Wow. I was just having this conversation with someone who said I wasn't an actress. Just because I'm not in play, movie, or tv show does not mean I'm not an actress. I study Uta Hagen and Meisner. I do the text work on plays I read even if I'm not in them. I enjoy doing the WORK of an actress so I believe that makes me an actress. Great interview!
+Shae Lisa Jackson Some people look only for fame, but fame it is consequence of a hard work. So, you are an actress, not famous yet, but you'll probably be.
I tried to tell someone this on the writing subreddit. They were trying to say that they disapproved of young people who commit to trying to be a writer while they are young, citing that most writers spend decades writing before they get noticed and can profit from their work. I understand that they are trying to look out for a kids future, but this is the worst advice. Theres nothing to say that someone can't be good at writing very early on in their writing life. As humans we are constantly thinking, watching and learning from other people and entertainment. We write in our own thoughts, so theres no reason to think that 10 years of trying to publish writing work is needed to get good at writing. Instead what I tried to offer as alternative advice, is that they need to have that passion for a specific project/idea/genre. Do you love a specific genre of music or film, and have been obsessed with thinking about different things/genre you can mix into your favorite genre to make it better. Then by all means make it happen and chase that dream full steam ahead. Don't just look at the life of an actor/director/writer and decide you would like to live that life, and now struggle to be creative. Something other than just wanted to be working as X, needs to drive you. Maybe you just enjoy doing it, and don't particularly care how you get work. The biggest problem is always when people try to force theirself to do something when their heart isn't in it.
Amen Mr. Cheadle. Most "actors" are just looking to be a celebrity. Actors work CONSTANTLY, anytime and anywhere. Work on your craft and stop looking for fame.
I watched him in Hotel Rwanda. Mad respect to this guy, his acting is beyond amazing. Embody Paul's spirit as the ordinary guy forced to do the extraordinary things.
Yes, Hotel Rwanda bought my respect level for him all the way up too! Too bad they said that the real person that he characterized was trifling and not like the character, but Don Cheadle KILLED that role. 🙌🏾❤️
As an actor you should always consider what happened to the character you play before the script begins and even consider what happens to them after the script ends. Life off the page...
There's various ways to approach preparing for a character. You don't necessarily need to know his or hers background. But knowing so can help you relate more to them as human beings and maybe that way access the characters emotions. Again so many ways to prepare for a role. As long as you're preparing, you're doing something right.
Actors act no matter what is the stage. You go to acting class not just to learn more skills but also to ACT on material and with people. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar and still works with his acting coach. That should still encourage the rest of all level actors to work.
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Great advice. It took me so long to realize this. True, working definitely helps your profession and fame is an added plus but it’s really about having passion for what you do. There’s much joy in performing, but even when you’re not you can always continue learning and honing your craft. It’s good to keep seeking opportunities, but even when it’s not possible or you just can’t do it anymore, if you still have a place in your heart for it, you were and always will be an actor.
This was so awesome. Great interview. Hearing this definitely makes me feel better for doing all of those things, and also makes me feel confident in calling myself an actress
Not a fan of Cheadle, but I believe his take on acting is so true. I myself am not an actor, and have no interest in it. But Jesus, he is so right about people HAVING to invest themselves in acting to be successful. Many young acting students think reading a script and doing some small videos is enough.
Couldn't agree more with mr Cheadle. It's a very good approach to the art of acting. His words reminded me a story fom my life. My father is a stage director by proffession, so of course from early age my older sister and me were very much into acting, we took part in school festivals and poem reciting competitions and so on. Pretty standard stuff for someone interested in sth. When my sister graduated high school, she said that she is going to try to get into actor's school (in Poland 25 years ago graduating from a public acting school was pretty much the only way of making it in this industry) and my dad opposed this idea strongly. There were countless arguments at home. She never went to actibg school, never joined any university acting company or anything like that. She just changed her intrests. After I graduated high school well, I didn't want a repeat of what I remebered as pretty traumatic time in my family, so I didn't try for acting school. I went to study chinese and joined an amateur acting company. After I got my bachelor's and I was figuring out my next move my dad said: how about acting school? You are still young enough to try. And my reaction was: Dad what the fuck? You almost burned down the house fighting with my sister about going to acting school and now you're the one to propose the idea? And he said: She was interested in fame, you're interested in acting. Lengthy story, sorry.
I've been trying so hard to become a voiceover for a few years and it hasn't been working. After watching this, I think I realized my issue is I've been trying to work on myself all by myself
I'm not interested in being an actor and never have been - but I know people who are. You don't actually need anybody to practice ... some things. You can just sit down and do all the parts in something yourself. Just sit in your house and ... act. I was a terrible musician ... I wasn't a musician ... but ... I loved to play the drums and I could just put on a tape and play by myself. Now - to get past a certain point - then it starts becoming important to have other people to interact with. The thing is - there are amateur theater groups everywhere. They don't get paid but they get to act. You can get together with other people and do plays in your home with them. It doesn't matter if no one is going to see them but the people doing them - it is all acting and you can get out of it what you put into it. For the people that are really into things like this - it's like my nephew (who is a musician) says - he can't NOT do it. The same thing with writing or anything else creative. If you love to do it - do it. Almost all of the creative people out there making something out of nothing - will NEVER get paid. Don't let that stop you from doing it. We all have to make decisions about ... how am I going to eat ... and ... how much of my life do I want to put into this ... as opposed to something I know will make me more money. Those are real decisions but they are your decisions and only you can make them. .
I'm a vocal coach and ask singers the same question - do you want to be a star or do you want to be a singer? You can be both, if you're very lucky, but you can definitely be a singer, starting here and now. You can continue to improve & grow as an artist every day and soak in the journey and maybe you'll achieve the stardom, but if that doesn't happen, you'll at least (hopefully) have thoroughly enjoyed the journey because you did what you loved.
Wise words from Mr Don Cheadle, it's sad that not everyone is a student of the arts. i'm seeing alot of these model birds suddenly making the jump to acting.
They say there are a lot of people in Hollywood with talent. As a struggling actor for many years I thought so too as I saw many more skilled than I was. Until I had a real eye opening experience in a play I was in 20 years ago. From being in that play I discovered that actually nobody has much talent based on the performance of an actress in that play. This woman was the best actress I had ever seen. Her performance made all the academy award actresses I had ever seen in films put together look like nothing compared to this woman’s talent. We had rehearsed for months and a few days before the performance the lead actress got sick. The producers didn’t want to scrap the play so they held some quick auditions for a replacement. I was at the auditions when hundreds of actresses showed up. They were good but nothing special. One actress was given a ride by her older sister who sat watching the auditions. The director kept saying No, No you are playing an aging prostitute reflecting on the mistakes in her life. You are not believable. At a break the actress with the sister wanted to practice so she gave the script to her sister to work on it with her. It was like lightening once in a lifetime. The sister was unbelievable. Everyone, the director the producer the whole cast stopped and watched. The director asked the sister to read the lead part. She put the script down and said she didn’t need it as she had memorized it by listening to the women auditioning. She did the part cold with not having ever rehearsed it. It was unbelievable.Her acting, but it really was not acting, because she BECAME the prostitute, was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. After doing some of the lines she would stop and ask if it was ok if she did it again but change some of it because she said as written it was not how the real Lola would have responded. The writer was there and remarked she was actually improving the lines for the part. Everyone asked her how she did that. She said script only captured 80% of the character and when she acted and became the character she added the 20% that was missing to make Lola a whole person. The director immediately dismissed the other actresses auditioning for the part and said she had it. Then he said to her tell me the truth. NO actress in the entire world can do what you did without months of rehearsal but it was an original play never done before so she couldn’t have seen the script before. Everyone asked how did she do it. She said when she was 7 years old her mother took her to a broadway play. On seeing it once she memorized all the songs in it and performed them on the subway coming home. She said people clapped then asked her to do some of the speaking parts. She did the lead actress then did it again and added some lines because she said that was not what she thought the character would say. She then told everyone she went to see Sweeney Todd with her sister. She said the actress doing Mrs. Lovett was terrible and was just a funny caricature of the real Mrs. Lovett. The real person was a much darker evil person. Everyone then asked her to do Mrs. Lovett. She did and I have never been so scared in my whole life. I was afraid to turn my back on her after that because I was afraid. On the day of the performance of the play only about 20 people showed up and there was only one performance. This woman’s performance was earth shattering. All the actors and actresses in the play said they gave the best performance of their lives due to acting with her. I had some lines with her and it was the best acting I ever did in my life due to interacting with her. They said she lifted the whole company up. After the play all she could do was console her sister that she didn’t get the part. She told her sister I am a language teacher and do acting for fun. I have never seen anyone ever before or since with a hundredth of the acting talent this woman had. She has never been in a single movie or TV show. If she had she would put everybody to shame with her amazing unique talent. This woman really IS the one in a million. The highlight of my whole life was reading my 5 lines with her.
Don Cheadle asked the right question when someone says they want to be an actor. I took an acting class for the units when I was in college. It was taught by Duke Stroud. The first day he looked at all of us students and said "I want people in this class who want to be actors. Not stars. If you want to be a star then this class isn't for you."
Being an actor has to be something you would STILL want to do, even if you NEVER became rich n famous for it. Because if it’s just about money/fame…ull eventually give up. But if it’s a part of who you are, ull NEVER stop acting, until u become a professional at it.
the fact he is so well spoken & learned, the way he played "Rocket" in Colors makes it all the more facinating to me the way I thought he was a real street dude they gave the part to. wow
It's so true. Never stop the work. There is always some new level to work on and more to learn. Musicians would use the term "woodshedding". You have to keep the technique alive with practicing and learning something new while also staying relevant. While in acting or music there may not be current artist or production that inspire innovation, there are plenty in history to study. Watching interviews of the greats, checking out vintage films. live performances etc. can deepen the connection and references while also or giving one the opportunity to add something fresh and new.
Acting is a career of mine so that's how I am going to treat it yes I am in School for film and stuff but fame isn't something I am looking for right off the back but one day it will come but I don't suspect me to just become successful right there on the spot work dedication and more work to accomplish a goal and do something I am passionate about which is the arts
Where I'm from, I was lucky enough to get a part in a local movie and met a somewhat well known actor. He was really nice. One day, he asked me somewhere along the lines "you wanna be an actor because you wanna be famous right?" Not once I've thought acting to become famous. We're all tools, just like crews from gaffers, wardrobes, make ups to tell a story and acting, is used to tell that story. If being famous is your goal than getting into the character, researching the character and do the work, you're not acting
The key is to unravel the truth and inner workings of what it means to actually act, and how to respect it as an artform. Once you've unlocked the mental, spiritual, physical, and intellectual knowledge of being an actor, you can apply that to anywhere you want to or can go. Act anywhere and as much as you can. Acting is at the core of it all, not fame or fortune. If you can't act, then what's the point?
This guy..............is Fucking Amazing. Much, Much more to him, that one would perhaps 'assume'. just so impressed with this 'sitting...and his stunning breadth of knowledge of the Craft. Bravo, Mr. Cheadle.
This was a great clip from a REAL actor. There’s actors and there’s celebrities. Don Cheadle is an actor. He learns, understands and worked on his craft. That’s why i don’t respect rappers/comedians/singers/athletes that they put in front of a camera and call them actors. Streep, DeNiro, Denzel Washington, Pacino are actors who just happen to be celebrities.
I often hear that you can't call yourself an actor unless you are getting work, like, a lot. This makes my imposter syndrome skyrocket through the roof. But this video makes me feel like less of a failure.
I remember we had to watch "Earl The G.O.A.T. Mandagoat"in school. I don't know the real name of this basketball movie but that's the first movie I saw Don Cheadle in
Jessie from breaking Bad wasn’t an actor, he was delivering donuts and got hired for a huge role. Proving it’s how you look and right place right time.
Guy is Nothing Short of Bad Ass. Wow. So 'well-versed'. 'well-spoken' 'well rounded'. Grounded. Smart. Seasoned. and ...Not fucking around. this guy ain't no 'flash hollywood idiot, 'cutie-pie' actor. He's the Real Deal. SO............So........much Respect. Cheadle...is LEGEND> Because he knows what it 'took...to get there.
Goes to show how valuable a great teacher is.
i know! i dont have any good teachers near me and im trying to teach myself but i wish i had someone to help me
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So true
Wow. I was just having this conversation with someone who said I wasn't an actress. Just because I'm not in play, movie, or tv show does not mean I'm not an actress. I study Uta Hagen and Meisner. I do the text work on plays I read even if I'm not in them. I enjoy doing the WORK of an actress so I believe that makes me an actress. Great interview!
+Shae Lisa Jackson You will get there, keep up the good work :).
+Shae Lisa Jackson Some people look only for fame, but fame it is consequence of a hard work. So, you are an actress, not famous yet, but you'll probably be.
+peperruti Thank you for the encouragement!
+Rodrigo Costa Aww thank you! I don't want to be famous at all but I realize that it comes with the territory of being successful.
I tried to tell someone this on the writing subreddit. They were trying to say that they disapproved of young people who commit to trying to be a writer while they are young, citing that most writers spend decades writing before they get noticed and can profit from their work.
I understand that they are trying to look out for a kids future, but this is the worst advice. Theres nothing to say that someone can't be good at writing very early on in their writing life. As humans we are constantly thinking, watching and learning from other people and entertainment. We write in our own thoughts, so theres no reason to think that 10 years of trying to publish writing work is needed to get good at writing.
Instead what I tried to offer as alternative advice, is that they need to have that passion for a specific project/idea/genre. Do you love a specific genre of music or film, and have been obsessed with thinking about different things/genre you can mix into your favorite genre to make it better. Then by all means make it happen and chase that dream full steam ahead. Don't just look at the life of an actor/director/writer and decide you would like to live that life, and now struggle to be creative. Something other than just wanted to be working as X, needs to drive you. Maybe you just enjoy doing it, and don't particularly care how you get work. The biggest problem is always when people try to force theirself to do something when their heart isn't in it.
Amen Mr. Cheadle. Most "actors" are just looking to be a celebrity. Actors work CONSTANTLY, anytime and anywhere.
Work on your craft and stop looking for fame.
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He never been a star but he was always consistent... the desire of being star can can get in a way of being very skill ful and owning your craft
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Don Cheadle brings an unparalleled level of class and professionalism to every interview.
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I watched him in Hotel Rwanda. Mad respect to this guy, his acting is beyond amazing. Embody Paul's spirit as the ordinary guy forced to do the extraordinary things.
Never seen it , but heard if it a lot should i watch it?
Oh yes, Hotel Rwanda is a powerful film!
Watched the film during Geography class last school year and almost made me tear up. Very Sad those things actually happened. Don did an amazing job.
Yes, Hotel Rwanda bought my respect level for him all the way up too! Too bad they said that the real person that he characterized was trifling and not like the character, but Don Cheadle KILLED that role. 🙌🏾❤️
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As an actor you should always consider what happened to the character you play before the script begins and even consider what happens to them after the script ends. Life off the page...
There's various ways to approach preparing for a character. You don't necessarily need to know his or hers background. But knowing so can help you relate more to them as human beings and maybe that way access the characters emotions. Again so many ways to prepare for a role. As long as you're preparing, you're doing something right.
that’s so true.sometimes when you’ve done that a lot of times you just do it automatically in your head but you should always write it down
Ofcourse
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Hi im 17. With no acting experience other than like in school but over the past few years I have really been wanting to get into the industry any tips
Actors act no matter what is the stage. You go to acting class not just to learn more skills but also to ACT on material and with people. Leonardo DiCaprio won an Oscar and still works with his acting coach. That should still encourage the rest of all level actors to work.
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Don is one o da best !..his acting style is sincere
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These type of actor upbringing episodes are awesome. Please, more :)
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There’s so much to respect and like about Mr. Cheadle.
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I love Don Cheadle as an actor.
stay humble well he is an actor so.....
I first noticed him in 'Devil in the Blue Dress'. Loved his chemistry with Denzel.
I love Don Cheadle as a 🍍.
Same here.
Hate him as a mechanic.
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Absolutely love this man. The most underrated actor of all time.
He was Oscar-nominated for best actor.
His character Mouse in "Devil with a Blue Dress" forever cemented in my mind he was something special...
Couldn't agree more, one of the great performances in movie history.
He is in great shape. One of the most underrated actors.
Great advice. It took me so long to realize this. True, working definitely helps your profession and fame is an added plus but it’s really about having passion for what you do. There’s much joy in performing, but even when you’re not you can always continue learning and honing your craft. It’s good to keep seeking opportunities, but even when it’s not possible or you just can’t do it anymore, if you still have a place in your heart for it, you were and always will be an actor.
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Exactly!👌
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One day i would love to be on this channel talking about one of my projects, i love this channel
James Matthew Fuller youll get there one day soon iv faith in you
I feel like I'm the only one that remembers him from that one fresh prince ep.
Me too
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This was so awesome. Great interview. Hearing this definitely makes me feel better for doing all of those things, and also makes me feel confident in calling myself an actress
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Ignite and shine your light.
Eventually, someone will ask you
to illuminate something important.
+Nathaniel Smedley is that a smedley original
+Nathaniel Smedley Off topic, but there's a cool bar in Cleveland called Smedley's. Ha. Love this quote too btw.
That's pretty apt!
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What an amazing side of the craft, not many think of, let alone get to get a minute masterclass on.
Great actor.
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That was really insightful. So far, that’s the best thing I’ve heard any actor say about how to do the job.
If you want to see Don Cheadle in a great movie, watch Hotel Rwanda. That film always sticks out to me when I think of Cheadle (apart from the MCU)
Miles Away.
Playing the great Davis and directing his biopic.
Job well done.
Powerful Interview & Topic with Don Cheadle. Aspiring and Seasoned Actors alike can grasp something valuable from this Discussion.
This man is such a fine craftsman. I have so much respect for him.
Such a great actor
wow, true words!
LOVED him in Hotel Rwanda ❤️
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Not a fan of Cheadle, but I believe his take on acting is so true. I myself am not an actor, and have no interest in it. But Jesus, he is so right about people HAVING to invest themselves in acting to be successful. Many young acting students think reading a script and doing some small videos is enough.
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What's the point of starting this off with you not being a "fan"🙄
Acting is unlimited consistent growth. That's why I love it because it's such a creative process.
Couldn't agree more with mr Cheadle. It's a very good approach to the art of acting. His words reminded me a story fom my life.
My father is a stage director by proffession, so of course from early age my older sister and me were very much into acting, we took part in school festivals and poem reciting competitions and so on. Pretty standard stuff for someone interested in sth.
When my sister graduated high school, she said that she is going to try to get into actor's school (in Poland 25 years ago graduating from a public acting school was pretty much the only way of making it in this industry) and my dad opposed this idea strongly. There were countless arguments at home. She never went to actibg school, never joined any university acting company or anything like that. She just changed her intrests.
After I graduated high school well, I didn't want a repeat of what I remebered as pretty traumatic time in my family, so I didn't try for acting school. I went to study chinese and joined an amateur acting company.
After I got my bachelor's and I was figuring out my next move my dad said: how about acting school? You are still young enough to try.
And my reaction was: Dad what the fuck? You almost burned down the house fighting with my sister about going to acting school and now you're the one to propose the idea?
And he said:
She was interested in fame, you're interested in acting.
Lengthy story, sorry.
I love the actor vs. fame discussion. If you are a good actor, the fame will follow.
Thank you Professor Cheadle!
This video is necessary! Thank you Don! 🙏🏽💯
I wonder where I can write to him. He is a inspiration.
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I've been trying so hard to become a voiceover for a few years and it hasn't been working. After watching this, I think I realized my issue is I've been trying to work on myself all by myself
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He's a good actor ....Good word....
I'm not interested in being an actor and never have been - but I know people who are. You don't actually need anybody to practice ... some things. You can just sit down and do all the parts in something yourself. Just sit in your house and ... act. I was a terrible musician ... I wasn't a musician ... but ... I loved to play the drums and I could just put on a tape and play by myself.
Now - to get past a certain point - then it starts becoming important to have other people to interact with. The thing is - there are amateur theater groups everywhere. They don't get paid but they get to act. You can get together with other people and do plays in your home with them. It doesn't matter if no one is going to see them but the people doing them - it is all acting and you can get out of it what you put into it.
For the people that are really into things like this - it's like my nephew (who is a musician) says - he can't NOT do it.
The same thing with writing or anything else creative. If you love to do it - do it. Almost all of the creative people out there making something out of nothing - will NEVER get paid. Don't let that stop you from doing it.
We all have to make decisions about ... how am I going to eat ... and ... how much of my life do I want to put into this ... as opposed to something I know will make me more money. Those are real decisions but they are your decisions and only you can make them.
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I'm gonna watch Hotel Rawanda, because of this interview.
I hated play analysis class, but it was so useful and I'm glad it was required.
The video I’ve been looking for 🙏🏾
He and I graduated from the same high school in Denver. And he's a fine actor. Represent brother!
I love that interview. So much good info there.
Really amazing stuff, Sam. Thank you for bringing us such greatness every time out.
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I love this!
I'm a vocal coach and ask singers the same question - do you want to be a star or do you want to be a singer? You can be both, if you're very lucky, but you can definitely be a singer, starting here and now. You can continue to improve & grow as an artist every day and soak in the journey and maybe you'll achieve the stardom, but if that doesn't happen, you'll at least (hopefully) have thoroughly enjoyed the journey because you did what you loved.
Wise words from Mr Don Cheadle, it's sad that not everyone is a student of the arts. i'm seeing alot of these model birds suddenly making the jump to acting.
They say there are a lot of people in Hollywood with talent. As a struggling actor for many years I thought so too as I saw many more skilled than I was. Until I had a real eye opening experience in a play I was in 20 years ago. From being in that play I discovered that actually nobody has much talent based on the performance of an actress in that play. This woman was the best actress I had ever seen. Her performance made all the academy award actresses I had ever seen in films put together look like nothing compared to this woman’s talent. We had rehearsed for months and a few days before the performance the lead actress got sick. The producers didn’t want to scrap the play so they held some quick auditions for a replacement. I was at the auditions when hundreds of actresses showed up. They were good but nothing special. One actress was given a ride by her older sister who sat watching the auditions. The director kept saying No, No you are playing an aging prostitute reflecting on the mistakes in her life. You are not believable. At a break the actress with the sister wanted to practice so she gave the script to her sister to work on it with her. It was like lightening once in a lifetime. The sister was unbelievable. Everyone, the director the producer the whole cast stopped and watched. The director asked the sister to read the lead part. She put the script down and said she didn’t need it as she had memorized it by listening to the women auditioning. She did the part cold with not having ever rehearsed it. It was unbelievable.Her acting, but it really was not acting, because she BECAME the prostitute, was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. After doing some of the lines she would stop and ask if it was ok if she did it again but change some of it because she said as written it was not how the real Lola would have responded. The writer was there and remarked she was actually improving the lines for the part. Everyone asked her how she did that. She said script only captured 80% of the character and when she acted and became the character she added the 20% that was missing to make Lola a whole person. The director immediately dismissed the other actresses auditioning for the part and said she had it. Then he said to her tell me the truth. NO actress in the entire world can do what you did without months of rehearsal but it was an original play never done before so she couldn’t have seen the script before. Everyone asked how did she do it. She said when she was 7 years old her mother took her to a broadway play. On seeing it once she memorized all the songs in it and performed them on the subway coming home. She said people clapped then asked her to do some of the speaking parts. She did the lead actress then did it again and added some lines because she said that was not what she thought the character would say. She then told everyone she went to see Sweeney Todd with her sister. She said the actress doing Mrs. Lovett was terrible and was just a funny caricature of the real Mrs. Lovett. The real person was a much darker evil person. Everyone then asked her to do Mrs. Lovett. She did and I have never been so scared in my whole life. I was afraid to turn my back on her after that because I was afraid. On the day of the performance of the play only about 20 people showed up and there was only one performance. This woman’s performance was earth shattering. All the actors and actresses in the play said they gave the best performance of their lives due to acting with her. I had some lines with her and it was the best acting I ever did in my life due to interacting with her. They said she lifted the whole company up. After the play all she could do was console her sister that she didn’t get the part. She told her sister I am a language teacher and do acting for fun. I have never seen anyone ever before or since with a hundredth of the acting talent this woman had. She has never been in a single movie or TV show. If she had she would put everybody to shame with her amazing unique talent. This woman really IS the one in a million. The highlight of my whole life was reading my 5 lines with her.
Such an awesome video!!
Don Cheadle asked the right question when someone says they want to be an actor. I took an acting class for the units when I was in college. It was taught by Duke Stroud. The first day he looked at all of us students and said "I want people in this class who want to be actors. Not stars. If you want to be a star then this class isn't for you."
Being an actor has to be something you would STILL want to do, even if you NEVER became rich n famous for it. Because if it’s just about money/fame…ull eventually give up. But if it’s a part of who you are, ull NEVER stop acting, until u become a professional at it.
Who disliked this video? What is wrong with people...
The person that just wants to be famous or a celebrity but doesn't want to work at a craft.
Janine Claase some people can't listen to an intelligent person talk about their craft. It's the whole point of this channel.
Its 18 and counting basically people who failed miserably in acting and so they cant even act thumbs up it's just too hard to act positive 🤷🏾♂️
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the fact he is so well spoken & learned, the way he played "Rocket" in Colors makes it all the more facinating to me the way I thought he was a real street dude they gave the part to. wow
Woah this was actually very insightful
OUTSTANDING
Thank You Bruh..
There's no way his acting ethics will be sub-par. He's worked with industry legends like Betty White.
respect
He's is great as an actor, I wish MCU movies had given him more screen time as more meaningful character.
It's so true. Never stop the work. There is always some new level to work on and more to learn. Musicians would use the term "woodshedding". You have to keep the technique alive with practicing and learning something new while also staying relevant. While in acting or music there may not be current artist or production that inspire innovation, there are plenty in history to study. Watching interviews of the greats, checking out vintage films. live performances etc. can deepen the connection and references while also or giving one the opportunity to add something fresh and new.
Yes! Woodshedding! Love that term as a former musician and aspiring actress
great content, very insightful. thanks.
thank you bless up for this @theoffcamerashow also thank so for tips Don Cheadle!
Loved him on Brookyns Finest
Boogie Nights
Peace Don Cheadle!!! Directly from Denver City Park!
Thanks to dr astrol goodest, who help me got my happiness back
0:34 damn, I didn't turn off the oven..
Acting is a career of mine so that's how I am going to treat it yes I am in School for film and stuff but fame isn't something I am looking for right off the back but one day it will come but I don't suspect me to just become successful right there on the spot work dedication and more work to accomplish a goal and do something I am passionate about which is the arts
Out of all the actors that are out there, I must say that the scene-stealers get my vote ultimately. Don is first on this list.
Where I'm from, I was lucky enough to get a part in a local movie and met a somewhat well known actor. He was really nice. One day, he asked me somewhere along the lines "you wanna be an actor because you wanna be famous right?"
Not once I've thought acting to become famous. We're all tools, just like crews from gaffers, wardrobes, make ups to tell a story and acting, is used to tell that story. If being famous is your goal than getting into the character, researching the character and do the work, you're not acting
Powerful Message!
I eagerly watch every film this great actor does.
I had to do homework about this you made it so hard to make notes
Wise words. Great video.
His performance in Out of Sight is underrated
Go check the full interview. Don is amazing.
Wow!! Great talk.
I’m sure he was great in Hotel Rwanda but I love his one and only scene in Rush Hour 2 😂
The key is to unravel the truth and inner workings of what it means to actually act, and how to respect it as an artform. Once you've unlocked the mental, spiritual, physical, and intellectual knowledge of being an actor, you can apply that to anywhere you want to or can go. Act anywhere and as much as you can. Acting is at the core of it all, not fame or fortune. If you can't act, then what's the point?
This guy..............is Fucking Amazing. Much, Much more to him, that one would perhaps 'assume'. just so impressed with this 'sitting...and his stunning breadth of knowledge of the Craft. Bravo, Mr. Cheadle.
The last 30 sec is what I'm trying to find. Because you can apply acting even in a comedians role.
This was a great clip from a REAL actor. There’s actors and there’s celebrities. Don Cheadle is an actor. He learns, understands and worked on his craft. That’s why i don’t respect rappers/comedians/singers/athletes that they put in front of a camera and call them actors. Streep, DeNiro, Denzel Washington, Pacino are actors who just happen to be celebrities.
Very sound advice.
Fuck yeah. Much respect for the DON
extremely subtle entry of music from 3:13
Thank you.
I often hear that you can't call yourself an actor unless you are getting work, like, a lot. This makes my imposter syndrome skyrocket through the roof. But this video makes me feel like less of a failure.
I remember we had to watch "Earl The G.O.A.T. Mandagoat"in school. I don't know the real name of this basketball movie but that's the first movie I saw Don Cheadle in
his name is LEE goddammit
Jessie from breaking Bad wasn’t an actor, he was delivering donuts and got hired for a huge role. Proving it’s how you look and right place right time.
This fucking guy is awesome.
He's one of the good ones
Plus he's a smart guy
Be happy with yoiur calling wherever it leads you.
Life lesson...Love the Artform not trappings that come with it
Mouse & Buck, a psychopathic killer and a room-temperature IQ porn star. Cheadle pulled off both with astonishing skill and hypnotic charisma.
Don is a great actor. He is so humble and most of all he always has that almost unbearable honesty in his eyes.
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Guy is Nothing Short of Bad Ass. Wow. So 'well-versed'. 'well-spoken' 'well rounded'. Grounded. Smart. Seasoned. and ...Not fucking around. this guy ain't no 'flash hollywood idiot, 'cutie-pie' actor. He's the Real Deal. SO............So........much Respect. Cheadle...is LEGEND> Because he knows what it 'took...to get there.
What does Don Cheadle mean by Sam French is that a resource or a person?
He's very authentic but I still wonder why he glared at me all the time whenever he saw me driving around san anselmo delivering food.
Art Hermansen maybe that’s just his natural face lol
what two names did he say when referring to his theatre teaching in highschool?