When something is great, it’s considerably above what is normally viewed as average or even good. There is no one formula for greatness in anything, especially art, but we do know that there are some things that are undoubtedly necessary for its existence.
The first necessary piece of the puzzle is exceptional skills. Skills above and beyond those exhibited by most people. And one of the things that takes a skill set from good to great is practice.
This starts with the knowledge that comes from studying all aspects of your craft and all of the different schools of thought. Studying yourself, your heart, your body, and your thoughts so that you can take all of your knowledge and see what feels best to you.
When successful actors are asked how they work, they don’t say, “I’m Meisner,” or “I’m Stanislavsky.” Their responses tell you that they’ve studied many types of acting and had the self-knowledge to put together a technique that gave them what they specifically needed to be a great actor.
Only then does the practice begin. Taking this technique and continually deepening it so it lives in the heart and body on a cellular level. Reading plays, scripts, practicing. Living
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