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Last week I went to the Tate to see an exhibition on the work of the French sculptor, Rodin. He produced some fantastic works of art including, The Kiss and The Thinker. Although, my favourite is The Burghers Of Calais. It’s a sculpture of six men with ropes around their necks. It was based on…

On this video, I discuss my controversial view on why I believe the Stanislavski System is dead. To find out more about our acting courses, click here. 

The Truth About Choosing The Right Acting Classes If you want to avoid wasting years of your life and thousands of pounds on the wrong acting classes, then read on. When I first considered attending acting classes, I didn’t think through what kind of actor I wanted to be. I knew I wanted to act,…

Before Al Pacino made it as an actor, he was a shy, introverted superintendent. Hard to believe now, but that’s what he was like back then. Then one day, something inside him clicked, and he knew he had to commit everything to become an actor. It’s was a big decision riddled with risk. If you…

At the moment, due to the joys of lockdown, we are restricted in what we can do. When I started my online Lockdown Acting intensive, I wasn’t sure how much could be achieved online, from an acting training point of view. A lot can be done as it turned out, but there is no replacement…

This an interview with Marc Happel, who isn’t an acting teacher but Director of Costumes at the New York City Ballet. Daniel Day-Lewis spent a year with him, nearly every day, learning how to be a dress maker to prepare for the film Phantom Thread. It’s a fascinating interview which I highly recommend that you…

As a kid, I loved the TV series Kung Fu. If you have never seen it, it’s a bit like Karate Kid but better. Master Po, who is an old blind wise Kung Fu Master, instructs his young student, Caine, on how to become a Kung Fu expert. In his first lesson, Master Po easily…

Gwyneth revealed in an interview this week the reason she stepped away from acting. She was lonely. I know this may be hard to believe because she is a highly successful actor, and the temptation is to think that life must be peachy. The reality can be somewhat different. Gwyneth went onto explain: “I don’t…

– Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron at the premiere of the film The Devil’s Advocate – In the film The Devil’s Advocate, Al Pacino plays a wealthy hotshot New York lawyer called John Milton. John is actually Satan, the Devil who has come in the form of man to cause havoc. The story…

Now you may have recently seen that the singer Adele has created a new image for herself predominately by losing 7st in weight. Rumour has it (see what I did there?) that the real reason for this dramatic weight loss is that she has her sights set on becoming an actor in Hollyweird. Nothing wrong…