The Best Acting Lesson in the World
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Published 2012-05-14
lesson which he says saved his own career. He has worked with every
major theatre company in the UK as well as many in the USA including
the Old Globe in California.
All Comments (21)
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Knowing lines that well, to the point where they're "in your DNA", is pretty much what Anthony Hopkins does. And he's a bloody good actor if you ask me.
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Essentially, acting is all about reacting :)
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Those books are 100% in focus.
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I think this applies not only to acting, but all the conversations we have! Captured my atention, and I'm not an actor. Just a guy trying to improve my abilites to talk and connect with people!
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Wow. You really know how to catch your audience. that was not only a video, that was a performance Thank you very mush sir
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I think you can see it too as: Don't fill in the person opposite you. Let the person fill in himself/herself.
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You make them feel that they're important, their thoughts and reacts to your actions
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THANK YOU!!!! The most important lesson for acting and Improv. Loved how he delivered this, with the pauses. I will remember this special share. Something about him grabs you in.
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One of the best lessons ever! Learn the lines that well so you can be engaged and really listen and really react. Wonderful.
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Wow. Blown away simply by the personality that's expressed by the man in the video. It was soo interesting to watch...
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Great to have youtube these days you don't need to waste a lot of your money on classes, did not have this when I started out 25 years ago thank you john.
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The reaffirmation of this is giving me confidence in my instincts, thank you
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had the privilege to have received a lesson from John, was a lot of fun and I did in fact learn a thing or two about acting, great guy
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Sir John Windsor-Cunningham, that may have been the best film reel I have ever seen. I almost feel like I don't want another acting class. Watching this a few hundred times will suffice. British actors are much more involved, more present, more intimate, more interesting, more multi-layered and depthful as people, better listeners and hence much better than American artists. You sir are an incredible talent.
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He took this in so much he went on to do amazing work.
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You made that story really vivid, and I think I only now understand the advice that some people give that listening is the most important element of acting. Thank you.
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And that is what we call 'being in the moment'. Thanks for the upload!
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Thank you for this, when I’m acting I’m usually only focused on my next line and not what my scene partner is telling me, this was a great eye opener!
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The subtlety was not lost on me - thanks John :)
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I was listening for the fourth time John. Thank you!
