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Perspectives on emotional and social aspects of performing.
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Here are some articles from The Inner Actor site:
Also see longer list of Acting articles and interviews.
Here are some articles from The Inner Actor site:
Summer Bishil on acting in "Towelhead"
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 09/17/2008
- Acting
In the film "Towelhead," Summer Bishil plays 13-year-old Jasira, a
Lebanese-American girl navigating through her adolescence, including
challenges with identity, sexual awakening and self-esteem.
Summer Bishil on the emotional toll of “Towelhead”
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 09/6/2008
- Acting
Summer Bishil stars in “Towelhead,” about a Lebanese American girl’s coming of age in Texas during the first Iraq war. "To Bishil it was a relief to find a part that not only
suited her ethnically but actually resonated with her. Still, she found one particularly violent scene was upsetting. Afterward, she remembers going back to
her dressing room and “having a little emotional tantrum and crying.
And being very sad. I was really tired too... I didn’t realize the toll it took on me, until now.”
Actress faces tough Hollywood script
- By Misc Author
- Published 05/21/2008
- Acting
Austin
Highsmith's big break was hurt by the writers strike. Now the possibility of an actors strike is creating a difficult scene. And
even in the event of a strike, she could still act at the theater and
take classes at the Ruskin School of Acting, all of which feeds her
creative soul.
"I'm not one to say, 'Hey, let's not stand up for our rights,' " she
said. "I just want to act more than anything."
Lesson From a Young Actress
- By Jodie Foster
- Published 04/6/2008
- Acting
I've learned there is a gray area between truly collaborating with a director and following his every edict. I'm happy to say I have learned a few lessons from the young performers with whom I've worked during the course of my 43 years in the entertainment business. One of my best teachers was Abigail Breslin..
Kids On Stage
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 08/30/2006
- Acting , Nurturing talent
As filmmaker and author Kaila Kukla has noted, "Drama is a
positive, joyful, and fulfilling way of learning... it gives children
the opportunity to create learning situations that are meaningful to
them. They find ways to tap their inner resources because they want to
do so".
Actors and Addiction
- By Douglas Eby
- Published 08/28/2006
- Acting , Addiction
In
a recent interview, Philip Seymour Hoffman [Best Actor Oscar nominee
for “Capote”] admitted he used drugs and alcohol earlier in his life.
A
lot. -
An exceptionally talented actor, Hoffman is far from alone: many of us
use and abuse.
10 Tools for Dealing with Criticism and Rejection
- By Linda Dessau
- Published 08/25/2006
- Acting , Criticism / Self-criticism
Whether it's feedback we've asked for, an unsolicited
remark called out from the audience or a simple "no" result of an
audition or submission process, criticism and rejection are a huge part
of our lives as creative artists.