Hoffman’s character in this 1982 Academy Award winning film, Michael Dorsey, would go to any lengths to get a part, even if it meant playing a tomato: “Nobody does vegetables like me!”
Most of us if asked to BE a tomato, or a horse or a tree … would ultimately give up (or break down in hysterics) because (aside from feeling ridiculous), we don’t believe we’re any of those things.
But WHAT IF you were asked to behave like one of them? Continue reading
Legendary.
Actor.
There was something about Marlon Brando that made us feel as if he understood the human experience better than we did. It made him mysterious, it made him charismatic, it made him ultimately, iconic.
Brando said: “We couldn’t survive a second if we weren’t able to act.”
THIS IS IMPORTANT
Your life. The past. The present.
That’s given circumstances in a nutshell. And if we were talking about a story, the given circumstances are much the same – the known facts about a situation or a character.
Take the film Mary Poppins, the given circumstances are: Mary Poppins is an English nanny with magical powers who works for a family called the Banks, she takes care of their two children, Jane and Michael, the trio share incredible adventures. Continue reading
We all have a Super Objective.
Super Objective is our emotional life purpose. It’s also an acting term that describes a character’s ultimate goal, desire or dream. It’s the reason behind why we make bold moves (or not); why we choose a particular lifestyle, or relationship or profession; why some of us will do anything to get ahead and why some of us won’t. The legendary actor and teacher, Konstantin Stanislavsky, defined Super Objective as the spine of an actor’s performance. To his point, I would add it’s the emotional instinct we humans are always looking to achieve.
Why knowing your Super Objective matters.
The Act AS IF Technique 