How to Take Control of Your Work and Not Waste Time Explaining or Defending Your Choices
Face it, acting is about pretending. And the goal is to pretend in a way that looks and sounds believable.
Face it, acting is about pretending. And the goal is to pretend in a way that looks and sounds believable.
“Comedy is just telling the truth. It’s the situation really that’s comedic. So really, it’s just finding the timing of that, which is where the laughs are.” – Malcolm McDowell
“Acting is a tremendously insecurity-making profession. I always feel insecure and I always feel confident. They’re slammed up against each other and it’s a constant balancing act.” – Holly Hunter
As you move further into your career as an actor, you need to realize that it is not going to be easy.
Wes Anderson’s latest stop-motion film is a love letter to pooches everywhere.
“At a certain point I was able to come to grips with the idea to just ‘be.'” – Timothée Chalamet
“Filming is different. You’re getting a moment right. You can go in and create something very good, very quickly. That’s a different challenge to having five, six weeks to rehearse a play.” – Lesley Manville
The film is oddly motivating, yet after all the soul-searching and all the interviews, we’re left with an ending that’s a bit abrupt. But, the lead-up, like his life, is what’s really the point.
“You have to do your best to fulfill the role, not fulfill yourself” – Bernadette Peters
After his first role in Green’s All the Real Girls, McBride thought he’d go back to writing