An Actor's Space with Rob Brownstein

So, while the Olympics are over world is still going to hell in a hand-basket, we had an amazing first time of the new 50+ with Self-Tape Class and as you can tell by these faces, it killed! look, you may be an actor who’s worked tons, who’s great in the room and not know your self-tape game is weak. Or, if you’re returning to the game, this is the game. This next one in March - starting next week - is the last one for a while. So come and get your game on!
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So, I came home last night and watched some Olympics that I’d recorded - specifically the Women’s Figure Skating finals. If you haven’t watched it, do. Because Alysa Liu, who won the gold, is a great lesson to all of us performers. She’d retired for 2 ½ years and re-found the joy in skating. She was loose and having fun and didn’t care if she medalled - just went out there to have fun. And you can see it in her prep. She doesn’t give a s**t. In all my years of watching Olympics, I don’t believe I’ve ever seen anyone as loose and carefree before. And she skates effortlessly. The two who come after her - who might even be slightly better skaters - are trying to win and tight… and each make a mistake. They get silver and bronze so it’s not the end of the world like it would be for an audition where there is only one part. But it’s so clear. Watch if you can - YouTube will have it. And see if you can re-wire your approach to not include “getting the job”, “being good”, “giving them what you think they want” or “standing out”, and just have fun doing the job you’ve trained for, prepared for and are pretty damn good at.
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End of an era and so much more. One of the actors and actresses who defined how we act today. Thank you and RIP.

Here’s a video from Alyson Horn about our re-designed Commercials for Actors 50+ just for Feb. and March. Focussing on older actors 2 weeks on self tapes, 2 weeks on in studio work, all classes in person at 200 South LaBrea.….
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There are so many contradicting pieces of “advice” out there. The problem is that most of them are 100% correct IN THAT SPECIFIC MOMENT FOR THAT SPECIFIC PERSON. Rehearse less, rehearse more, don’t work too hard, work harder, it’s this way, no it’s that way. What each of us has to know is WHAT WORKS FOR US. And when are we THERE? When is our work up to the level we want it to be at? Competitive. Bookable. Booking. A teacher or coach can reflect when you’re there or not but ultimately it’s on each of us to be brutally honest with ourselves and push ourselves to where we want to be. And to find out what it takes us - you, me, individually - to get to that place and to know when we’re there. That is the “will” that separates and elevates us. The place where our effort meets our desire.

Truth

"Lately, I’ve been de-emphasizing what actors think of as character work. The limps and the lisps, the accents—I don’t want to be bothered. You gotta make it come from the inside. It’s all about who you are. That’s all you can really contribute. I feel autobiographical about whatever I do."

"I was talking to Sean Penn on the phone today. I told him it was interesting that they managed to leave me off this long list of Method actors they’d published in some article. I told him, “I’m still fooling them!” I consider it an accomplishment. Because there’s probably no one who understands Method acting better academically than I do, or actually uses it more in his work. But it’s funny—nobody really sees that. It’s perception versus reality, I suppose."--Jack Nicholson to Mike Sager

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Robert Redford, Golden Boy of Hollywood, Dies at 89 — The Hollywood Reporter The Oscar winner and Sundance founder died Sept. 16 at his home in Utah.

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Giancarlo Esposito shares his evolving relationship with auditioning, from treating every tryout like a first shooting day, to letting go of the outcome. 🎭 Watch the full Outstanding Guest in a Drama Series panel on YT with Giancarlo Esposito (‘The Boys’), Shawn Hatosy (‘The Pitt’) and Jane Alexander (‘Severance’) now! #GiancarloEsposito #ShawnHatosy #JaneAlexander #TheBoys #ThePitt #Severance #Auditions #Auditioning #Acting #Actor

Last year, during the strike, I challenged actors to come up with their own stuff. And the guy on the left, Cody Schultz, along with the help of the guy on the right, Shyaam Karra, wrote a pilot that included every one in Thursday class plus many from Tuesday and we shot it. Here we are this past week finishing the show and filming the last scene. In addition Cody wrote a screenplay that is a finalist in a major competition and is being seriously looked at. Could not be more proud. Congrats!