Human beings always look to the future.

On a practical note you have the future to consider every time you play a scene or go to an audition. Part of your preparation will be seeing yourself at the end of the work. How will the audition go? How will …

The late excellent acting teacher, Arif Hasnain, called passing on knowledge ‘The rubbing of shoulders’.

The phrase is sometimes used in the context of mingling with the rich, but that’s not what Arif meant. He didn’t care for the rich. 

People who know something well teach it to those ...

It’s easy to get overwhelmed. 

As the world gets more and more chaotic, so does the movie industry. More competitive, faster, lower pay, harsher and tougher.

You have goals and want to improve, dream in colour, work hard, push …

As an actor you need skin as thin as glass in front of the camera and thick as leather in the movie business. 

Finding an opposite can help you see what the thing is and what it isn’t.

Asking questions allows an answer which in turn allows the opposite …

That’s a terrible place for you to be working. 

One half of your mind going one way, and the other half going the other. Causes a disconnect.

Why?

There could be lots of reasons. Perhaps you think the movie’s content is …

The ruling elite are good at lying.

Every ten-year-old schoolboy knows that. 

Actors must be good at it too. Plenty of it’s done on TV and in the movies.

Our familiar characters in procedurals – cops, doctors…

What are your expectations take after take?

Shooting a television series is done quickly over long hours, and if you’re a regular it’ll be all you can do to remember your lines.

Those are the conditions.

Within those conditions you’ll ...

It’s odd to think that you have to fend for yourself, especially when all the work you do is done collectively.

This can create a disconnect and will leave you with another problem to consider.

But it’s the way society functions - people living and working socially, yet fending for …

Let’s begin with Stanislavski’s quote: ‘Unconscious creativity through conscious technique’.

To have this brief entry on consciousness is to potentially underestimate the importance of the idea. 

The point is to highlight consciousness and what it means to you. Stanislavski’s quote raises two aspects to it.

The practical and objective work in analyzing scripts and preparing your ...

When you’re in an elevator with other people breathe fully.

It will make a sound.

That’s why people often hold their breath in an elevator. Breathing fully while in an elevator is one of many opportunities for you to practice your acting in public.

You can be good in a bad movie.

Set the bar high for yourself and fight to keep it there.

You may think parts of the production are of low quality but there is no need for you to lower the level of your work.

You don’t ...