Acting Profile

What makes a good actor?

A good actor will:

• Make a performance seem, perfectly natural.

• They must not try too hard.

• Take their lines and make them their own.

• Make each performance personal.

• Be able to portray a specific personality type.

• Truly understand their role and own it.

• Live their character and their character’s life.

• Research and be willing to work hard.

• Become that character.

• Characterise physically and emotionally.

• Make their performance seem natural and not contrived.

• Make the audience believe in the character.

• Give the audience something to take away.

• Be realistic.

• Strive to make the character real.

• Understand a character’s motivations.

• Get behind the thoughts of the character.

• Turn their body over to the character.

• Make each move the character’s.

• Make the character memorable.

• Strive for an outstanding performance each time.

• Have a clear vision.

• Understand what they want to achieve.

• Be passionate about acting.

• Be good at timing. When to read your lines and when to interact with other characters.

• Don’t overact.

• Don’t try to act.

• Let the character make the decisions.

• Live in the moment and be the character.

• Don’t think too hard about acting, but just do it.

• Versatility and the ability to play different roles.

• Be willing to try new things.

• The correct role.

• A good charisma and compassion.

• Never get too big for your boots.

• Have an understanding of who they are and be comfortable in their skin.

• Observe other people well and study human behaviour.

• Learn as much as they can about the world around them.

• Read, study and appreciate the ascetic things around them.

• Be sensible, sensitive and vulnerable to others situations and emotions.

• Work hard and never take their talents for granted.

• Most of all enjoy to act and live to act.