In an recent interview at the Sarajevo Film Festival, actor Gary Oldman - who I love - shared the best advice he had ever received. He said: "it was a criticism that his eyes looked dead in a scene, sharing that he learned right then and there that much of acting comes from and through the eyes."
The best advice I received (although still figuring out how to put it into practice) is to notice how many body feels when my character is sad, for example, and to recreate the body sensation in order to connect with the sadness at each rehearsal.
What's the best acting advice you've ever received?
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Memorable Acting advice is in Stanislavski: "Don't act, Be"!
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Ken Moretti yes a classic and so obvious when you think about it yet so very true. And something I still fall foul sometimes (acting rather than being)
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mine was being told to, "slow down" (the pace) because it was an intense scene-so even though the character was angry and yelling the speediness I was delivering them in wasn't allowing the words to sink in. It also made me realize I tend to talk fast in general in real life too especially when excited about something so I needed to incorporate it as a daily habit as well
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Brittany Christine sounds like a useful tip if counter-intuitive. I have also been told to slow down and thought it would seem weird to slow down to that extent but realised when i listened back that the pace sounded fine. It was just unfamiliar to me
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Same Brittany Christine I would say that the best acting advice I have ever received Alexandra Stevens is to stay focused. Stay focused on my objective, the reason I am doing something, and how I feel about the other actors interrupting me. That is when emotion comes out. I was having difficulty in acting class, letting my feelings out, and my teacher gave me the why(I don't remember the prompt) and then sent all the other students to interrupt me one after and another, and that was a breakthrough for me. Everyone felt it.
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"Go smaller". Many of us start off going "too big" because that's what is expected in theatre acting. But for film and tv, remembering to "go smaller" has always helped me in both auditions and when on set.
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Suzanne Bronson that's sounds like really powerful advice. I will keep it in mind for my next sting of acting
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Brandon Keeton great advice too. Yes i remember my screen acting teacher telling me that. The camera picks up so much so really no need to broadcast anything. So simple and yet still sometimes trip on this