How to Act Realistically 

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Acting is living and behaving truthfully and fully under imaginary circumstances!!

him: "the funny thing about acting is that the goal is to not look like an actor" Also him: "you can't really say that about any other profession" Spy: i'm about to end this mans whole career

The best acting advice I ever got was "Don't act. Just be."

Michael Caine had a clever way of expressing this also, he said that if you're rehearsing a scene and the director walks up and says "Oh... I see you're rehearsing, I'll come back later" then you're doing something wrong. If the director walks up to two actors rehearsing a scene (or maybe not the director but anybody else on set) walks up; interrupts and you have to tell him "I'm sorry, we're rehearsing a scene, can you come back in five minutes?" and that person had no idea you were even rehearsing - you're doing it right.

I felt like I got a therapy lesson. I can’t believe I learned to be more genuine by randomly watching an acting video. Wow

Probably the best acting advice I've ever heard. Thanks !

Yes, I agree 100%. When I have to practice, I try to do it as it was my everyday life: If I have to cry, then I would think as if I was about to cry in real life, and that helps me. Thanks your advices and helpful tips! Have a good one

I watched this video 5 years ago. Today i got my first Teen Choice Award nomination. Thank you Acting Career Center

I’m only 14 but I have a strong passion towards acting it probably won’t be anything other than some school plays but I still like to learn and understand more about the art and this really helped me with that 👍

These tips are so helpful. I’m not an actor, but I was doing this TikTok challenge and it was much more difficult than I expected. I definitely underestimated the art of acting. Thank you for sharing your insightful videos!

Hii I'm 13 and I want to become a actor mostly because I was inspired by Tom Hiddleston and Benedict Cumberbatch this video actually kinda made me understand more thank you soo much ❤️

Great tips! Find yourself in the script. Major key!!

Hey man, I’m 18 and I’m currently writing my first movie, which is a comedy/adventure type of movie. I got a lot more comedy movie ideas that I’ll work out after this one. And I also wanna become an actor. You giving this advice really helps me out so I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your videos. Thank you man!

Thank you soooo much for your great advice. Your guidance helped me to successfully perform my very first monologue in nearly 30 years! I just started a new beginner's acting class 2 weeks ago, and during my very first class, I was given a monologue...memorized it in a few minutes, but realized during my first performance that I had not used the acting w's. But after digesting my great teacher's lessons and your videos, I more realistically brought my character to life during the 2nd class last week where we were off-script and filmed! Again, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! 💚

My favorite part of the video: “The best actors aren’t really playing a part or a character. They’re able to find themselves in a role and are essentially playing a truthful part of themselves.”

Thank you!!! I've heard this again and again in class, and at workshops, but today I HEARD it! Good stuff!

Great advice. Your videos are so explicit and they make me feel I don't even need acting classes.. When I finally become that actor I wanna be, I'll remember you as my first ever mentor.

I had to RU-vid this cos I got pulled up in class.. and became confused. Short, sharp and to the point! Thanks Kurt!

Thanks for this succinct explanation that I can show my class to support what I've been telling them. The distinction that is important to make is when you are working on things that need to be choreographed and done a certain way for safety such as fight scenes and intimacy scenes. It would be great for you to clarify about these instances. Thanks!

Your advice is great as well everything you do, but I just adore how uptight you're here, especially in comparison with your newer videos, the growth is real

I'm shocked d that I didn't find this channel before. What an amazing person. Thanks 😊

Great teaching love watching your videos as i am trying to get into acting myself and am willing to put in the work!

I’m just a kid in school doing some drama, but this is really helpful. Whenever I was supposed to be a background actor and be chatting with another and act normal, I just started conversation with them. Why mime some random stuff that don’t make sense when you could just, talk?

Thank you! I've started in Theatre and now working my way into Film. The two are very different and this was very helpful. Thank you!

i really wanna thank u for this !! i have had a passion for acting for about 5 years now and have always wanted to be in a theatre or movie itself. But if you ask me my acting is sorta middle tier, its not top tier like i want it to be. So this has helped a lot !!! :)

Great video, makes perfect sense thank you.

By far the greatest explanation, amazing choice of words!

Omg that was so awesome to watch this video when it’s 8 years old! You’re a legend by now Kurt!

I loved you you made comparisons to real life examples! Amazing stuff

These are so great! Thank you for the tips.

I'm so happy I found your video. Thank you!

i'm crying. these tips were so helpful and exclusive...i can't thank you enough

Hey man! Thanks for giving us these helpful tips! May god bless you! I just kept on following you which helped to develop myself more in acting! Loads of Greetings from Kolkata India 🇮🇳

I’m still counting the creases in my middle finger

Some of the best acting advice out there. Some real quality stuff

Love your videos ! I'm addicted ! Great work ! Keep videos coming :-)

The best advice to act I've found on RU-vid. Thankyou very much.

This is one of the best explanations of how to do this. You painted a really clear picture. thank you

Awesome advice and straight to the point!

Thank you for explaining things so easy and understandable! It’s very useful piece of advice! I wish success to all of us in this amazing career!

I'm trying to create multiple characters played by myself, one dimensional in certain aspects, but all of them created for a very important reason, and I'm not even an actor (as in "nowhere-near-the-slightest-mole-of-industrial-grade-acting-skills-or-experience" actor). Yes, I know, it's kinda crazy, right? I know I'll be able to handle it all, though, by making use of the best of my knowledge, learning new things and, mainly, the divine mercy and wisdom I'm dealing with, which are relentlessly overwhelming my life at times, but I'm thankful for these blessings, of course, because all of them things are the essential part of something greater than myself (in fact, this is not about me at all, that's why I'm creating these characters in the first place!) - something that is poised to unfold a well-put-together work of craftsmanship, innately magnetized by esoteric levels of pure, energetic love. It will make sense later, don't worry, I beg your patience 🙏💪😎👍💖🎉

Thank you for the advice. I can use this to be in my DC Comics fan adaptations one day. Something I've always wanted to do. No profit being made. Just a movie or series where everyone involved has fun and it shows on-screen that we had fun

I agree with everything that you are saying, when you are physically doing something you should really do it and not pretend to do it, however, I think the question most beginning actors want answered is when it comes to playing a scene that requires you to be in a certain emotional state how do you really do that without indicating or faking the emotions.

This is honestly the best piece of advice I've received for acting like ever

Wow thank you soo much!!! I really really needed this piece of advice and it helped a lot!!

This is very true! Yet I find it almost sad in a way that we have to be "taught" to feel such basic human emotions, and I think our society is reinforcing this even more.. as we socialize with our bodies less and screens more. Shouldn't it be nearly automatic, to feel our basic emotions, use authentic gesture, expression, tone? So many people are taught to stifle their emotions and curb their curiosity, creativity, individuality.. often at a young age, to meet cultural, gender, societal "norms" The honest truth.. really good actors are comfortable with feeling emotions.. understanding, empathic they stand in other's shoes to better learn everything around them. That molds an intriguing, versatile actor. The role may be a homeless drunk .. or a proper Royal from lines of tradition.. each role requiring the necessary knowledge, research, and emotional conditioning to TRULY get in that role. Im sure theres acting vocabulary to better describe, but I am not an actor. One thing I really respect.. an actor that can go far and beyond " their own self " to transform into a completely different, intricate (sometimes abhorrent) role. Assimilation is the key of acting. for example.. Charlize Theron in the movie Monster, plays role of real life murderer Aileen Wuornos.. Now, she didn't just jump up there and run lines, acting out a typical role (lets say .. random.. '50s housewife') .. she spent who knows how many hours studying the footage of Aileen from her trial, her colloquialisms, tics and speech , gestures, attitude! ... that was an example of highest mastery in character assimilation. Using your own body and creating the character .. and roles always exist for the character no good person would want to become... but it is needed. It must be so stressful for some. I also believe the ability comes naturally to some people. they know themselves, understand others, they're empathic can see into a person in a manner.. and also maybe a little weird, lonely. I study people sometimes.. imagine myself as them, try to think, feel like another person , wonder what they are.. Again not an actor, so I'm called dramatic, emotional, curious, goofball (which, understandingly can annoy people). I watch a lot of movies... if the acting is so bad I can't continue watching. poorly scripted, no real acting.. just boring and fake .. its horrible . Now, on having to "learn" to act I understand if people want to join a club to do acting ... I just think those who need instruction to act out basic emotion , ones that have no... "fire" no presence.. I can't really name it, its just there or not. Well if that is the case, lets not encourage unrealistic Hollywood dreams, however the ones i have crossed paths that believe they're always one step away from fame and fortune, because they can act/sing/dance/do anything for a part.. they are a whole different subject usually titled cluster B personality disorders. Lol Ill try to be positive here... We all have different gifts. finding your true self, what you love & are good at.. that brings real happiness and contentment. .. just try things you have interest in! What one is drawn to, naturally. For me- I know I'll never be a musician, or dancer even though i love it.. but I can ride a horse like I was born in the saddle, motorcycles too, and i learned to knit and felt.. love it! That was really long.. well.. just an opinion.. a drop in the bucket Good luck to everyone finding or living their dream!

*I am a new voice actor* with a burning desire *to take my skill to the next level*. My question is: How do I act in a more realistically *resonant and compelling* way when reading -- that is, in a situation where the script isn't memorized? By the way, I really appreciate your videos. They are insightful and informative. While my voice acting realism with memorized scripts is relatively good, there is a problem: *This acting realism does not happen to the same degree when I'm actually reading the script out loud*. It happens when I'm beginning to memorize or have memorized the script. These two modes of acting (memorized versus reading) feel very different in my mind. In fact, I find that when *I've realistically acted a memorized script, and I then try to act it while reading the script the result is not as good as if I'm not reading. *I've noticed that after I've analyzed the script and eventually memorized it*, the more I let go and imaginatively live the story, (living the character and feeling his intentions as he interacts with other character(s)), I find that I'm even beginning to feel the characters' sensations bodily (breathing, tension or relaxation etc...) which really helps me act with realistic vocal variations (in my pace, pitch, power, and emotional tone etc...). However, I find it very difficult to achieve the same level of acting while I'm reading the script out loud. So again my question is: How do I act in a realistically resonant way when reading or when the script isn't memorized? My challenge seems to be (and I could be wrong): I have difficulty being fully immersed in or connected to "the theater of my mind" (as I've heard voice actors call it) as I read. As I said, I'm a new voice actor with a burning desire to take my skill to *the next level*, and I would deeply appreciate any feedback you can give. Thanks

This is so amazing I love this advice Mr Yue thank u

I'm an instant fan, and mature actor who's never seen such an. easy explanation of Meisner.

Wonderful comparison - great eye opener! Thanks

"Don´t act."" It seems like a weird phrase but it makes so much sense! Thank you, I´m gonna continue watching your videos! :)

this was so so helpful! Thank you so much!!

After 7 years now this is helpful to me Thanks man

thank you so much for the tips!! so so helpful

Great advice love it Kurt, Thank you so much...:))

Such a great tip Kurt!! Thank you!

7yrs and I'm still here. I keep learning everyday🙏🙏

This was probably the best advice in acting i ever got

2 things that make acting fake is 1 over act your emotions and 2 lack of emotions

Oh my God.. your voice is so soothing

The best acting advice i have ever heard. Thank you:)

Cheers mate! Love the advice

Love it, thank you so much!

This is so good, I learnt alot here thanks man

So true! I can't thank you enought!

Thanks for the help,may God bless you,am now at the audition for acting,hopee I make it 🌹

do it like you do it in real life but with a twist....be you, but not you, but be. love it.

Thank you for posting this video!!

Excellent advice, thank you Kurt.

Thank you this helped so much watching all your vids and im already seeing improvement

best one ever it got me in my palm..thanks alot

thanks for making this video, really helped for my act .keep it up

Thank so much dear ActingCarrerCenter

Really do what your character would be doing in the moment. Love it. Thumbs up from a new friend

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Best advice ever, worth my sub!

This is possibly the best advice I've ever heard 😁😁😁

This is a great advice, thank you

why this channel is so underated 🤷..hey man you should start your own acting institute..by the way you are a great explainer & a story teller...

Thanks, this was really helpful 😁

Looooved this!!

I appreciate this.wonderful.

Bro I loooooove your stuff myguy!

I’ve been looking at a lot of videos and this was great thanks a lot for you time

Thank you for this advice 🙏 🎉

Amazing tip! Thanks for the video

Thanks a lot dude.. this was good info

I've realized many things from this video thanks allot sir I would wish to attend the audition too

The video is the best one I saw about acting Btw I’m here cuz I don’t want to get a c on my school’s play

Such a blessing

Omg, this really changed mu perspective, thanks!

Great tips, thank you!

okay wow I loved the painter comparison. how beautiful

first acting video i've ever watched, first of many😭

Awesome advice from this channel.

This is by far the best advice ive ever heard. Also im 10 and I really want to become an actor. I love the show The Thundermans and I really want to act in something just like that. do you have any advice?

This video was seven years ago and I'm learning from it now God bless you

Most helpful thing ever your a really great actor thank you so much ☺️

I like the way you articulate