I have a new acting book coming out next year called, “Book the F*@king Job!”
In it, I hope to dispel a lot of the myths still surrounding “acting” and help actors understand that they’re probably doing a much better job naturally than they realize, and that the more we’re taught to question in ourselves that which comes easily, the more we start trying to play ideas, reduce acting to theoretical concepts that aren’t playable, and stop trusting our own instincts which is really all we have.
One of these examples is the question of “preparation” I get asked a lot.
My favorite response is that of Academy Award winner, Tilda Swinton when she says, “When people ask about how I approach a character—well, I wouldn’t know how to approach a character if I tried. People will ask about choosing a role; I don’t choose roles. People will talk to me about preparation. Aside from putting together a disguise, I’m not aware of any preparation at all.”
And that’s an Oscar winner. Amazing.
What she’s saying is that it’s all so much closer to us (and easier) than we realize. Or rather, just cut all the rhetoric
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