Who are your top 5 acting mentors?
Mine: Ruth Gordon, Woody Allen, Bette Midler, Christopher Guest, Leslie Jordan
The theme that runs thru them all is: unique comedy
By making lists like this you can spot your own "brand" of talent!
Acting : Your power mentor list! by Stephen Foster
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Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Bob Hope, Robin Williams,Nathan Lane(Yeah, Comedy also)
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Wow just five? Ok here goes...Sally Field, Kevin Spacey(I just finished his acting masterclass and it was awesome), Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, and Julia Roberts
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I am going to be very interested to see how many modern day actors make the cut. Who from today's film or theater world inspires the acting creatives here on Stage 32.
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BENSONHURST- Given the 'MODERN DAY ACTORS' parameters here is my "adjusted 5" 1)Leonardo DiCaprio 2)Jamie Foxx 3)Johnny Depp 4)Matt Damon 5)Benedict Cumberbatch. CANARSIE OUT
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I can't say about acting yet but since being a stand up comic I got to say Gene Wilder, Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, Leslie Neilsen and Will Ferrell.
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Vanar- You are doubling down with 10 favs! Cool you must be from Vegas, Baby!
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@R.B Tom Hardy, Leonardo Dicaprio, Jake Gyllenhaal, Johnny Depp (Pirates of the Caribbean), Michael Shannon
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Steven Harris Anzelowitz Vanar Jaddou Madeline Romine Richard "RB" Botto Christopher Trastoy GREAT ANSWERS! I love how everyone has such a unique and clever mix of talent they look up to!
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Stephen- How did you do that blue type link thing?
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I can answer that. See Steven, just put the (@) sign next to the name of the person and it's like you are talking directly to them. I think it's great that Stage 32 has that option now.
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Richard Gustason thank you! I love this new feature!
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Thank you Stephen Foster let's see if it works!
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Cool! my hats off to Tomasz in Stage 32 IT
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Hi Stephen, there's something about Jack Nickolson's deliveries that give me goose bumps every time. I second Richard's answer about Robin Williams, Vanar's Brando, Christopher's Hardy... what, no one said I could steal ideas. I can also see a lot of Leslie Jordan in your delivery. That's a really cool commercial.
Most credit for the mentions goes to Julie Zhou - know that we're constantly improving and adjusting the features to make everything just perfect.
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Ha ha, the @ symbol trick seems so old school when we had to do it back in the day with Facebook.
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Mark Rylance, Michael Shannon, William H Macy, Sandra Bullock and Jennifer Lawrence. Hard to choose only 5!
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I measure an actor's skill in how they hold the long pauses...and you feel the Electra of the character...Mark Rylance, Alan Rickman, for starters ..
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Edward Norton, Viggo Mortenson, Sandra Bullock, Reese Witherspoon, and Julia Roberts. #ibowdown
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And of course Benedict Cumberbatch because #Sherlock #Khan #OMG
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Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Neil Patrick Harris, James Franco, and Leonardo DiCaprio.
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so many wonderful answers! WOW!
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Richard Burton, John Hurt, Leonardo DiCaprio, Michael Caine, Michael Douglas. Common theme? Je Ne Sais Quoi!
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Alan Rickman, Alec Guinness, John Hurt, Marlon Brando, Sir John Gielgud
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Uh oh is he a dragon from Wales ?
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I'm no actress, but my mentors would be Meryl Streep, Maggie Smith, Helen Mirren and Vivien Leigh, because of their commanding presence on screen.