Had great conversation with @fearlessactress about acting etc. She is setting up feature ‘It’s a Good Day to Die’. http://bit.ly/womendir
Tag: confidence
1. Like Yourself Turn off that picture of yourself at the front of your head of you as: too young/old/plain/fat/silly/boring/daft… 2. Believe you can do it. Keep hope, optimism,courage, confidence. 3. Keep Networking. Make that showreel. Keep writing letters. Talk to people. Join the Actors Centre etc. 3. Trust your Instincts. Follow direction […]
Do you have to go to drama school to be an actor? Well, if you were under 25 and asking me that question, I would certainly recommend you to do so. Life is much harder if you don’t. There are not the same opportunities in the business to apprentice as there used to be. The […]
A fellow Twitterer asked me recently how acting could be brave. I had been tweeting about Dominic West’s ‘brave’ performance as Fred West. Of course, I tweeted my interlocuter back explaining that, in this instance, I meant brave as in: not taking easy options, daring to fail, exciting, unusual – bravura, if you like. I […]
It’s really important to stay on relaxed breathing when nerves set in at the audition, presentation or interview. if you go into upper chest breathing, you get an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide which makes you feel dizzy, nervous, sound unconfident and stops you thinking clearly. That’s why it’s called a ‘fight and flight’ […]
It’s really important to stay on relaxed breathing when nerves set in at the audition, presentation or interview. if you go into upper chest breathing, you get an imbalance of oxygen and carbon dioxide which makes you feel dizzy, nervous, sound unconfident and stops you thinking clearly. That’s why it’s called a ‘fight and flight’ […]
Stand still for a moment, shut your eyes. Imagine a string pulling from the crown of your head to the sky. Go up onto your toes. Now lower yourself back slowly until you really make contact with the ground (don’t lock your knees). But still feel the string taking you upwards. Rub your hands together […]
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