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The question is why is acting a good career? In this video, you'll get the answer to that question. Well, let's start with leading the heart-centered life. So, lead the heart-centered life. What else is there? So, in our Saturday class we deal with the art of acting, the business of it, and the...

Hey, again, it's me your new pal Tom. So, how to rehearse at home? Today's question is how to rehearse at home? Well, here's how not to rehearse. Never rehearse in a mirror. People come to me and they go, "You know, I've been working with a mirror". I go, well, in past videos we said the key to...

How to build an acting career? In this video, we will answer that question. Well, first, let's differentiate, do you want a job or do you want a career? Career we're looking at 60 years, okay. A job jobs come and go. Most actors most people overestimate what they can accomplish in a year and und...

In this video, we're going to talk about the great bard also known as Mr. Shakespeare and why it's important to learn about him? Well, in past videos we talked about find the universal. Mr. Shakespeare always finds the universal. He writes about the most eternal questions. So, remember folks, ac...

How to choose a monologue for an audition? But first of all, do you have a monologue? Actors, "You know, look. Oh my God, I need a monologue". I don't work on monologues. In this video, we're going to explore the importance of the monologue to the actor. One of the things I hear a lot these days...

How to perform on stage for the first time, right? In this video, you will learn how to transform nervousness into intense excitement. Give yourself the gift of preparation. I refer to this repeatedly, be prepared. Isn't it amazing that the Girl Scouts and the Boy Scouts that's the motto because...

How long do actors get to memorize lines? In this video, we will answer that question and after this video, you will never ask that question again. So, how long do actors get to memorize lines? A.) never memorized lines and much less time than you would ever imagine. In film and tv, you may get...

The question is what acting technique is right for me? Well by the end of this video, you will have an overview of all of them and you'll know exactly where to begin on your journey. Of the many techniques that exist, some have withstood the test of time and some are now archaic. Now you know it...

It’s an amalgam of your imagination and your personalization. Personalization is what Stanislavski called the magic “if”. If I were this character, if I were born in this time, right? How would I feel? So, it's the imagination, but it’s got to be my feelings, because I'm never going to know what...

You gotta be justified by the script. You can’t just make big, bold choices, because you think it would be interesting and believe me i’ve seen actors do that in auditions, where they just do crazy things, because they want to show you they’re expressive. I'm going: “Well, yeah, but it's got to...