tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397012265742311196.post6837879461270326522..comments2024-01-23T06:36:16.377-08:00Comments on Thoughts On Acting: Michael Chekhov's 3 ArchetypesKathryn Browninghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14839673695944682802noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397012265742311196.post-27533169912082548982016-03-15T20:54:36.711-07:002016-03-15T20:54:36.711-07:00Well said. @Anonymous#1: You must understand who y...Well said. @Anonymous#1: You must understand who you are as a person influences how you learn, and Mrs. Browning is doing just that. Loved the insight you gave into this technique, would love to see you perform sometime!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397012265742311196.post-31054097912317483632015-03-18T05:10:42.954-07:002015-03-18T05:10:42.954-07:00Learning is ongoing for every actor, especially th...Learning is ongoing for every actor, especially those who haven't the courage of their convictions to put their name on their comment. <br /><br />But I'm not "boasting" about being a thinking actress and looking for shortcuts. I'm just saying that I prefer an outside-in approach, which is often seen in British character acting. When David Suchet set about developing the character of Poirot for the Agatha Christie series he read all of Christie's Poirot books and wrote down a five-page list of the detective's habits and characteristics, he listened to tapes of various French and Belgian accents, and developed the mincing walk that he thought expressed the exacting nature of the little detective (the walk and the talk). It's a methodical approach as opposed to Method, which has come under some criticism. Suchet played Poirot in 70 films over 25 years. The films were dubbed in 50 languages and shown all over the world. I'd say that was pretty good acting. <br /><br />In truth, each actor develops his or her own approach to creating a character and that's typically a mix of what they've learned in class.Kathryn Browninghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14839673695944682802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-397012265742311196.post-55638729785862612912015-02-26T13:14:55.798-08:002015-02-26T13:14:55.798-08:00if you're boasting about being a "thinkin...if you're boasting about being a "thinking actress, not a feeling actress" " and you're "always looking for shortcuts to developing a character".<br /><br />then you have A LOT to learn about acting. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com