Part of acting is observing and absorbing performances by other actors. Watching masters of their craft deliver timeless performances is a great way to learn technique, get inspired, and ruminate on that je ne sais quoi of believable and affecting scene work. But where to start? What movies should you add to your Netflix queue or track down on Amazon Prime? Actors across the industry offer up the movies they would recommend, including performances of their own they felt were most worth watching. And just in time for the weekend!
“ ‘Lincoln.’ I think Daniel Day-Lewis is amazingly transformational. He’s someone actors should go and watch and see how he does it. ‘My Left Foot’—[see] all of his movies and watch how he transforms.” Michael Potts, “Jitney”
“I love John Cassavetes’ ‘Opening Night.’ It’s such a beautiful movie, and Gena Rowlands is so tortured in it and gives a brilliant performance. She is just one of the best actors that I’ve ever seen. She and Cassavetes understood how we diffuse emotion through most of our daily lives. We don’t want to feel most of the time, and we certainly don’t want to feel
Part of acting is observing and absorbing performances by other actors. Watching masters of their craft deliver timeless performances is a great way to learn technique, get inspired, and ruminate on that je ne sais quoi of believable and affecting scene work. But where to start? What movies should you add to your Netflix queue or track down on Amazon Prime? Actors across the industry offer up the movies they would recommend, including performances of their own they felt were most worth watching. And just in time for the weekend!
“ ‘Lincoln.’ I think Daniel Day-Lewis is amazingly transformational. He’s someone actors should go and watch and see how he does it. ‘My Left Foot’—[see] all of his movies and watch how he transforms.” Michael Potts, “Jitney”
“I love John Cassavetes’ ‘Opening Night.’ It’s such a beautiful movie, and Gena Rowlands is so tortured in it and gives a brilliant performance. She is just one of the best actors that I’ve ever seen. She and Cassavetes understood how we diffuse emotion through most of our daily lives. We don’t want to feel most of the time, and we certainly don’t want to feel
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