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Routine

by Barry (Ireland) QUESTION: Should an Actor have a short routine everyday for at least two hours at home revising pieces etc? If so what else is good to fit into their routine? ANSWER: What a great question! Yes, if you can find 2 hours a day to work on your acting, a routine can […]

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Good school for a foreigner?

QUESTION: Hello, I’m French and I’m seriously thinking about going to an acting school in America (preferably Los Angeles). I would like to know if you have any recommendation, if you know any school that provides good classes and have a 2 years program (to get a student visa). Thank you very much, Matthieu ANSWER: […]

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Acting Tips for Overcoming Stuttering in Acting

by Eduardo Angel (Puerto Rico) QUESTION: I’ve been wrestling for a good 3 years now, had my fair share of championships, and I keep my fighting fresh with multiple martial arts styles (judo, tae-kwon-do, and Isshin-Ryu-Karate mostly). Though my biggest problem has been with my acting. I tend to sss-s-studder when It-tt-ta-ta-talk, and I mumble […]

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How to Get Experience so I can Get Into an Acting School

by Seb (Canada) QUESTION: thank you for your website, i’ve been finding it very helpful but I had a couple questions. I’m at university right now, aimed at a career that I hate. So I have been looking into other options; namely acting schools near me. There is a pretty good one near me but […]

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Acting Tips on Memorizing Lines

by Laura (Maryland) QUESTION: What will make it easier for me to memorize lines? ANSWER: Hi Laura, Rehearsing! I think the best and easiest way to learn lines is working on the acting and actually not worrying about the lines. The more you rehearse, the more your lines will come naturally to you, until you […]

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Acting Schools where I live

QUESTION: I want to know if there are acting schools nearby were i live, also, i’m still in high school, so i would need a schedule to work with my school schedule. Can you please tell me where would be a good place to search for film acting schools for 16 year olds. Thank you. […]

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College before acting or no college?

by veronica (dominican republic) QUESTION: Should I go to college and get a degree in something more stable to have it as a back-up plan and then go to a school for acting? ANSWER: That’s a tough question. It’s very hard to make a living as an actor, so having a degree in something more […]

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How do I become a better actor without so much hand gestures?

by Bella (london) QUESTION: I want to become an actress so bad but somehow when I’m acting there’s always something wrong with my acting that I can’t figure out and I don’t know what the problem is sometimes. I think that I can’t act because of my constant hand gesturing. ANSWER: In a way, you’re […]

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Acting Tips on Learning Lines

by Megan (United States) QUESTION: Do you have to remember your lines? I mean I can do that. ANSWER: Great question! If you’re asked for a monologue for an audition, then you need to know your lines inside out. If you don’t know your lines very well, you could easily forget them with the added […]

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Acting Degree Required?

by Luca (Rome, Italy) QUESTION: I’m a 24 years old italian (25 in september) who’s trying to work as an actor in my country. Unfortunately, here the situation is really complicated because of the economic crisis that is hitting hard on the arts and recommendations (the last one is strictly an Italian problem, sad but […]