I read a quote from Lawrence Olivier about what makes actors tick. He said, "Look at me. Look at me. Look at me."
So, actors are normal people after all, eh? Edg --- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > With the film analogy, Rick's. recently posted exchange with friends > > come to mind. Like two actors meeting 30 years after having done > > college drama together. > > > > Guy1: "So you are still doing community theatre like when I last > ? saw you?" > > > > Guy2: "Yeah, its the greatest. Its by far the fastest track to the > > top, especially my theatre in located in Podunk, a town of 10,000 > > in the midwest, far from any urban center." > > > > Guy1: "Really?" > > > > Guy2: "Oh totally! Its the only way to get to the top. Its like a > > rocketship. You are really missing out! We do the same play over and > > over again, every season, with some minor variations to expand our > > range." > > > > Guy1: " And what actors from your theatre have actually made it to > > the top?" > > > > Guy2: " You just don't get it do you! Thasts so irrelevant a > > question. Why are you so hostile and angry. Is it because of my > > great success?" > > Funny. And apt. > > > > --- In [email protected], new.morning <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > Do you two, and others who have identified some past life: do you > > > identify with that person? > > It's just a role. > > There was a funny story told about one of the great > actors, Lawrence Olivier. He was in a piece with a > younger actor, who was from the Method school of > acting -- put on the role at the beginning of prod- > uction, and *stay* in it until the film was finished. > > They were shooting a scene together and, between takes, > the younger actor stayed in character, while "Larry" > dropped character the moment the director yelled "Cut." > Larry would be laughing and joking with the crew the > whole time, having a ball, and then when the director > called for the next take, snap! -- he'd be right back > in character. Then "Cut," and he'd be back to laughing > and joking with the crew, while the younger actor was > stuck in his role. > > Finally the young actor asked Olivier, "Larry...how > do you DO this?" > > Olivier looked at the young fellow and said, "It's > called ACTING. You should try it someday." > > :-) >
