Alan Gordon Studio

Acting is a profession of pretend. Oddly, to be good at it you have to pretend truthfully. You have to be the person that you are portraying. Revealing yourself in the imaginary circumstances. A vivid imagination is one of the most powerful tools at your disposal.

When asked about his process Brando said, “it a combination of my instinct and my imagination.”

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Curiosity is one of your most valuable tools. Take nothing for granted. Delve deeply into the meanings. When you feel it in your gut you will have discovered a truth in yourself that can’t be erased.

“The harder I work the luckier I get.” -Sam Goldwyn

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One of the most valuable things you will ever learn as an actor: “Don’t do anything until something happens to make you do it.” This lays the foundation for stillness.

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If you’ve pre-determined how you are going to play a scene how are you supposed to react instinctively when you have already determined how the other person is going to react? That is the antithesis of living truthfully from moment to moment.

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Tomorrow night, game 3, the Knicks have a chance to go up 3-0. Not my president will be attending. He’s attending out of spite. He probably hasn’t watched a game in years. He prefers to watch a riot on tv. We cannot allow his presence to distract from what is happening on the court. We must focus all our energy on our amazing team. It would be great if the cameras did not focus on him for a second. He is not worth a mili-second of our time.

GO KNICKS!!!

I have never seen this kind of reaction to a NY team in my life. Watch parties everywhere. Fans in a state of exhilaration the likes of which NY has never experienced before.

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Even The Donut Pub b has Knicks fever!
GO KNICKS!!!

The formula is simple: Put your full attention on the other person. Don’t try to do anything. Listen. When you listen you connect. React, only when you feel the “pinch.”
No pinch = no ouch. Sounds simple doesn’t it. It’s not.

“Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.” -Iris Murdoch

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