Posts by Brian Timoney

Let’s do a bit of ‘’Q&A’’ action today. Question: I am a student studying Musical Theatre and recently I was told by my acting teachers that my acting has weaknesses that I am very keen to address. They have said that whilst I am able to understand a character and convey the various emotions they…

Natalie, my wife, told me this bizarre but true story from her childhood. Her dad went to the local pub one night and came back with a dog. It was the 70’s; things like this happened back then. At first, all seemed well with the dog. But then things took a turn for the worse.…

  I heard this interesting stat the other day. 9 out of 10 people do NOT pursue the job of their dreams. A survey was done on what people wanted to become when they were growing up.  Many said they wanted to be things like an astronaut, a rock star, a dancer, a fireman and…

There is no getting away from it. The election is but a hop, skip and a jump away. I don’t know about you, but if I hear one more pleading/whining politician I think I may explode. But it has got me thinking. Thinking about what I would do if I were Prime Minister.   So,…

Did you know that Al Pacino was a superintendent before he became an actor? This is what he said about it: “I was making 14 dollars a week. Every time, I’d get it and spend it in three and a half minutes. I would have a couple of quarts of ale and nothing else mattered.…

Did you know that Al Pacino was a superintendent before he became an actor? This is what he said about it: “I was making 14 dollars a week. Every time, I’d get it and spend it in three and a half minutes. I would have a couple of quarts of ale and nothing else mattered.…

“Living truthfully under imaginary circumstances” Sanford Meisner   Sanford Meisner’s definition of acting is a beautiful and profound one, and captures the essence of what we are trying to achieve as method actors. To bring truth and authenticity to an imaginary performance is the holy grail for every actor. The ultimate question, which sets us…