Kung Fu Acting
As a kid, I loved the TV series Kung Fu. If you have never seen it, it’s a bit like Karate Kid but better. Master Po, who is an old blind wise Kung Fu Master, instructs his young student, Caine, … Read More
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Gwyneth Paltrow Reveals The Downside Of Being A Successful Actor
Gwyneth revealed in an interview this week the reason she stepped away from acting. She was lonely. I know this may be hard to believe because she is a highly successful actor, and the temptation is to think that life … Read More
Definitely the Devil’s favourite sin
– Al Pacino, Keanu Reeves and Charlize Theron at the premiere of the film The Devil’s Advocate – In the film The Devil’s Advocate, Al Pacino plays a wealthy hotshot New York lawyer called John Milton. John is actually Satan, … Read More
The Real Reason Adele Lost 7st
Now you may have recently seen that the singer Adele has created a new image for herself predominately by losing 7st in weight. Rumour has it (see what I did there?) that the real reason for this dramatic weight loss … Read More
A sociopath could have done a better job
I was on set once where I watched the most painful thing imaginable. It was an actor trying to squeeze out a tear. He was playing a character that had just witnessed the death of a family member and the … Read More
The Loneliness of the Lone Aspiring Actor
If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that we humans don’t like being alone. It causes a lot of mental anguish particuarly when it comes to acting. There is a type of loneliness that exists even if you are … Read More
Diversity performance gets 10,000 complaints!
So, the dance troupe Diversity performed on Britain’s Got Talent last night and their performance sparked 10,000 complaints the most ever recorded for a TV show. Why? Well, the answer to that question that goes deep into the collective unconscious. … Read More
Mickey Rourke and his Dad
Here’s an interesting story. When method actor, Mickey Rourke, was starting out he was having problems with a monologue he was doing to get into acting school. In the monologue, he had to speak to his father in the play, … Read More
How to become an acting genius (if you are interested?)
Over the years, I’ve discovered that most actors DON’T want to become a genius at acting. If you ask them if they want to attain acting mastery at the highest level, they will swear blind that they do. But actions … Read More
Election day (and the consequences for you)
It’s election day. Tomorrow there will be a new Prime Minister or the same one. Either way, Brexit still divides the nation, food banks are now a part of our society, there has been an epidemic of knife-related killings on … Read More