Motion picture acting (1947)

Page scan 000148 from Motion picture acting

Record Details:

Title:
Motion picture acting
Date:
1947
Publisher:
New York, Funk & Wagnalls Co
Volume:
Motion picture acting
Leaf #:
000148
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 but they were both wonderful "Harrys." Think the man himself. Absorb his philosophy, and play him from your own point of view and with your own physical tools. Don't try to make your voice, face, or body conform to any actor's mannerisms. Take your time. These two men wouldn't be talking like this if they were in any hurry. Harry has listened to the doctor and when the doctor has finished with his pessimistic outlook, Harry smiles and says, "I know just how you feel, doctor." Of course he does, and he knows why the man of science feels that way: he's been looking at man- kind through a microscope, and that's a little too close for perspective. Then Harry starts to tell his experiences. He eases into it. He has all evening before him, and he's thinking back, and enjoying the chance to talk about himself—as who does not? He isn't speaking any piece! He's remembering, and every word he says is something that floats to the top as he talks. That doesn't mean that he goes into any brown study; Harry isn't the type of man who searches for words, they come readily enough, but we must see him relishing his experiences as he talks about them, and the conclusions to which they have brought him. Think Harry! 122