tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post691083858938660479..comments2024-03-29T10:54:33.737-05:00Comments on Althouse: Sir Ian McKellan explains what acting is.Ann Althousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01630636239933008807noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-27732496246080436752010-02-04T13:52:12.859-06:002010-02-04T13:52:12.859-06:00My personal favorite was when Michael Caine was be...My personal favorite was when Michael Caine was being interviewed and asked a similar question about acting. He said,<br /><br />"The key.<br />To great acting.<br />Is to never.<br />Say any more.<br />Than three words.<br />At one time."<br /><br />Now whenever I see him doing it in a movie I can't stop laughing.luaghahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17771831351721057474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-16451935725157751542010-02-03T11:21:32.454-06:002010-02-03T11:21:32.454-06:00I think it was Max Beerbohm who said "I prete...I think it was Max Beerbohm who said "I pretend, madam, I pretend"JChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02448124833598565813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-39834934854358041172010-02-03T09:36:20.803-06:002010-02-03T09:36:20.803-06:00Ian McKellan explains what acting is? That perform...Ian McKellan explains what acting is? That performance was pretty pedestrian. Real life is much more educational. <br /><br />To whit: Ian McKellan pretending to be a respectable adult when he's merely a petulant homosexual who rips up hotel Bibles in a cathartic attempt to assuage his troubled mind.<br /><br /><b>Now that's entertainment!</b>locomotivebreath1901https://www.blogger.com/profile/00467785916176575838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-30640440696048541022010-02-02T22:58:00.112-06:002010-02-02T22:58:00.112-06:00I found two things particularly funny:
1) He kep...I found two things particularly funny:<br /><br />1) He kept referring to himself as "Sir Ian."<br /><br />2) He wipes away a tear after he finishes up his description of the acting process as an "illusion."Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-67741121392544228482010-02-02T21:06:53.337-06:002010-02-02T21:06:53.337-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-21652810660061896322010-02-02T20:50:09.872-06:002010-02-02T20:50:09.872-06:00Well, Sir Ian has been a consistent critic of &quo...Well, Sir Ian has been a consistent critic of "method" acting for decades. This was a pretty funny way for him to get his basic concept of the acting process across.Mark D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05000893614655251587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-31349888068996913412010-02-02T20:42:03.501-06:002010-02-02T20:42:03.501-06:00You should find little YouTube snippets of House. ...You should find little YouTube snippets of House. The commenters would go fucking nuts. 200 comments for sure.chuck b.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00882763861745236443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-18275204701919921662010-02-02T16:58:13.065-06:002010-02-02T16:58:13.065-06:00I am the modern David Bowie - minus the flirtation...I am the modern David Bowie - minus the flirtation with fascism, of course. <br /><br />I could easily go there if it helps, though,...The Crack Emceehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08366101526773588864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-5550390770905979432010-02-02T15:54:00.498-06:002010-02-02T15:54:00.498-06:00David Bowie. Where is the modern David Bowie. Am I...David Bowie. Where is the modern David Bowie. Am I just old? And fat. And pugnosed.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-42509466374126286032010-02-02T11:59:31.279-06:002010-02-02T11:59:31.279-06:00Oh, what a great show. That was one of the funnie...Oh, what a great show. That was one of the funniest bits.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jv6mEv_rDdE" rel="nofollow">This may be the funniest bit I've ever seen in a television show</a>. (Better in the context of the episode.)Freeman Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16202310075717963694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-1608849729508901012010-02-02T11:32:11.641-06:002010-02-02T11:32:11.641-06:00My favorite was the one with Kate Winslett playing...<i>My favorite was the one with Kate Winslett playing a nun. She correctly predicted that being in a holacoust film would win her an Oscar.</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEnjiGwVw6o" rel="nofollow">short clip</a>Ken Pidcockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236539087094493564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-76020247530330192412010-02-02T09:46:36.413-06:002010-02-02T09:46:36.413-06:00That was one of the funnier epoisodes. My favorite...That was one of the funnier epoisodes. My favorite was the one with Kate Winslett playing a nun. She correctly predicted that being in a holacoust film would win her an Oscar.Amexpathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04763282445910603419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-58641640932265544072010-02-02T09:36:44.522-06:002010-02-02T09:36:44.522-06:00Spoken with a posh enough Brit accent any banality...Spoken with a posh enough Brit accent any banality sounds deep man, deep.ricpichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01321511130788764861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-74023414960075113182010-02-02T09:20:45.469-06:002010-02-02T09:20:45.469-06:00This is hilarious! I love the people in the backg...This is hilarious! I love the people in the background listening raptly like Sir Ian is dropping pearls of wisdom or something.<br /><br />Thanks for the day's guffaw.MadisonManhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01212179466758420208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-69096331702016343882010-02-02T09:13:32.317-06:002010-02-02T09:13:32.317-06:00But they're not pretending.
Just as puppets a...But they're not pretending.<br /><br />Just as puppets aren't pretending in a puppet show.rhhardinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06901742898653890646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-81304928101100489442010-02-02T09:10:11.781-06:002010-02-02T09:10:11.781-06:00I'm not sure how many episodes of Extras I saw...I'm not sure how many episodes of Extras I saw. I need to get that DVD. I'm curious... did any of the famous guest stars NOT play the fool?Rick Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03701456793164649060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-62453604494224454412010-02-02T09:08:06.297-06:002010-02-02T09:08:06.297-06:00Does this post attack Obama's Presidential act...Does this post attack Obama's Presidential acting skill? So what he reads his words off teleprompters? It is a hard enough job to act like an American President when you are carefully working to make a ruin out of the place. Memorising his script should be optional. Don't you want him to succeed?traditionalguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706120413005530014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-29160260719513064962010-02-02T08:54:12.119-06:002010-02-02T08:54:12.119-06:00This is pretty much the same as the apocryphal sto...This is pretty much the same as the apocryphal story about Dustin Hoffman in Marathon Man living on the street for 3 days to prepare for his role and Laurence Olivier saying wouldn't it be easier to just act.themightypuckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03288837159628526731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329595.post-77004837233231571552010-02-02T08:01:04.879-06:002010-02-02T08:01:04.879-06:00Once at the Hoist, Sir Ian told me he was only act...Once at the Hoist, Sir Ian told me he was only acting when the arm of the man standing at the other end of Sir Ian mysteriously disappeared up to the elbow.<br /><br />Sir Ian, do holler when you're in the city again! We'd love to learn more of your acting tips!Leather Daddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11115615683699909976noreply@blogger.com