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How does an actor deal with a NO?
An actor’s life is full of ups and downs. The acting business is where the best people in the world are rejected all the time. It’s a rejection business and you have to make peace with it.
There are times when you can feel on top of the world and there are also times when you can find yourself in a landfill. Every person’s life and career is like that. And if you don’t understand this about life, you’re going to take it to heart every time you’re in the valley.
Being in a valley can be a very wonderful thing sometimes because you don’t have the pressure of the mountaintop and you can learn more about yourself, then. It is a rich soil that will help you climb up and back up the mountain.
You’re always going to have to deal with the uncertainty of where your next job will come from and the insecurity of not knowing if it’s ever going to come at all. Once again you get rejected because you’re too much this or that, you can fill in the blank. You have to be able to remain open, strong, and have faith.
I remember Stella Adler once saying, actors have to have “the soul of a rose and the skin of a rhinoceros.” No matter how many times you are told “NO” you can’t let yourself fall for this. You have to work on staying open, being positive, optimistic and creative.
That means having the soul that Stella said actors need. Don’t get into your shell and never go out to play again. That’s the skin. It’s having thick skin and letting malice, criticism, and jealousy creep in on you. There will always be a percentage of audience, people, and industry critics… that they won’t be like you.
So how do you stay open?
You develop a huge feeling of acceptance for yourself. You keep hearing “Yes” inside you over and over again. Yes to everything you do.
Look at every audition and every job as a learning experience. See what you can get out of each of them, even if you feel like it didn’t go well. Ask yourself what is the lesson of each one? Artists grow from their biggest failures.
The challenge is to overcome them and learn how you feel about yourself and understand how valuable you are, no matter how many times you hear No. Your value as an actor doesn’t lie when you hear that yes, from anyone. The most important yes comes from yourself and you alone.
Michelle Danner Los Angeles Conservatory of Acting Our Conservatory
it covers the following techniques: Meisner, Strasberg, Adler, Hagen, Chekhov and Stanislavsky’s technique
If you would like to receive more information about our school you can call us at 310-392-0815 or email [email protected]
10820 Washington Blvd, 90232 Culver City
Our Los Angeles acting school offers the following acting techniques: Acting by Method | Stella Adler – España | Stanislaski | Meisner Technique.
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We offer acting classes in Los Angeles to help you hone your craft & jumpstart your career.
Our acting school teaches every acting technique: Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method, Uta Hagen, and the Chekhov technique.
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The Michelle Danner Acting School’s philosophy is that artists can draw upon all different acting techniques & form an individual “Golden toolbox” to use when approaching a role or a scene, whether it be for film, television, or theater. The acting school’s acting techniques are based on Meisner, Strasberg, Stella Adler, Uta Hagen & the Stanislavsky acting Technique.
Michelle Danner’s alumni include Penelope Cruz, Seth MacFarlane, Salma Hayek, Henry Cavill, Zooey Deschanel, Gerard Butler, Chris Rock, Chris Martin, Michael Peña, Michelle Rodriguez, Kate Del Castillo and many others.
The acting school offers classes for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
• Classes include:
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We are one of the elite acting schools in California, known for training successful actors.
A variety of acting classes are offered in Los Angeles to help students hone their craft and jumpstart their careers.
What makes us different
Our acting program differs from other acting schools in Los Angeles, since we teach every acting technique & method, including the Meisner technique, Lee Strasberg’s method, Stella Adler, Stanislavski’s method & Uta Hagen technique.
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Acting Techniques
• The Actor’s Golden Box (acting technique) | Meisner Acting Technique | Stella Adler Acting Technique | Uta Hagen Acting Technique | Stanislavski Acting Technique | Training & Workshops: | Audition Training Classes & Workshops (Film & Television) | Scene Study Classes & Script Analysis | Improvisation | Performance & Preparation: | Acting Demo Reels | Voice & Speech | General American Accent & Dialects | Industry & Career Guidance: | Breaking into Hollywood: The Business of Acting | Coaching Options: | Private Coaching (Audition Coaching, Dialogue Coaching, On-Set Coaching) | Online Coaching & Private Acting Classes
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