Acting


An Actor Prepares
Respect for Acting
Sanford Meisner on Acting
Audition: Everything an Actor Needs to Know to Get the Part
The Art of Acting
To the Actor
The Intent to Live: Achieving Your True Potential as an Actor
Acting in Film: An Actor's Take on Movie Making
Building A Character
The Actor's Life: A Survival Guide
The Power of the Actor: The Chubbuck Technique -- The 12-Step Acting Technique That Will Take You from Script to a Living, Breathing, Dynamic Character
The Actor and the Target
Actions: The Actors' Thesaurus
True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor
A Challenge For The Actor
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraStory by Robert McKeeAs You Wish by Cary ElwesFrom Word to Image by Marcie Begleiter
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Director's Chair
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M.L. Rio
We’re only ever playing fifty percent of a character. The rest is us, and we’re afraid to show people who we really are. We’re afraid of looking foolish if we reveal the full force of our emotions.
M.L. Rio, If We Were Villains

David Bowie
I always had a repulsive need to be something more than human. I felt very puny as a human. I thought, 'Fuck that. I want to be a superhuman. ...more
David Bowie

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