More Acting Wisdom From Balthasar Gracian March 23, 2014 Here yet again, from our favorite non-actor with words for the dramatically inclined: “Be expressive. This depends not only on the clearness but also on the vivacity of your thoughts. Some have an easy conception but a hard labor, for without clarity the children of the mind – thoughts and judgments – cannot be brought into the world. Many have a capacity like that of vessels with a large mouth and a small vent…how will the audience understand someone who does not connect any definite idea with what he is talking about?” Once again, our Medieval mentor strikes at the heart of the matter, and while Gracian is here talking about larger matters of the whole of the world, his words ring true for the actor in stage or in film. The glue that joins matter to the mind in life – and therefore in acting – is the application of what is being said to the object of the communication. Complete Post at shawnnelsonacting.wordpress
Posted on: Thu, 27 Mar 2014 20:20:59 +0000