"Acting" Blogs & Blog Posts

Let me start by saying that I had reservations about watching the documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields. I honestly thought from the few clips and brief interviews with Brooke Shields I had watched weeks before it aired, that it was going to b...

*This post is dedicated to you, Bijoux, because I know how much you love sunshine and warmth!------------------------------------------------If I ever made a list of all the jobs (and careers) I've had in my life, it would be as long as the book 'Gon...

Since the debut of Super Mario 64 in 1996, the smiling face of Charles Martinet has been almost as iconic as that of Mario himself. First cast by chance in a nondescript audition, Martinet has gone on to voice Mario, Luigi, and almost every other hum...

Morgan Freeman needs no introduction because, well, let's face it, he is not only known for his outstanding film acting, but his voice is one that whenever you hear it, you most definitely know who it is. He's got one of those voices that is dee...

Sarah Valentine is a professional acting coach who specializes in world accents. Specifically, she helps actors speak English as it might sound sound with different accents, from Cockney to Jamaican, Australian, Geordie, American, Russian, French, an...

Alec Guinness had some ambivalent feelings about shooting his role in "Star Wars" (1977), both about the campy nature of the movie, and director George Lucas's decision that his character Obi-Wan Kenobi would die only two-thirds into the story. Link...

As a promotional teaser for Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back, Lucasfilm created a 1-800 telephone line where fans could listen to pre-recorded messages from the film stars. The series was written by Craig Miller, director of fan relat...