On one occasion I was very anxious about filming a scene in a movie, so much so that I took a zanax to calm myself down. In the final cut you can hear my voice is a little horse, which often happens when I get anxious and my reflux flares up. It's not a great thing to have happen, but I did the work and I'm happy with the result.
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Bob Jaffe
Sep 23
Great quote, yes. And the right way to think. Thanks, Michael!!
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Sierra Rein
Sep 23
I think we forget often as actors that just being a human in a room is "enough," and we get in our heads that we have to craft some unbelievably memorable character moment or choice every single time we audition. Sometimes just showing up/putting ourselves on tape just saying the lines (with or without an hour's prep) communicates what is needed to tell the story and the character and what casting needs to see. And as someone currently feeling a little "imposter syndrome," often I do an audition or self-tape then look back and go "well that wasn't as bad as my feelings imagined it would be."
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Tonya Cornelisse
Sep 23
Love that. “Learning to trust that “THIS IS WHAT I DO”
On one occasion I was very anxious about filming a scene in a movie, so much so that I took a zanax to calm myself down. In the final cut you can hear my voice is a little horse, which often happens when I get anxious and my reflux flares up. It's not a great thing to have happen, but I did the work and I'm happy with the result.
Great quote, yes. And the right way to think. Thanks, Michael!!
I think we forget often as actors that just being a human in a room is "enough," and we get in our heads that we have to craft some unbelievably memorable character moment or choice every single time we audition. Sometimes just showing up/putting ourselves on tape just saying the lines (with or without an hour's prep) communicates what is needed to tell the story and the character and what casting needs to see. And as someone currently feeling a little "imposter syndrome," often I do an audition or self-tape then look back and go "well that wasn't as bad as my feelings imagined it would be."
Love that. “Learning to trust that “THIS IS WHAT I DO”