When I came out to L. A., I got a part in an episode of 'Star Trek: Voyager,' and I hired an acting coach.
There's lots of interesting jobs in the profession besides acting, and I like to try and keep an eye on and understand other people's jobs, rather than just my own.
I was essentially trained by Oscar Hammerstein to think of songs as one-act plays, to move a song from point A to point B dramatically.
All writing is an act of self-exploration. Even a grocery list says something about you; how much more does a novel say?
Quite often in acting, you have to play a certain part; you cannot speak as much as you want to speak.
I think breathing is actually the key to a lot of opening up of other parts of yourself that you haven't used, for any job, but particularly in acting.
I wrote a script. I actually enjoyed writing it more than acting. It's about the Irish rebellion of 1920, which is a fascinating period and place for me.
The purpose of terrorism lies not just in the violent act itself. It is in producing terror. It sets out to inflame, to divide, to produce consequences which they then use to justify further terror.
Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call.
It helps with your acting when you're not in a perfect costume, perfect wardrobe, a perfectly seamed blouse, perfectly ironed hair, and perfectly done eyeshadow. It's really liberating.
IF we don't start to rethink how we are acting now...We will pay the price later for our "old-stinking-thinking" style
Don’t confuse the complex with the difficult. Most situations are simple – many are just emotionally difficult to act upon.
I'm not in front of the camera, they are. I encourage them; I build up as much of their confidence and ego as possible. They've got to take control; I can't act it out.
But despite their heroic acts, the Vietnam Veterans of America continued to struggle to establish a combat badge in honor of these brave pilots and medics.
I've been very lucky to have been able to act, write and direct and not have to choose just the one thing.
I never will, by any word or act, bow to the shrine of intolerance or admit a right of inquiry into the religious opinions of others.
When I'm acting, I like to think of myself as a non-actor, and a non-drummer when I'm drumming. It frees you up to not care how well you do.
I knew I'd have to go to Paris eventually, and I didn't want to be the provincial kid who just turns up and says, 'I want to act.'
Acting is an odd lifestyle. You make deep bonds quickly and, though you move on, you go around on a loop and see people again.
So I don't think I'm gonna pull my head into my shell just because a bunch of people start acting like idiots.
Many people think voice over artists just read, there's much more to it. Without acting beats, scene study and improving skills, you won't make it.
