Awesome!!! I’m glad you liked the videos, I hope to be putting out a new one soon. All the best!

Kindest Regards,

Robert.

You mention – “If I am upset with someone else, I keep it in”.

Quite often being upset with someone (as an initial emotion) can lead to an expressed emotion of anger. If you are not allowing yourself to get angry in life that is your choice, however as an actor you need to be able to access your anger through the hurt in order to play characters who do express anger. My guess is that you are a nice person who doesn’t want to hurt other people. You, like most of us, want to be loved and not thought ill of by anyone. This is hard to explain but at some level I think if you really allow that hurt to manifest into a “real” anger in the scene there is still the lovely Victoria not wanting to effect the other actor in that way. There is no room for polite while acting. After, absolutely! But not during. Remember, you are playing a character. Everyone knows that this is the character getting angry and not you no matter how much you commit. If you commit fully they’ll just see you as a better actor, not as a nasty person. I hope this has made sense to you. Enjoy allowing yourself to get angry, you most likely want to be an actor because you love it, embrace every opportunity, role and emotional state fully. Get angry and give Victoria permission to enjoy it. Please let me know how you go!

First let me say thank you, I just discovered you videos on Youtube and they have really shown me some good points that I have not thought about before.
I have an audition coming up for a BA in acting, and one of my two pieces is a modern monologue from a 10-minute play by Kellie Powell, called Richard Fishers Funeral.

I am doing fine with it, there is just one part I am struggling with, and it is a few lines where I feel that some anger is neccessary.

I am in myself not an angry person, I rarely raise my voice, and if I ever do, it’s mostly to myself when I, say, forget something or drop something heavy on my toes. If I am upset with someone else, I keep it in.

I have tried going about it different ways. Shouting just seems silly, huge hand gestures makes it cartoony, and if i just feel it in my eyes and voice, I worry that it’s not “enough”.

Do you have any tips on how to embrace anger/resentment/fed up-ness?

Thank you, and Happy Easter!

Victoria.

Read books, watch films, go to live theatre, get into class and most importantly, have fun! I hope you enjoy the journey.

Regards,

Robert.

One thing actors must try and accept if they are to survive in this industry is that “failure” and “judgement” are a part of it. This has nothing to do with any individual person, it has to do with the industry. Everyone has missed getting roles no matter how amazing they are and everyone has suffered judgement from friends, public and people in the industry. The next time you “fail” or are judged be heartened by the fact that EVERYONE has been there and it is a necessary part of your eventual success. Whether Meryl Streep, Tom Cruise, Jim Carey, Mel Gibson, Helen Hunt or Charlie Sheen they have all been there – you are on the way!

One of the hurdles I face with my students is to get them to appreciate that they are enough. That they have just as much right as anyone to pursue acting. Self worth and being able to accept who you are for all your quirks is so important. When an actor accepts that they have a valid place on this planet and their voice is worth hearing and that they have the right to fail, succeed and everything in between AND to enjoy it all, then they may act with a freedom born of love.

Thanks for your question, I wish you all the best.

Kindest Regards,

Robert.

P.S. Sorry for the tardy reply, I have been in the hectic situation of relocating.

Do you have any tips for would-be actors who aspire to exercise such bravery, but who hold back for fear of failure or judgement?

How would you go about encouraging those who wish to expose themselves in such a way but find it difficult to do so?

Thanks!

Thanks for your words, all the best in your endeavours!

Kindest Regards, Robert.

Be Blessed,