Our everyday self is a narrow construct...Our total self is far broader, ultimately infinite. Actors who seem to be playing themselves are actually playing roles they have become so skillful at that they seem pure and natural...Much bad Acting is… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Actor training should be broadly humanistic, involving the study not just of dramatic literature and theatre history, but of languages, literature, and history generally,… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Emotional release by itself, no matter how "real," "honest," etc. the emotion may be, is never enough to create a character...such release has no… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Our everyday self is a narrow construct...Our total self is far broader, ultimately infinite. Actors who seem to be playing themselves are actually playing… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
Theatre, in which actors take on changing roles, has among its many functions the examination of identity. For the individual, theatre is a kind… — Richard Hornby Copy Share Image
