Friday, February 19, 2010

Preview in FFWD

Look for our preview in this weeks upcoming FFWD for "Italian American Reconciliation". Celebrating 10 years of producing plays that explore the complexity of the contemporary human experience.

Monday, February 15, 2010

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors

"Actor's are responsible to the people we play."
- Philip Seymour Hoffman

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"Ninety percent of how you learn is watching great people. When you are surrounded by good actors it lifts your performance."
- Natalie Portman

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"It's what I learn from the great actors that I work with. Stillness. That's all and that's the hardest thing."
- Morgan Freeman

Thursday, February 4, 2010

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"There is a fountain of youth; it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of the people you love. When you have learned to tap this source, you will have truly defeated age."
- Sophia Loren

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying."
-Johnny Depp

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"A big part of being an actress specifically is feeling entitled to your artistic opinion, feeling that it means something, and being able to stand by it."
- Maggie Gyllenhaal

Monday, February 1, 2010

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"To grasp the full significance of life is the actor's duty; to interpret it his problem; and to express it his dedication."
-James Dean

QOTD - Inspiration for Actors


"You can't give what you don't have or what you aren't able to give in the first place. Once you do, you're lying, forcing something for a result. You have to trust yourself and do it as simply as you can. Don't try and bring something that is not there. Some actors do a lot more and right away you see it, you see they're trying very hard and it's not credible. Simple is hard."
-Grace Kelly