Acting: Truly THAT Hard?- Page 3

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 12:16am

think, people... can you project your voice beyond row H, 8 times a week, without training?

acting is an art. acting is also a craft.

who was it here who mentioned Jodi Foster's 'natural' talent? since she started acting (sort of) at age 3, who's to say what's 'natural talent' and what was taught, practiced, crafted?

Updated On: 7/18/07 at 12:16 AM

[flicker_]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 12:22am

^Actually, some people can.

My brother, for example, just has a naturally loud voice and is able to project properly, without damage to his vocal chords. But, like I said, not EVERYONE needs professional training. However, alot of people do.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 12:27am

oh, look Gertrude! they've made you a featured actor!

now that's entertainment!

[iliketheater]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 12:29am

Can someone explain to me why we are insulting actors who are trained on a Broadway board?

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 12:32am

re: "actually, some people can"

what's your name? who's your brother? he rich? is he rich like me?


re: "Can someone explain to me why we are insulting actors who are trained on a Broadway board?"

i dunno... what's the punchline? why are you insulting actors who are trained on a Broadway board? and who gets trained on a Broadway board anyway?


Updated On: 7/18/07 at 12:32 AM

[flicker_]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:05am

My name? Hardly seems necessary for you to know it. I also don't see how you knowing who my brother is or how much money he makes would change the fact that he happens to have a loud voice. Frankly, I find it a little creepy that you're so curious.

And by "rich like me," I assume you mean 51 and trying way too hard to seem tough with a cancer stick hanging out of your mouth, which you assume makes you look so bad-ass. In that case, no, my brother is not "rich like you."

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:08am

Gertrude will always be the lead role, in my opinion.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:16am

but that f&^)ing Eve is always stealing the limelight!

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:17am

I was talking about "Seussical."

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:20am

jeezus weezus... people around here can't take a joke...

"What's your name? Who's your daddy?
(he rich...) Is he rich like me?
Has he taken any time
(to show) To show you what you need to live
Tell it to me slowly. Tell you why
I really want to know
It's the time of the season for loving..."

[C is for Company]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:23am

WE GET IT
We've seen this movie before
They're fictitious

Updated On: 7/18/07 at 02:23 AM

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:28am

Even I'm tired of it.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:33am

they're most instructive, actually... let me extend a belated welcome.

but would you prefer to converse with roman polanski & co?

"Never give up; and never, under any circumstances, no matter what - never face the facts." - R. Gordon




Updated On: 7/18/07 at 02:33 AM

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:38am

I'm sure you must have things to do
in the bathroom, Birdie dear.

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:40am

Pleased ta meetcha! I'm Birdie - and I'll ruffle ya feathers!

[B3TA07]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:43am

Hell, I think I like TheEnchantedHunter more, at this point.

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:45am

Is "Dexter in the Dark" available yet?

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:46am

I really do think for some their technique is really that they have no technique. Just like method works for some, or that breathing one or that Viewpoints thing that I still don't get, some just, as the cliche goes, learn their lines and try not to bump into the furniture.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:47am

September my friend.

oh, and don't tell your almost replica, but I think I like you a tad more. But just in case, don't mention anything because either you look caught in a dangerous spot or you are the frightening one.

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:49am

Seems like he's nothing but a big ****cat to me. Meow.

[C is for Company]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:54am

When will the bloodhounds be arriving dear Birdie? Oh. Don't bother, they're heeeeeeeere.


Evelyn "Who do I have to shoot to get off this swing--and out of this musical?" Nesbit
New York, NY

Mayella Ewell
Maycomb, Alabama

and

Leocadia Begbick
Mahogonny, America

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 2:56am

Weird. I guess BroadwayWorld doesn't care for coarse language.

[G_Schlozinski2]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 3:03am

... sorry, something on TV distracted me. what were we talking about? the conversation seems to have drifted way off topic. wasn't this about actors and actors' training...

anyway, i was thinking of the way Roman Polanski's masterwork, based on Ira Levin's masterwork, parallels Hannah Arendt's memorable commentary about the banality of evil. How boring Roman and annoying Minnie Castevet and a coven of nerdy, unassuming people - a pair of spinsters, a retired dentist, a gynecologist near retirement, a doorman, a third rate Viennese painter (... wait, that's a different story altogether) - convince a selfish, bad actor to hand over the dullest woman in the world to become the mother of Satan's son! And Hellsmouth is a rundown apartment building on NY's upper west side (not the most appealing neighborhood at the time, but the homeland of Arendt's adherents, NY's educated liberal Jews). The way Polanski turns that building into a fully developed character in and of itself is remarkable! Don't you think?

Updated On: 7/18/07 at 03:03 AM

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 3:06am

Veronica's Room is one of my favorite chillers. Shuffle off to Buffalo!

[Birdie]

Posted: 7/18/07 at 3:10am

Do you prefer the act break before or after Maureen returns as Cissy in disguise?