Day 3

"I wish the stage were as narrow as a tight rope so that no incompetent would dare walk on it"

-Goethe

Read about his life. I wish I could go back in time to meet him. It really showed me that you must experience life to act it. I need to go out and experience life, maybe I'll go get dumped.

Day 2

Sanford Meisner on Acting

I warn you; I take notes on my blog as I read, so it may not make sense to people reading it but it makes sense to me. :)

Notes on the Introduction by a student of Meisner

You learn an organized way to deal with what is imaginary. It's not about technique, but rather instinct. So True! But does this mean that people should just have that natural instinct that they find and grow through technique, or is it something you can learn?

It takes at least 20 years to become an actor. Interesting.

He had the exact same feeling going into Meisner's acting class as I did last year going into Jim Bonney's class (Bonney taught a form of Meisner). Is it the person, or the technique?

Book List

My Daily Practice is to study. I will read from a book about acting and comment on what I read every day. I don't really know where to start. I will ask Luke and Stacies for suggestions of good reads. For now, I've come up with a list. Hopefully I will be able to add a lot to this list.

Sanford Meisner on Acting by Sanford Meisner

Advice to the Players by Robert Lewis

An Actor Prepares by Constantin Stanislavski

Day 1

Person A: What are you doing? That's not how you do it.

Person B: What?

Person A: It's supposed to be hanging. Stop. No, stop. You're messing it up.

Person B: It looks fine.

Person A: Stop. That's not how you do it. You don't know how to do it. Give it to me.

Person B: Take it.

Person A: Look, you see how it's hanging off the leaves like this. Look at this one. You smashed it right into the tree. It looks horrible.

Person B: You overcrowded the tree with the lights. There is no more room to have them hanging. What are you doing?

Person A: Hanging them the right way. What is this? This looks like shit. You just jammed them into the tree.

Person B: There is no more room! What are you doing? You're going to break it!

Person A: Are you serious right now? You didn't even try to fix the lights. I payed good money for these stupid ornaments you wanted. You just smash them in like they're nothing.

Person B: Can you do it?

Person A: Oh so that's what you wanted. You did this on purpose so that I could do it.

Person B: Please.

The power of music:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnBau6fL8S8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd5yN43TqCk&feature=related

Day 47

Person A: You up? Jess, you up? Wake up.

Person B: Hmm... no.

Person A: I can't sleep.

Person B: Really?

Person A: Seriously.

Person B: (mumbles) thats nice...

Person A: I don't want to have that dream again.

Person B: You should... drink... water.

Person A: What? Wake up.

Person B: Just go back to sleep.

Person A: I can't.

Person B: What?

Person A: Just talk with me for a minute.

Person B: Nice weather we're having.

Person A: I can barely understand you. Speak english.

Person B: What do you want to... talk about.

Person A: I don't want to have that dream again.

Person B: You won't.

Person A: I always have it. I hate it, it won't let me sleep.

Person B: Try.

Person A: What do you think I've been doing for the past two hours?

Person B: Hm?

Person A: I can't sleep and thinking about it makes me less sleepy but more tired. Does that make scene?

Person B: Oh...

Person A: Where you ever blamed for something you didn't do? But like something really bad? That you had no part in at all... Jess?

Person B: Hm

Person A: Well?

Person B: (grunts)

Person A: Jess? You asleep? Great.

Day 46

Person A: What's wrong with his face? Why does he look like that?

Person B: Leave him, he has a lot of work to do.

Person A: He still has work to do? Where did you take him?

Person B: He came to help.

Person A: Help? Why did you take him with you? You said he has work to do!

Person B: I needed him! You aren't the one who has to run around all night!

Person A: I can't believe you! Look at him. He looks like shit.

Person B: Yeah well, that's what happens when you have to work.

Person A: He still has work to do. You shouldn't have taken him with you!

Person B: I had no choice. I needed him! Why, would you'd have come?

Person A: Don't make this about me. You know I can't-

Person B: See, I needed him.

Day 45

Person A: Can you give it to me now and I'll give you the money when we get back?

Person B: It's a lot of money.

Person A: I'll give it to you as soon as we get back, I promise.

Person B: You have three hundred dollars?

Person A: No but, it's not going to cost that much.

Person B: How much do you have?

Person A: I don't know. I didn't count.

Person B: You better pay me back.

Person A: I will.

Person B: All three hundred.

Person A: It's not three hundred.

Person B: That's how much it's going to be and then I won't have money left over for...

Person A: Yes you will. It won't cost three hundred. How much do you need to give her anyway?

Person B: A lot.

Person A: How much?

Person B: How much will you give me?

Person A: What I owe you minus what you give her.

Person B: You don't make the rules here.

Person A: I'll give you the money when we get back.