Motion picture acting (1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture acting
Date:
1947
Publisher:
New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co
Volume:
Motion picture acting
Leaf #:
000120
Language:
English
Contributor:
Internet Archive
Sponsor:
Internet Archive
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
July 19, 2022
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MOTION PICTURE ACTING directors—just don't often react that way when confronted by an aroused and eager young person, as sure of herself as all that. . . . speaking of lions, I've often thought that lion-taming and acting have much in common. They are both hazardous occupations for one thing. But do you know the main thing that would prevent one of us from putting a lion through its paces and making it sit up and do tricks? We could watch a lion-tamer do his act, and copy every look, ges- ture, and tone of voice, but if we were scared, the lion would sense the uncertainty and fear in us and, with one mighty swipe, land us up against the bars. But the lion-tamer? He knows he has some- thing on that lion! He goes into the cage without the slightest doubt that the beast will do what he wants it to do; and, with few exceptions, it does. Other- wise there would be fewer lion-tamers. It's the mental attitude which makes all the difference. The lion-tamer believes in himself and is unafraid. He doesn't bluster around and brag about himself to the king of beasts. Being uncer- tain and very much afraid, we would shout our prowess and our superiority; and the lion would either yawn in our faces, or, becoming annoyed, eliminate us entirely. No matter what kind of a bluff we may put up, 94