Watching this video makes me think how from an anthropological perspective it's said that early theater grew out of 'religious ritual'...seeing the non-secular, secularized and expressed like this means something.
I was a background actor in 12 Years a Slave. We were having trouble nailing down the celebratory emotion of the lead character's success of building a raft. Steve McQueen was the director and he became very frustrated. He warned that if we didn't get it on the next take, he'd replace us. Right before action, he yelled, "Don't ACT.... BE!" As an aspiring actor, that statement resonated strongly with me. I got it. But as I sat with it in the coming months of trying to make my mark in the industry, that statement was the very reason I quit. I realized that in order for me to be as great as I saw myself being, I would have to fully embody each and every character. That is a spiritual experience that can be very dangerous. Others may navigate it seamlessly. I did not want to take that chance.
You essentially have to become a host for the spirit of the character you play. I think it can become dangerous because we all play various roles in the script of life. I can see how it would become very easy to lose one’s sense of “self” even if the “self” is artificial in its essence
@@CopeTMG there most certainly are…the countless amount we’ll never know of. Tupac is another. I think he was stuck in the role of Bishop after the movie Juice
The one actor that pops in my head that fits Duke's definition of acting is Christian Bale. He truly does whatever it takes to deliver a performance regardless of the circumstances.
Bale, Denzel, Penn, John Voight, Michael Pena, Easai Morales...the list goes on. I admire the art form. What I love seeing the most is a great actor raising the performance of a mediocre actor.
As a former acting teacher at National Black Theater in Harlem NYC , Bill truly gives a brillant mini- master acting class that truly sums up the Craft of performing / being / becoming so beautifully.
Yes! More people should talk about how much COURAGE it takes to commit to any art form, but particularly anything as public as Acting. It is SO MUCH FUN, when you're really doing the work, but it takes a lot of effort and courage to get to it. Too many "actors"(and I use that term ever-so-loosely) swagger around, relying on their "charisma" and good looks to carry them through. They are the epitome of the song "Hey diddly-dee, an actor's life for me..." and their "work" speaks for itself. If you DO THE WORK, the WORK will sustain you. The rest, is silence...
Eh, if it works for them, it works for them. If they fulfill the roles they are hired for, and ppl enjoy those performances enough to make the money back on their movie, their job is done. I HATE when ppl throw terms around like "the work" when we talk about acting, but you don't for carpentry, or plumbing, astrophysics, sanitation or zoology. Everyone is working. As a matter of fact, the actors job doesn't mean shit if other ppl aren't living their lives to the best of their ability, because all they do is show other people's lives.
METHOD ACTING -In order for actors to create natural performances, Stanislavski believed that they needed to use personal experiences in order to imagine how their characters are feeling. They would use their own memories and relate these emotions to their portrayal of a character.
I never did anything close to acting until recently joining a local group to broaden my horizons. I was asked to cold-read with some people and I just did what I thought you should do? And it scared me to death because whatever I did, it felt like falling into a pool of water and “losing yourself” to me. No exaggeration, I was confused for DAYS afterwards and had no understanding of what happened. But I was also intrigued. However, that initial experience was so scary, whatever I had done, that subsequently I do what he’s talking about- try to stay “in control.” I notice it doesn’t feel the same or right, like I hit on something that first time by accident. I’m so glad I found this interview because I keep trying to explain what happened and he said it. “Falling into the darkness backwards.” I know it might sound corny but it was so scary having no clue what was happening in that moment.
"Surrendering to the spirit" is perhaps the best way to describe going into anything. Acting is just the most direct medium of understanding the nature of surrender, whereas with anything else, you're still going to think to keep an awareness of "yourself" throughout the process when you're actually supposed to be expanding yourself.
Awareness is beyond thought and surrender is beyond self. To fully surrender you have to lose your "self" (or in other words, go beyond the limitations of the "self")...you can have awareness without thought, but you can't have thought without awareness. This world is a reflection of a reflection and "acting" is a reflection of this world where we all play a role in the stage of life.
@___DJ__ yep, not bad, but the idea of stage fright being in the middle, not fully committed to being the character rang true to me. I recently experienced stage fright, much to my surprise, and this fellow's explanation has given me a way through it. That's why it resonated with me, he explained it and gave the antidote too. Be the performer 100%. (In my case I was singing and playing guitar).
@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Ah, I see. I was equating it all to overthinking...or just thinking in general. Somewhat similar to athletes when it's time to perform. No time to think only time to be instinctual and let all the hours of practice take over.
I've loved so much of Bill Duke's work as both actor and director that I shouldn't be surprised, but I really wasn't prepared for how amazing and peaceful and wise his energy is.
That's what I thought exactly. Sounds like self-induced mental illness. Creating responses (possibly even psychosomatic responses) to imaginary traumas that were never there in the first place. Scary. And what's this fall into the darkness backwards...sounds like the sunken place. Lol. No thanks.
I don't think a great actor can have stage fright because a great actor doesn't even realise the stage is there in the moment. Of course I'm not an actor and I probably have no idea what I'm talking about but it feels right.
I think an actor can have stage fright. I also think on stage he can work thru it as he practices his craft. The stage fright might become less over time..
@@daimonmarioperez9501 Singing and acting are two different things and I'm not saying it's absolute. I'm not even saying I'm right. Even if I am I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule.
Stage fright like when you are on stage is harder to combat because you’re repeating something over and over. Easier to let go in the moment on film. Because you’ll never have to repeat it again therefore you can be in the moment. Recreating that and replicating is real skill. Which is why movie actors are terrified of stage. Stage actors are legends.
I’ll be honest…I think Gary Oldman is one of the most underrated quintessential actors of our generation that has fallen into darkness in every single character that he has ever played…he never acts….he just is….xxx.
He's right. We are everything. And a great actor KNOWS they are capable of going to any place. The rest only pretend. So glad he mentioned PSH and KW. Both incredible actors.
Great answers but actors can have different approaches. Sir Ian McKellen says acting is just pretending. If you’re an aspiring actor, find a process that works for you. Your own mental health is more important than any role you take.
I think it was Gary Busey who said, "If you don't believe it, how do you expect anybody else to believe it?" William Shatner said pretty much the same thing, " If you don't believe the lie, nobody else will."
I saw the movie...the Heath Ledger/joker thing is, to me so over rated and exploited. What was so dark? Check out Brad Pitt as Early Grace in the movie Kalifornia. Now that's going dark and dangerous. Heath Ledger was portraying a comic book villain. Tongue wagging...blah blah blah. Time to get real about his performance...good but not legendary at all.
@@samsmith4216 ha Brad Pitt in Kalafornia is NOT on the same level as joker...lol..no way. Pitt was ok, but the DEPTH was not the same. Sometimes he was a little gimmicky in that film. It was still VERY good, but only like 1/3 the level of Heath in Joker.
@@TheFiestyhick just seeing you provide an exact fraction to your comparison of Pitts' Grace to Ledgers' Joker proves to me your opinion is suspect and completely biased. "Gimmicky"? Where?....you mean when he sticks out his tongue inbetween words and sentences? Oh I forgot...that was Ledgers' Joker.
That is the actor in my head when hes speaking. He did the best to edge out shinnings Jack Nicholson your saying something, ive seen shinning 30 times or so it maybe the director made that Joker Nicholson more funny than just straight dark...but to be in same conversation with Jack Nicholson sad hes gone.
I can understand how someone could say that what Bill Duke is saying means to give up your soul, tapping into the occult, or dark sciences. On the other hand, as a former collegiate athlete, I think I know exactly what he means. A coach teaches fundamentals, strength & conditioning, game like scenarios, and strategy. When it's time to perform, the coach doesn't want the athlete to be thinking and judging every little thing. At the performance moment, a well trained athlete embodies all of the teachings plus the personification of the athlete comes out in opportunistic moments. Sometimes I look at old film of me playing and I say to myself "how did I do that". I'm sure many actors have said the same. It's a little different, but both the actors and athletes must surrender in order to achieve the best performance.
@flaviusmaximus2051 there's a hierarchy to understanding. The Harvard graduate can't navigate the Amazon jungle, like the Amazon dweller can't tell you which stocks to buy.
Will and Jada spoke on how Will , after a 2 year period of filming Ali, had difficulty coming out of character. In order to be great you must become the person you are portraying.
The person I’ve admired for quite some time is James McAvoy. The last thing I saw him in was Split and thought he was brilliant. I saw previews of Glass and can’t wait to see it. I already know what he is going to bring to the role.
@@lalbihari6663 Lying to yourself about it being a lie does not make it any less of a lie. Altering one's personality, taking on a role is not who you are but what you present yourself as and is done by people all the time who are not actors (though they are not as versatile in their roles as a true actor is). An actor does not become Napoleon when he plays Bonaparte's role he takes on the characteristics that the director and writers want him to in order to portray the role he was given. While in the role you may be able to leave aside the parts of yourself that do not fit the role but that does not mean you are what you portray. How far does your belief run in the end? Does it go so far as to have you lose confidence while playing the role of a Jedi when you are not able to move the rock without CG being placed in later as you didn't do it yourself and you believe to "truly" be the character you are playing as your role?
@CreeWilly Truth is subjective. Simply because one believes something to be true does not mean it actually is, and thus therefore under a certain perspective is a lie.
@CreeWilly No you are making it deeper by claiming acting is anything deeper then the art of lying, and by doing so being quite pretentious; claiming it as something lofty.
Well if u r falling ur just gona have to use ur own perceptions and idea of how. A person should "be" when u become them. Its not like ur going actually become and act a different way if uve never seen it. Subconciously or conciously ur not going to become somebody else unless u go thru something
First of all these actors nowadays don't become shit. Maybe in the 90s. But now I can not see pass the actual person. I see Kevin Hart in any character he plays. Like in the 90s Ice Cube became Doeboy he became Craig. But lately all Ice Cube movies all I see is Ice Cube. I can't remember the name of no characters he played in any of his latest movies.
But not everybody falls into darkness in the same way everybody would handle situations differently depending on their mindset, yet the director only wants you to respond in a certain way.
I would like to be a movie stunt man, but not that ambitious about movie acting. I think the potential of your brain chemistry changing is reliant on what kind emotion goes into your roles. Look at the roles Dewayne Johnson has played, Mike Epps, the lady Molly from mike and molly. They all are fine mentally. Seemingly.
Bill Duke - My 40 Year Career On Screen And Behind The Camera [FULL INTERVIEW|
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Watching this video makes me think how from an anthropological perspective it's said that early theater grew out of 'religious ritual'...seeing the non-secular, secularized and expressed like this means something.
I was a background actor in 12 Years a Slave. We were having trouble nailing down the celebratory emotion of the lead character's success of building a raft. Steve McQueen was the director and he became very frustrated. He warned that if we didn't get it on the next take, he'd replace us. Right before action, he yelled, "Don't ACT.... BE!"
As an aspiring actor, that statement resonated strongly with me. I got it. But as I sat with it in the coming months of trying to make my mark in the industry, that statement was the very reason I quit. I realized that in order for me to be as great as I saw myself being, I would have to fully embody each and every character. That is a spiritual experience that can be very dangerous. Others may navigate it seamlessly. I did not want to take that chance.
You essentially have to become a host for the spirit of the character you play.
I think it can become dangerous because we all play various roles in the script of life.
I can see how it would become very easy to lose one’s sense of “self” even if the “self” is artificial in its essence
@___DJ__ Exactly! You captured it well.
@@CopeTMG Heath Ledger and Lloyd Avery II come to mind...
@___DJ__ Those are the 2 I think of as well. I'm sure there are way more.
@@CopeTMG there most certainly are…the countless amount we’ll never know of.
Tupac is another. I think he was stuck in the role of Bishop after the movie Juice
I got more out of 6 minutes with Bill Duke than several episodes of "The Actor's Studio" series.
That guy and the audience rub me the wrong way, somehow. It's like they're trying too hard to appear deep or intellectual.
@@damienholland9244no, he’s just Black & you have a hard time receiving information from him because of it. Respect to Mr. Bill Duke.
Bill Duke...Those eyes... they just disappeared... His eyes are full of...Wisdom... I love Bill Duke...
I'm gonna have me some fun
That falling backward into darkness hit me tough af bro. Life lessons indeed.
whoever disliked this invaluable interview has their brains directly attached to the intestines. Priceless learning here. Please, keep it up!
You got that right Muchacho!😜
There just acting......they'll become a thumbs up later👍🏽
Everyones brain is directly connected their intestine
probably someone who thinks acting is pretending.
Perfect explaination. Notice he said "Denzel, when he's in there"
bc I'm sure we all have seen our favorite A list actor/actress slightly miss it.
Deja Vu was hard to believe hahaha 🤣 but that was more the script and world logic haha
@@DaveKatague Yeah, but he nailed it with Training Day.
The one actor that pops in my head that fits Duke's definition of acting is Christian Bale. He truly does whatever it takes to deliver a performance regardless of the circumstances.
eec indeed
that try hard? fuck outta here
Abram Little 😂😂😂😂😂 what about Daniel Day Lewis and the late great James Gandolfini !?
Bale, Denzel, Penn, John Voight, Michael Pena, Easai Morales...the list goes on. I admire the art form. What I love seeing the most is a great actor raising the performance of a mediocre actor.
@@williemo44 Denzel Washington is pretty badass.
I learned more about acting with this video than with all the acting classes I have taken...
He's answering the close as he can with out telling it all....key words....it's spiritual and falling into darkness backwards =sunken place
Not really.
This interview (in its entirety) was UNEXPECTEDLY amazing.
Its Bill Duke speaking the truth
As a former acting teacher at National Black Theater in Harlem NYC , Bill truly gives a brillant mini- master acting class that truly sums up the Craft of performing / being / becoming so beautifully.
Yes! More people should talk about how much COURAGE it takes to commit to any art form, but particularly anything as public as Acting. It is SO MUCH FUN, when you're really doing the work, but it takes a lot of effort and courage to get to it. Too many "actors"(and I use that term ever-so-loosely) swagger around, relying on their "charisma" and good looks to carry them through. They are the epitome of the song "Hey diddly-dee, an actor's life for me..." and their "work" speaks for itself. If you DO THE WORK, the WORK will sustain you. The rest, is silence...
Eh, if it works for them, it works for them. If they fulfill the roles they are hired for, and ppl enjoy those performances enough to make the money back on their movie, their job is done. I HATE when ppl throw terms around like "the work" when we talk about acting, but you don't for carpentry, or plumbing, astrophysics, sanitation or zoology. Everyone is working. As a matter of fact, the actors job doesn't mean shit if other ppl aren't living their lives to the best of their ability, because all they do is show other people's lives.
Acting is also about being able to pretend that it's happening for the first time no matter how many takes.
And editing is about being able to watch a take 1000 times and being able to rewatch as if it’s the first time
Great definition 👏🏾
METHOD ACTING -In order for actors to create natural performances, Stanislavski believed that they needed to use personal experiences in order to imagine how their characters are feeling. They would use their own memories and relate these emotions to their portrayal of a character.
I never did anything close to acting until recently joining a local group to broaden my horizons. I was asked to cold-read with some people and I just did what I thought you should do? And it scared me to death because whatever I did, it felt like falling into a pool of water and “losing yourself” to me. No exaggeration, I was confused for DAYS afterwards and had no understanding of what happened. But I was also intrigued. However, that initial experience was so scary, whatever I had done, that subsequently I do what he’s talking about- try to stay “in control.” I notice it doesn’t feel the same or right, like I hit on something that first time by accident. I’m so glad I found this interview because I keep trying to explain what happened and he said it. “Falling into the darkness backwards.” I know it might sound corny but it was so scary having no clue what was happening in that moment.
Did anyone else Sink into His Responses?
yep1
Yes, and that's a great way to put it
Yesss
Hes a great speaker and teacher, he pulls you in, with thoses pauses and articulation. He creates great illustrations.
I felt him when he said you become and give your soul it reminded me of health ledger playing the joker.
Fantastic video, thank you Film Courage and Mr. Duke!
Be real..be in the moment always..Bill Duke is that person...Splendid!
"Surrendering to the spirit" is perhaps the best way to describe going into anything. Acting is just the most direct medium of understanding the nature of surrender, whereas with anything else, you're still going to think to keep an awareness of "yourself" throughout the process when you're actually supposed to be expanding yourself.
Awareness is beyond thought and surrender is beyond self. To fully surrender you have to lose your "self" (or in other words, go beyond the limitations of the "self")...you can have awareness without thought, but you can't have thought without awareness.
This world is a reflection of a reflection and "acting" is a reflection of this world where we all play a role in the stage of life.
That was a great analysis of stage fright
Stage fright = paralysis by analysis
@___DJ__ yep, not bad, but the idea of stage fright being in the middle, not fully committed to being the character rang true to me. I recently experienced stage fright, much to my surprise, and this fellow's explanation has given me a way through it. That's why it resonated with me, he explained it and gave the antidote too. Be the performer 100%. (In my case I was singing and playing guitar).
@sophiafakevirus-ro8cc Ah, I see. I was equating it all to overthinking...or just thinking in general.
Somewhat similar to athletes when it's time to perform. No time to think only time to be instinctual and let all the hours of practice take over.
@___DJ__ yes flow, being in the moment, and not allowing the ego to analyse, as you put it.
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Denzel has been uneven and it is great how Duke puts "when he's in there".
I've loved so much of Bill Duke's work as both actor and director that I shouldn't be surprised, but I really wasn't prepared for how amazing and peaceful and wise his energy is.
This is the VERY reason I had to quit acting. The art itself will cause mental illness. This is the secret that's swept under the rug.
That's what I thought exactly. Sounds like self-induced mental illness. Creating responses (possibly even psychosomatic responses) to imaginary traumas that were never there in the first place. Scary. And what's this fall into the darkness backwards...sounds like the sunken place. Lol. No thanks.
@Paul 87 maybe...
That about sums it up. So true!
I'd have to agree. It's good that you found out. It's not for everyone.
Think about Linda Blair or Ellen Burstyn, Id never recover. LOL
Legend and Legendary video and Thank you 🏆🐐🎯🙏
Beautiful.
Thank you, Mr. Duke. So very well put.
I don't think a great actor can have stage fright because a great actor doesn't even realise the stage is there in the moment. Of course I'm not an actor and I probably have no idea what I'm talking about but it feels right.
I think an actor can have stage fright. I also think on stage he can work thru it as he practices his craft. The stage fright might become less over time..
@@daimonmarioperez9501 Perhaps but I was differentiating between actors and great actors.
Ok, but there are singers such as Barbra Streisand that still deal with stage fright.
@@daimonmarioperez9501 Singing and acting are two different things and I'm not saying it's absolute. I'm not even saying I'm right. Even if I am I'm sure there are exceptions to the rule.
@@BRAVO2I4 performing in front of a live audience
I think this is what Jim Carrey has been trying 5o say in his most recent interviews
Stage fright like when you are on stage is harder to combat because you’re repeating something over and over. Easier to let go in the moment on film. Because you’ll never have to repeat it again therefore you can be in the moment. Recreating that and replicating is real skill. Which is why movie actors are terrified of stage. Stage actors are legends.
I’ll be honest…I think Gary Oldman is one of the most underrated quintessential actors of our generation that has fallen into darkness in every single character that he has ever played…he never acts….he just is….xxx.
Acting is extracting the emotions of the character from the page and conveying them to the audience.
Sounds like the sunken place!
Lol I thought of that too
The guy with the shaver in predator
Jason Mitchell Lol.... one of my all time favourite movies as a kid! Broke the razor on his FACE!
" I'm gon have me some fun" as he attempts to track and kill the predator.
Menace to Society; " you know you fucked up right"
Yas
Jason Mitchell He was also in Commando (with Arnold Schwarzenegger)...that's where I always remember him from.
Superior explanation.
"don't describe, become the character, by falling into the darkness backwards. " WOW.
A true linguist and great example of a clear communicator 💯✌
I love watching these. Excellent
Thank you very very very much Mr. Bill Duke
Very wise man. He would be a great mentor to young actors.
No doubt about it.
He's right. We are everything. And a great actor KNOWS they are capable of going to any place. The rest only pretend. So glad he mentioned PSH and KW. Both incredible actors.
Great answers but actors can have different approaches. Sir Ian McKellen says acting is just pretending. If you’re an aspiring actor, find a process that works for you. Your own mental health is more important than any role you take.
...is life.
I think it was Gary Busey who said, "If you don't believe it, how do you expect anybody else to believe it?" William Shatner said pretty much the same thing, " If you don't believe the lie, nobody else will."
This explains why Linda Blair in the movie 'The Exorcist' was so convincing and the movie was so disturbing when it was made.
Now I understand 2pac when he said Why should I lie if I can dramatize
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They can't believe this much skill is in the human body" - Jay Z
HARD 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥THE KNOWLEDGE AND CAPABiLiTiES THE BODY HAS AND CAN DO iS iMPECCABLE - JAY-Z BE WOKE AF 🙌🏿🙌🏿🙌🏿
"Fuck them niggas. They don't need affordable housing. Give me 1% of a white owned business instead" - Jay Z
Except Jay Z has no talent or skill.
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" I want you to fall into darkness backward" Bill Duke
Really listening to this guy, and he is very astute...intelligent. Wow!
"Over here. Turn around"--Mac
Anytime
Wow, never considered acting; but still, this post offered excellent food for thought.
Thank you.
kinda like heath ledger dey said he had trouble gettn outta bein joker
I saw the movie...the Heath Ledger/joker thing is, to me so over rated and exploited. What was so dark? Check out Brad Pitt as Early Grace in the movie Kalifornia. Now that's going dark and dangerous. Heath Ledger was portraying a comic book villain. Tongue wagging...blah blah blah. Time to get real about his performance...good but not legendary at all.
@@samsmith4216 ha
Brad Pitt in Kalafornia is NOT on the same level as joker...lol..no way.
Pitt was ok, but the DEPTH was not the same. Sometimes he was a little gimmicky in that film. It was still VERY good, but only like 1/3 the level of Heath in Joker.
@@TheFiestyhick just seeing you provide an exact fraction to your comparison of Pitts' Grace to Ledgers' Joker proves to me your opinion is suspect and completely biased. "Gimmicky"? Where?....you mean when he sticks out his tongue inbetween words and sentences? Oh I forgot...that was Ledgers' Joker.
Rudy Amezquita Also Michael B. Jordan, who said that he had to seek counseling after playing Killmonger in Black Panther.
That is the actor in my head when hes speaking. He did the best to edge out shinnings Jack Nicholson your saying something, ive seen shinning 30 times or so it maybe the director made that Joker Nicholson more funny than just straight dark...but to be in same conversation with Jack Nicholson sad hes gone.
Absolutely brilliant video. Thank you Bill.
Michael B. Jordan said he had to seek counseling after filming, Black Panther. I sooo believe Mr. Duke.
Did Michael specify exactly why he had to seek counseling after his filming for the role as Kilmonger
“Becoming” yes!
Ugggggh he's just SO WISE
Just watched Exit Wounds on flix. Duke a boss
Don't ever let them catch you acting and never be boring.
Before watching...I'll say that acting isn't pretending... it's becoming. I'll watch later to see if I'm on the same wave as this brother.🙏🏾😉
I love Bill Duke. Abdulah.. all of em.
I can understand how someone could say that what Bill Duke is saying means to give up your soul, tapping into the occult, or dark sciences. On the other hand, as a former collegiate athlete, I think I know exactly what he means. A coach teaches fundamentals, strength & conditioning, game like scenarios, and strategy. When it's time to perform, the coach doesn't want the athlete to be thinking and judging every little thing. At the performance moment, a well trained athlete embodies all of the teachings plus the personification of the athlete comes out in opportunistic moments. Sometimes I look at old film of me playing and I say to myself "how did I do that". I'm sure many actors have said the same. It's a little different, but both the actors and athletes must surrender in order to achieve the best performance.
that's funny, because all that shit you first said is pretend...
@flaviusmaximus2051 there's a hierarchy to understanding. The Harvard graduate can't navigate the Amazon jungle, like the Amazon dweller can't tell you which stocks to buy.
Acting is becoming, not pretending. Unless its a blockbuster, then theyre probably pretending...
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PanterA song: BECOMING..
You still don't get it, but that's ok.
The Denzel when he is really in it. That cracked me up.
100! That's all that can be said about Bill Duke. The brother is The Real, plain and simple.
Will and Jada spoke on how Will , after a 2 year period of filming Ali, had difficulty coming out of character. In order to be great you must become the person you are portraying.
The Great One, Bill Duke! Wow!
Best explanation of what "acting" actually is, "it's not acting it's becoming"!
This is Hi-Lo key spooky. He is totally on it.
you have just enlightened me on how to do the role(s) that I have been selected for.
Acting is mirroring reality or telling a story. It is not the person but the reflection that he/she shows that is what matters.
Excellent realism concerning this subject.
The person I’ve admired for quite some time is James McAvoy. The last thing I saw him in was Split and thought he was brilliant. I saw previews of Glass and can’t wait to see it. I already know what he is going to bring to the role.
Acting is becoming that Person. I like that. Follow the Director. Acting is Not Pretending. Acting is becoming.
Awesome!!!
Man imagine falling in doing a real serial killer you just might never comeback in the norm. That runs chills into my spine.
Yes. Become the person. I agree. Wish I was an actor😔
Go for it! I hope you do💪🏾
Everyone knows what acting is. Acting is the art of making people believe in a lie. It is lies that are on such a high level that it is a form of art.
u never lie, cause if u have that perception as an actor..then you will pretend, hence be prentencious...you have to believe it's true
@@lalbihari6663 Lying to yourself about it being a lie does not make it any less of a lie. Altering one's personality, taking on a role is not who you are but what you present yourself as and is done by people all the time who are not actors (though they are not as versatile in their roles as a true actor is). An actor does not become Napoleon when he plays Bonaparte's role he takes on the characteristics that the director and writers want him to in order to portray the role he was given. While in the role you may be able to leave aside the parts of yourself that do not fit the role but that does not mean you are what you portray. How far does your belief run in the end? Does it go so far as to have you lose confidence while playing the role of a Jedi when you are not able to move the rock without CG being placed in later as you didn't do it yourself and you believe to "truly" be the character you are playing as your role?
@CreeWilly Truth is subjective. Simply because one believes something to be true does not mean it actually is, and thus therefore under a certain perspective is a lie.
@CreeWilly No you are making it deeper by claiming acting is anything deeper then the art of lying, and by doing so being quite pretentious; claiming it as something lofty.
Demondragonkinggav The story and what’s happening is a lie but the performances are REAL.
Loved this. I've loved Bill Duke since Car Wash.
Giants of Acting all mentioned Bill Duke is a Giant
Well if u r falling ur just gona have to use ur own perceptions and idea of how. A person should "be" when u become them. Its not like ur going actually become and act a different way if uve never seen it. Subconciously or conciously ur not going to become somebody else unless u go thru something
Well said Mr.Duke.
That’s why when actors kiss or get intimate in some form and ppl just say it’s acting, I call BS! You have to become that character in a role!
"Falling into darkness backward". That is terrifyingly profound!
Awesome man!
Brilliant!
First of all these actors nowadays don't become shit. Maybe in the 90s. But now I can not see pass the actual person. I see Kevin Hart in any character he plays. Like in the 90s Ice Cube became Doeboy he became Craig. But lately all Ice Cube movies all I see is Ice Cube. I can't remember the name of no characters he played in any of his latest movies.
whats ice cube's real name? think abt it
Ice T same problem. No matter what movie or TV show he's in he seems to be playing the same role and just playing himself. Bill Duke is a real actor.
To be fair, Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are not "actors".....they are performers.
Kevin Hart is a Comedian and Ice Cube is a Musician.
@@cleverchaleigh yeah I was about to say @bikimbrown needs to get their standards up. WTF?! Lol.
3:09.... I thought Bill disappeared for a second LMAO
“Falling into darkness backwards”.. like the sunken place in the movie Get Out
I remember bill in car wash .. He is a great actor and director
"Fall into darkness backward" Sounds too much like the sunken place to me.
You are just caught up in the visuals....but no.
Good description of spirit.
Mr. Duke is a genius. He has enriched our lives.
But not everybody falls into darkness in the same way everybody would handle situations differently depending on their mindset, yet the director only wants you to respond in a certain way.
wow. this is confirmation of thought i had yesterday.
I would like to be a movie stunt man, but not that ambitious about movie acting. I think the potential of your brain chemistry changing is reliant on what kind emotion goes into your roles. Look at the roles Dewayne Johnson has played, Mike Epps, the lady Molly from mike and molly. They all are fine mentally. Seemingly.
Surrender to the spirit meaning let the spirit take over your mind and body so u can truely become that character your channeling .
Great video
Thanks Elijah!
Priceless wisdom.
Sounds like the shunken place the more he says falling backward in to darkness.