Archive for July 2015

No one wants to ruin a good performance, but it does happen. Let’s count the ways… 1. Faking and/or forcing the performance. If an actor deliberately fakes emotional content or starts trying too hard and forces the performance…yip ruined! 2. Not knowing the lines well enough. I have actually seen actors take to the stage…

A former student of mine said to me the other day. ‘You know what Brian, I still feel guilty about becoming an actor. My parents wanted me to become an IT professional and I feel I have betrayed them by becoming an actor’. Oh, how I know this story. I have been there. Listen, parents…

Acting is not for everyone. And if truth be told, there are some benefits to not being an actor. Here they are: 1. You won’t have to feel afraid just before you step on stage or on set to perform in front of hundreds/thousands/millions of people. 2. You won’t feel rejection that much, as you…