Actor’s New Year’s Resolutions

Actor’s New Year’s Resolutions

Committing to Failing I’ve only come around to new year’s resolutions recently. Having been inspired by my girlfriend’s wisdom and success in this area, I’ve come to realise why I’ve resisted them for so many years. I knew I would...
What’s the BEST Acting Technique?

What’s the BEST Acting Technique?

What even is an ‘Acting Technique’? Let me start by saying that all of the different techniques, concepts and paradigms we use in order to conceptualise and approach acting (or any activity for that matter) are not ultimately true. They are mere...
Why Am I not ‘In-the-Moment’?

Why Am I not ‘In-the-Moment’?

Being In the Moment Most actors began their journey by getting high – not in the pharmaceutical sense but in the raw, natural experience of ‘flow’ and ‘self-transcendence’. It’s the kind of natural high that comes from the...
When Acting Techniques Breakdown

When Acting Techniques Breakdown

“Truth has nothing to do with words. Truth can be likened to the bright moon in the sky. Words, in this case, can be likened to a finger. The finger can point to the moon’s location. However, the finger is not the moon. To look at the moon, it is necessary...
Artists are NOT Entertainers

Artists are NOT Entertainers

Art VS Entertainment I feel the time has come to weigh in on a misconception I often hear repeated around the proverbial artistic water cooler. This is of course regarding the purpose of the artist or performer in modern society. Let me start by saying – The...