Acting Tips
A Memory of Jonathan
We lost a great talent in the film business a few weeks ago. Jonathan Demme. Jonathan had a big influence on me when he was on the verge of breaking…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at Silicon Valley Season Four, Ep. 2
One of the challenges of being an actor is something they don’t teach in acting class. Distraction. On movies and television shows you often have an entire crew of people…
Read MoreFeelings Are Not Your Friend
Originally published backstage.com Nov. 28, 2014, advice for actors series. I was working on a production of “The Glass Menagerie” many years ago in upstate New York. We were rehearsing…
Read MoreA New Lesson From Long Ago
First Published backstage.com Oct. 30, 2014 I was a student in graduate school at the University of Illinois. It was the first year of its master’s program in acting and,…
Read MoreGolfing Tips for Actors
Originally posted October 24, 2013 at backstage.com. I was watching the British Open on television. It is notable in that it is the only six-hour television show I know that…
Read MoreThe Why Of Acting
Originally posted October 10 , 2013 at backstage.com. I was asked to be in a SAG Low Budget movie. I think that is what it’s called. SAG-AFTRA has developed so many…
Read MoreThe Two Kinds of Nothing
Sept. 26, 2013 at backstage.com Photo by David Chen. When you study acting you are likely to do scene work. You may do improvisations. Monologues. Animal exercises. All useful. However,…
Read MoreThe Things We Saved From the Fire
Originally posted Sept. 12, 2013 backstage.com (Photo from Los Angeles Theatre Center production of The Three Sisters, 1985.) The synagogue asked if I could step in as an usher for…
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