Method Acting

IN MY OPINION:

WILLIAM REYNOLDS;

METHOD ACTING,,,THE REAL DEAL;

So how do the really great actors get prepared for their role, maybe just their next scene.

Just make it up> no not really.

I've told this story many times before:

Oh method acting. Once an esteemed technique that Hollywood’s biggest stars learned to make their performances dynamic and real, now it’s the phrase evoked every time an actor acts like a jackass in the name of his art.

Perhaps the most famous tale of “Method Acting” comes from the making of 1976’s Marathon Man. In the scene where renowned British thespian ( actor for those that don't know what a thespian is) Laurence Olivier was to torture up-and-coming leading man Dustin Hoffman, the latter’s character was supposed to be rattled from days without sleep. So, Hoffman decided to try to stay up for three to four days, jacking himself up on caffeine and a trip to Studio 54. When Olivier saw what a wreck Hoffman had made of himself in service to the role, the next day he’s said have replied with shade-throwing glory, “Have you ever tried acting, dear boy? It’s much easier.”;

Both academy award winning actors. Mr. Olivier considered one of the best of 'all time'.