Should You Have Kept Your Mouth Shut?
”If you wouldn’t write it and sign it, don’t say it.”
–Earl Wilson
As an actor I have a hard and fast rule that I live by when it comes to other cast members: If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all. I never give false compliments, I see no need for them, […]
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You Can’t Be an Actor and a Gentleman.
“It took me a long time not to judge myself through someone else’s eyes.”
–Sally Field
You may recall a while back when I wrote about my “Crisis of Confidence” as I’ve referred to it in Great Acting: Catching Lightning in a Bottle and The Actor Who Succeeded by Failure. It been a strange mode […]
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The Actor Who Succeeded By Failure
“The journey is the reward.”
–Chinese Proverbs
Today I’m going to tell you a tale of an actor whose hubris got in his way and kept him from the role that he truly wanted, only to discover the role he needed. This actor had begun to doubt himself, though he had no real reason to. You […]
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10 Things Every Actor Should NEVER Do
“The time is coming when we must all choose between doing what is right, and doing what is easy.”
-Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
To kick off a brand new category I like to call the “No-No’s” section I thought we’d present a list of tips from a slightly different point of view. […]
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