I find it very beneficial to put myself into the visual images the written material suggests to me. I make my own movie in my imagination. I see in my mind’s eye the visual scenes described by the writer. I visualize the who, what, why, where, and when of the premise...

Truthful self expression to me means the freedom to express my thoughts, feelings, opinions, and emotions about my experience of life in this moment without any judgment or conditioning. Only with this freedom do we get the individual, unique, one of a kind, there...

One of the things I enjoy the most about acting now is being the detective, or investigator discovering the facts that affect the character I am going to play. When I get the audition sides, or the script if available, the fun begins. My task is to gather as much...

The degree of intensity a film actor can generate in his art is due largely to the level of energy he is able and willing to work with. Master teacher Charles Conrad said “The importance of energy is paramount. Most vital and of chief concern is this question of...

The words come from the writer. They tell us the story, the given circumstances of what we the actors agree to perform. But how and when the words are spoken is up to the actor. Remember film and television are visual images, and reveal to the audience whether we are...

I have a “Capital One” credit card commercial playing right now. I play a military general who saves the world by blowing up a meteor. I also play my own mother in the spot. The reason I’m bringing this up is because of the valuable lessons I learned again about...