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Gary Oldman’s advice to actors..
Gary Oldman – recently seen in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy (a film I highly recommend you see) has been awarded with a career tribute award at the Gotham Independent Film Awards. Here is Gary’s advice to actors, which is something I tell my students all the time! “ If I have any advice for young…
Read MoreMethod actress Meryl Streep, and a sign of what is to come..
Method actress Meryl Streep has just won a Best Actress Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. I think this is a sign of what is to come with the Oscars. In case you haven’t heard, Meryl has been filming a film about the life of Margaret Thatcher. It is due to be released…
Read MoreAdvice From Leading Casting Director – Dan Hubbard
A few weeks ago leading Casting Director Dan Hubbard, who cast The Lord of the Rings Trilogy and The Bourne Trilogy and who discovered actors like Kate Winslet, Sienna Miller and Colin Farrell, visited my actors’ studio to talk with my one year students. He gave some interesting insights. Here’s a list of 10 tips…
Read MoreScarlett Gets Her Reward
Last week, Scarlett Johansson got to put her hands in the cement at Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. Does she deserve it? I say absolutely! Scarlett is a very talented Method actress. There is a simplicity about her work. She makes it look effortless and easy, but actually she is doing very complicated work underneath it…
Read MoreJeff wins Best Actor Oscar…another method actor!
At long last Mr Jeff Bridges has finally won an Oscar! Congratulations to him. Well deserved. He also takes the percentage up again. What percentage I hear you ask…? The percentage of Best Actor Oscar winners since 2000 who are method actors. It’s now at over 80%. Coincidence? I think not. I like to call…
Read MoreAnyone remember Roseanne’s sister?
If you are over 30 years of age, you may remember a programme called Roseanne. It was an American sitcom that was massive in the ’80s and ’90s. The programme centred on the life of Roseanne and her family. Roseanne’s sister was played by an actress called Laurie Metcalf. She played the role very well…
Read MoreThe Passing Of A Method Acting Legend – Dennis Hopper
Recently we saw the passing of an acting legend – Dennis Hopper. Mr Hopper was one of the original wave of Method Actors in the 50’s and was friends with the late James Dean who would offer him acting tips in his early day’s. As a tribute to him and his work I have posted…
Read MoreDe Niro and Weaver Show Their Skills
It’s no secret that Robert De Niro and Sigourney Weaver are both acting heavyweights. They have proved themselves over and over and are now entering the mature end of their careers. They both appear in a new film called Red Lights. The film is okay, but their performances were excellent. It struck me that Sigourney…
Read MoreBrian Timoney Actors Studio – Seven Days – Channel 4
My students and I will be appearing in a new Channel 4, fly-on-the-wall , reality programme called Seven Days. You may have heard of it – it’s being heavily promoted. One of my students (Samantha Rowley) is participating in the programme and as a result they have done some filming at the studio. The first…
Read MoreJeremy Piven of Entourage Comes To Town
I bumped into Jeremy Piven, who plays the hardnosed agent in the hit US TV series Entourage, at The Groucho Club in London. Very cool guy. As it happens, one of my Young Actors is working with him on his next project which is very different from Entourage. He is filming a rival series to…
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