February 10th, 2013
Zoom I sincerely believe that for an actor to convincingly play any role, they must first be able to walk like the character.  Once they are able to walk, they will be able to speak. ~ü Kubrick’s detailed notes on the movement of the Australopithecus characters in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Courtesy of the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts, London. ~ cinephilearchive

I sincerely believe that for an actor to convincingly play any role, they must first be able to walk like the character.  Once they are able to walk, they will be able to speak.

~ü

Kubrick’s detailed notes on the movement of the Australopithecus characters in 2001: A Space Odyssey. Courtesy of the Stanley Kubrick Archive at the University of the Arts, London.

~ cinephilearchive

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    I remember reading that the first thing De Niro did when preparing a character was developing the walk.
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