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Acting 101

Brett Answers Your Acting Questions...

Got a question about acting you'd like to ask Brett? Email him at brett@brettcullen.com. Maybe you're curious about how he memorizes a script, or how many takes it requires to get a scene right...Brett answers your questions about acting in this new section.

How does one get an acting job if their acting resume is extremely limited?
-- December 27, 2001
I am starting out with acting, more as a hobby then a career. I enjoyed the classes I took in high school and college, but those are now 10 years in the past.

Can I skip the English accent on my monologue?
-- August 15, 2001
In doing an English monologue, do I have to do an English accent?

Can you help me choose what class to take?
-- August 15, 2001
I am deciding between a Speech class, On-Camera/Film & TV or Scene Study/Theatre. Any suggestions?

Having a hard time adjusting to the camera
-- June 18, 2001
Dear Brett, I'm having a hard time adjusting to the camera, since my training is in theatre. Here are the problems...

How do you memorize scripts?
-- June 18, 2001
Dear Brett, Any suggestions on memorizing scripts? What do you do?

What is important to include on your acting resume?
-- June 18, 2001
What I would like to know are what things are important to have in your resume' and what things after a point don't matter.

Do actors ever get a crush on their colleagues?
-- June 18, 2001
Do actors ever have a crush or fall for actors they work with?

What do you want from a director?
-- February 22, 2001
From an actor's point of view, what do you want from a director? What should I do or be doing to be of service to my actors?

How do people become casting directors?
-- October 1, 2000
Wondering how people become casting directors. Do they go to college?

What is a production company?
-- May 15, 2000
Exactly, what is a production company? I see that quite a few actors have formed them.

What makes you choose a certain script?
-- March 11, 2000
What makes you go "I HAVE to take part in this movie" when you read a script? Do you mostly go for characters that challenge you emotionally/personally or the ones that are just fun to play?

What re some roles you auditioned for and didn't g
-- January 1, 2000
What are some roles you auditioned for but didn't get? Have you ever been up for a part and had to turn it down or gotten beat out of a part and then the show went on to be a huge success?

Not giving up and making it through the dark times
-- October 1, 1999
Would you mind sharing some dark times when you wanted to just give up and how you pulled yourself out of it? Does confidence truly come with experience and patience?

Preparation for hypnosis scenes
-- October 1, 1999
What type of preparation did you do for The Killing Jar hypnosis scenes?

Preparing for an emotional crying scene
-- August 6, 1999
How do you prepare for an amotional crying scene? You seem to be able to cry so easily in scenes.

How do you keep your work and private life separat
-- August 6, 1999
I'd like to know if it's ever difficult to NOT take things to work with you that are happening in your personal life. Does that ever happen?


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