February 16th, 2012
Zoom Nine-tenths of our movements obey habit and automatism. It is anti-nature to subordinate them to will and to thought. ~ Robert Bresson Notes sur le Cinématographe Authentic performances come from habit.  This is the power of method acting.  You live as the character to such an extent that you take on their habits.  Their unconscious posture.  When they squint.  When they crack their knuckles.  It’s not about minutia.  It’s about habit.  Once you start thinking about your performance, you are no longer working in habit.   A director must realize this and help facilitate it. ~ü [Image: Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver]
Nine-tenths of our movements obey habit and automatism. It is anti-nature to subordinate them to will and to thought.

~ Robert Bresson Notes sur le Cinématographe

Authentic performances come from habit.  This is the power of method acting.  You live as the character to such an extent that you take on their habits.  Their unconscious posture.  When they squint.  When they crack their knuckles.  It’s not about minutia.  It’s about habit.  Once you start thinking about your performance, you are no longer working in habit.  

A director must realize this and help facilitate it.

~ü

[Image: Robert De Niro in Taxi Driver]

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