves.” – Russell Crowe
“I never really studied acting so I kind of kiddingly talk about ‘building your circle’ and ‘mooding up,’ because I really didn’t learn any technique.” – Susan Sarandon
“Pursue what you love with reckless abandon, let the ‘no’s be fuel to the fire that makes you push towards your goals and keep going until you get there”
“What I need is this feeling of not knowing what I’m doing. Genuinely this feeling of beginner’s mind, constantly.” – Tilda Swinton
“It’s part of the job, I’ve got to sell this thing. But it’s just a gross feeling. It makes me insecure.”
“I like to be totally memorized because if you’re not fully memorized, you can’t really make choices.” – Matt Shively on Auditioning
You can use the strong story mechanics that superhero tales frequently employ by asking yourself these five questions for your acting or writing
“My absolute favorite thing to do is to write a play and then, after I finish, do the first reading of it with my friends around the table”- Jesse Eisenberg
McDonald recently shared some acting advice in a piece for Lincoln Center (a venue that McDonald is extremely familiar with)