Questions and Answers
by Laura (Maryland) QUESTION: What will make it easier for me to memorize lines? ANSWER: Hi Laura, Rehearsing! I think the best and easiest way to learn lines is working on the acting and actually not worrying about the lines. The more you rehearse, the more your lines will come naturally to you, until you […]
QUESTION: How long should a person study to become a actor? ANSWER: In terms of beginning an acting career, the best way to train is to study in a full-time program, which can be anywhere from 1-4 years. If you are going to commit to such a long training, take an acting class or two […]
by Flutura (shorri) QUESTION: What should I do while my voice is shaking? ANSWER: When your voice is shaking during an audition or performance, it is due to stage fright. Your body and vocal cords tense up and your voice shakes. The first thing you can do is accept it. The more you try to […]
by Katie (Ohio) QUESTION: I am a woman playing a male role. I need to know how to stand and talk like a man. I also need to know how men think, how they act, and what they are like in general and how they carry themselves. ANSWER: That sounds like a fun challenge. Not […]
QUESTION: I am not an actor. Studying how actors prepare their craft, I am left with a question regarding character development. As a writer, I have concrete ideas as to any given characters background/bio, what motivates them, their fears, wants, desires, etc. I also have very concrete ideas as to why the character is even […]
by claudia (england) QUESTION: It’s not real, it’s just acting. How can you pretend to be someone else? Your character might not suit your personality at all. What do you do? ANSWER: Exactly, it’s just acting, so your character doesn’t have to fit your personality. Actually, if they did, acting would be kind of boring. […]
by Justin Magoffin (New Hampshire) QUESTION: I’m making a Resident Evil movie and I’m playing the bad guy Albert Wesker. Do you have any tips of how I can excel at being this bad ass villain? ANSWER: One useful acting tip when you’re playing “bad guys” is not to act as if you were evil. […]
by Joey (Las Vegas) Joey QUESTION: Hi acting school stop, I’m Joey, 33 years old male and I’ve been studying for awhile mostly at home now though thru books because of finances (Stanislavski, Checkov & film acting), and I was really wondering if you could help me out and maybe some advice with this two […]
QUESTION: I am doing a small play in which i play a hunter, and i was wondering how to actually do a man-voice,(i have a high pitch girly-voice) and how to get into character before actually dressing up! Any suggestions or details of the above tips to help me? Thanks! ANSWER: First, ask the director […]
by Geraldine (Pittsburgh, PA) QUESTION: What type am I if I am in my 40s and very young looking (early 20s) and get carded,5′ and 100 lbsmixed Asian, dark hair, dark greenish eyesolive complexionhourglass figure,feminine voice. What type am I, what roles should I target? And how good are my chances of making it? Thank […]