Playing Shakespeare Requires Technique. You Don't Play

I Had Studied Piano Since I Was 13, But I Was Surrounded By Students Who'd Been Playing Since They Were 5. I Realized I Was Never Going To Be Anything But Mediocre.

I've Done A Couple Of Movies For Scale, And It's The Only Way To Get A Lot Of These Independent Movies Made. The Actors Negotiate Deals Where They're Given Just Enough Money To Live On During The Filming, But Then They Participate In The Back-end. If The Movie Suddenly Makes A Gazillion Dollars, We'll Participate In That Profit.

The Technique's Many Benefits For Actors Include Minimized Tension, Centeredness, Vocal Relaxation, And Responsiveness, Mind/body Connection And About An Inch And A Half Of Additional Height.

Well, The Whole Trick To Doing An Independent Film, Is To Keep Great Pace And Momentum. You're Shooting Maybe Three Times As Many Scenes In One Day That You Would On A Big, Luxurious Budget On A Luxurious Schedule, And You Try Not To Sacrifice Quality For That. Things Are Just Compressed, But Essentially The Same.

Just Because You're Not Sweating Doesn't Mean You're Not Putting In The Work.