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David Oyelowo on Memorizing Lines

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Oyelowo recently appeared in a production of Othello opposite Daniel Craig in New York — he confesses that he has no secret tips to learning an entire play’s worth of dialogue. He explains, “I wish I did have a trick to memorize lines. I often fantasize about having a photographic memory. Unfortunately for me the only thing that works is hours and hours of saying them over and over and over again.”

Nonetheless, Oyelowo does credit his theater training for making him a more effective actor on screen, pointing out, “I think stage is the best possible preparation for being on-camera because if you know what it feels like to say great dialogue to actual people night after night you can make most dialogue feel truthful while being around cameras and the artificial environment of a film set.“

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What Should You Write To Casting Directors?

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So, how do I write to them?

  1. Research. To grab somebody’s attention, you need to know what they want and what they need. Then you need to be the solution to their problems.
  2. Introduce yourself.Who are you, and what is it about you that would pique their interest?
  3. Decide exactly what you are writing to them about.Choose one thing, one thing only and be clear, concise and straight to the point.
  4. Ask them for ONE action (unless it’s a thank you- in which case I’d keep it as just that). What do you want them to do?
  5. Think up a catchy subject line that reflects the reason you are getting in touch.
  6. What materials are you going to send?I would recommend always including your headshot, Spotlight link or CV and website.

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Interview: Cate Blanchett

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How, as an actress, have you seen that borne out when you’re playing the part? Is it just a feeling in the air, is it that laugh lines are slightly different…?

As an actor on stage, the audience often thinks that they’re there to be entertained, but they’re a vital, active component of the evening. It’s not about laughter, necessarily; it’s quality of listening. Broadway audiences are so literate: They love theater, they love being told stories, they love a surprise. And that, coupled with the current — it’s not even a political climate, it’s like a moral climate — has meant that the play’s been attended to in a slightly different way.

I think we’re all so hyperaware of our relationships to the truth right now, and to our sense of objectivity, in every interaction we have throughout a day.

Language is incredibly powerful: the words we choose to use, and how we choose to use them. I remember ages ago, the word “evil” was purloined, and it’s been very bewildering to me watching the word “refugee” morph into the word “immigrant” morph into the word “terrorist” within the space of nine months. “Truth” is an immutable word: Something is true or it is not. Theater, actually, its currency is language.

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How to Write Your Actor’s Bio

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An actor’s bio is simply a summary of your career

Take your time

A bio should be factual, short and straight to the point

It should always be written in 3rd person and in sentence form

SPLIT YOUR BIO INTO FOUR PARAGRAPHS:
• Paragraph 1 – Include your strongest credits and any awards
• Paragraph 2 – Include your relevant training
• Paragraph 3 – Include your most recent work and any other good credits that are not mentioned in
• Paragraph 4 – Include your skills and some details of your personal life including hobbies and achievements

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Jeff Bridges On Working With The Character

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Bridges explains, “The different parts I play, start with yourself and see what kind of lines up with the character. You might magnify those aspects of yourself that work with the character, or keep those parts of you that don’t match to the curve. With [Hell or High Water] a couple of things come to mind. One, my grandfather, Fred Simpson, on my mom’s side, was from Liverpool. He was a terrible teaser. I think my brother [the actor Beau Bridges] inherited that gene, too, because Beau was a great teaser, still is. And that was part of my character. I remember when my brother would tease me and get me crying, and my mother would say, ‘It’s just because he loves you so much,’ you know? That helped me with the stuff I had with Gil Birmingham [his co-star in the film, who plays] my partner who I enjoy working with so much.”

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