Brian’s Blog
Welcome to Brian Timoney’s Acting Blog. Here you will find important information on acting and the acting industry, including breaking news! We are an acting school dedicated to method acting and business of acting techniques. Our updates and posts are like mini acting classes so don’t miss out and join us on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube for our regular updates!
The Wheel of Emotion
“Acting is the most personal of our crafts. The makeup of a human being – his physical, mental and emotional habits – influence his acting to a much greater extent than commonly recognized” Lee Strasberg Emotions make up the core components of the method actors instrument. If you cannot access or…
The dark and murky side of method acting
I got this email the other day. Now, it was a long (but interesting) email, so I have cherry picked the nub of the issue: “Many of your emails celebrate the genius and greatness of actors such as Brando and McQueen and how by learning the Method and studying hard any actor could potentially reach…
Marlon Brando’s unusual (and secret) on set acting technique
Now, last week I talked about how Steve McQueen took lines out of scripts and how Marlon Brando didn’t learn lines at all. Well, Marlon had another approach he used on set that no one knew about. When he walked on set, he would look at the crew, the director and the actors and think…
It’s not how long it is, but what you do with it that counts
At the weekend, I was talking to one of my former Ultimate Acting students who is now a pro actor. He said he was working on a job and a crew member asked if he was a method man. He said he was. The reply that came back shocked him. “How long do you method?”…
Why you are awesome
I don’t particularly like the word “awesome”. Overused and a tad American. Not that I have anything against the Americans. In fact, the opposite is true. I love them. They believe they can do anything Which is why I used the word. You are awesome because I truly believe you are capable of achieving anything…
Gangsta Shakespeare Rap
Mark Rylance (probably the best stage actor ever) had this to say about how Shakespeare is done today in the UK: “It’s too reverent. It is like taking a rap song in 400 years from now that we think is really wonderful and deciding it should be said slowly, so all the lovers of rap…
Why acting fairness is overrated
Now and again, I will get an email from a mush cookie saying that I’m not being fair. It’s usually when I say that acting is not for everyone and definitely not for those that need their tummies tickled on a regular basis. They then say, “But Bri, it’s your job as a teacher to…
Do you kneel before acting Zods?
One of my favourite film baddies of all time is General Zod. He appears in Superman II and tries to take over the world much to Superman’s chagrin. During the film, Zod makes everyone he can find kneel before him in submission. He gives them a – do as I say or you’re toast look…
Why I don’t believe in acting dreams…
What are dreams? Here are some definitions from the dictionary: 1. A series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person’s mind during sleep. 2. A cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal. 3. An unrealistic or self-deluding fantasy. I don’t particularly like any of these; at least not in relation to achieving something I want….
Emotion Free Acting (EFA)
Over the last decade, we have seen a mass influx of things that are free of. For example: Gluten Free Dairy Free Wheat Free Sugar Free So, I would like to add an acting one….Emotion Free. Yes, there is acting that goes on that is completely devoid of emotion. You look in their eyes and…