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David August"If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable." -Jack Lemmon <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David AugustWorked with an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> client on new material so we got into some first impulses, figuring out who the characters are, and I get to see them explore that as we work more. Also, shared some tips for note-taking during blocking rehearsals. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"If you always put limits on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them." -Bruce Lee <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"I'm a skilled professional actor. Whether or not I've any talent is beside the point." -Michael Caine <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"Without wonder and insight, acting is just a business. With it, it becomes creation." -Bette Davis <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"That's what makes acting so attractive. You get to break all your own rules." -Gerardine Clark <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"I think the most liberating thing I did early on was to free myself from any concern with my looks as they pertained to my work." -Meryl Streep <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"My approach is to look at the character’s world. Often, we get so locked into memorizing lines and practicing how we’re going to say those lines, when in reality the lines are just a symbol or representation of the person. I spend a lot of time getting into the character’s life. Every character has a point of view, so what informs this character’s point of view?" —Malcolm-Jamal Warner <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"What drove me to give voice to this dream, to step in front of the camera again not knowing what the outcome was going to be, was…fear of regret. I don’t want to live my life with regrets." —Ke Huy Quan <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"The exciting part of acting, I don't know how else to explain it, are those moments when you surprise yourself." -Tom Cruise <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves." -Carl Jung <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"The only way I can move past the absurdity of what I do, is to commit to the point of absurdity." -Jake Gyllenhaal <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"I do not try to dance better than anyone else. I only try to dance better than myself." -Mikhail Baryshnikov <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"When everyone is working at such a diligent level, an intentional level, you can lean on those shoulders. The weight is not all on you, even if you are the lead. It’s a community for a reason." —Danielle Deadwyler <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"If any of the work, that any of us do, contributes to the stretching of culture, the stretching of boundaries of empathy that’s expected of an audience… that’s the holy grail." -Riz Ahmed <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David August"With any part you play, there is a certain amount of yourself in it. There has to be, otherwise it's just not acting. It's lying." -Johnny Depp <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/inspiration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#inspiration</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a>

David AugustJust coached an <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/acting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#acting</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/coaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#coaching</a> client on a self-tape <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/audition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#audition</a>, and at one moment in a take honestly thought they were stopping and we were gonna go again, but no: they we just totally naturally doing the scene so well that I wasn't noticing they were very much doing the role as written. So nice seeing them become the character. <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoach</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ActingCoaching" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ActingCoaching</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actors</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actorslife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#actorslife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SelfTape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SelfTape</a>

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