Down the Call-Sheet: Fred Ochs in 'The Stanford Prison Experiment'
One of the pleasures of working in an industry of illusion is the feeling of surprise you get when a particular known actor sneaks by you...
Down the Call-Sheet: Sarah Snook in 'Predestination'
While this on-going column's namesake is meant to bring attention to actors who aren't the primary stars of a certain show or movie, its...
Tom Hardy and his "whatever works" methodology
Tom Hardy first pummeled his way onto the screen to me in the film titled, 'Bronson'. It was a brazen, no-holds-barred type of...
Down the Call-Sheet: Christian Camargo in 'House of Cards'
(Down the Call-Sheet is a weekly "discovery" of a great performance by an actor/ actress whose name may not be currently known to the...
Down the Call-Sheet: Lois Smith in 'The Americans'
(Down the Call-Sheet is a weekly "discovery" of a great performance by an actor/ actress whose name may not be currently known to the...
Spock, Snowden and Hawking: The Inner Volume of Silence
There is a common misnomer when talking about acting around the concept of "doing nothing". It's when an actor is still and not speaking...
The 'Whiplash' Effect and the Tortured Artist
In the movie 'Whiplash' a young, promising jazz drummer gets into a prestigious music school and then proceeds to struggle to get into an...
'Moonwalking with Einstein': On Acting and the Art of Memorization
When one finds themselves coming to acting at any age one of the first obstacles they encounter is memorization. As time and experience...
Actors on Acting: Edward Norton, SAG Conversations
SAG CONVERSATIONS: Edward Norton In the current short-attention-span climate of media interviews for actors to promote their films we are...
"Why study acting?"
There is often a misconception about technique (or "craft") and the importance it plays in the various mediums of the acting industry. So...
