Tory Schmeiser Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 The late Jack Lemmon once sat in front of a group of acting students and was talking about his role in the film " Mr. Roberts". Now follow this linking of acting and shooting... He said on a given scene (stage) he had mapped out exactly what he was going to do. (Or in our case how to shoot it.) Everytime he got his cue he would follow his plan...and evertime the Director said ..."Jack do less...give me a little less"...after a dozen takes of this Jack Lemmon gets flustered and looks at the Director and says... "If I do less I wont be doing anything but reading.(shooting)" "EXACTLY!" was the directors reply. Ok maybe it seemed better in my head at 3am as I was reading BE's book...as I was working my crummy job because Im an actor who needs to pay for his shooting habit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 27, 2002 Share Posted April 27, 2002 Tory, I think you are going to fit in pretty well around this place. Welcome aboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 Way cool T! As far as I know, you are our first gunslinging thespian. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 bonedaddy: You should be ashamed.... Oh, never mind. I re-read your post, you said thespian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 That's OK Ron, it's easy to get confused when we got gals like Rosie O'Donnel out there. BTW, I just said that because I think thespian is really a fun word, especially if you pronounce it with a lisp. Work your eyebows up and down and say it like this: " Hi, I'm a thethspian, would you like to thee my thix-thooter?" Oh, go ahead and try it In the mirror Kyle, just make sure nobody's listening. (Tory I'm not making fun of your profession, just the crazy English language. ) (Edited by bonedaddy at 4:45 am on April 28, 2002) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted April 28, 2002 Share Posted April 28, 2002 BD, You'd like the new kind at school and the bus-driver joke. Must be told in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tory Schmeiser Posted April 29, 2002 Author Share Posted April 29, 2002 Well the way I see it... Im a rare bird in in the acting biz...Im one of the few who will actually use a gun on film.....and DEMEAND they show a reload on film. Not to mention I actually like guns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shooter Grrl Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Okay so tell us - would we recognize you as an actor if we saw you at a match?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhgtyre Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 He would be the shooter who kept reffering to parts of the bay as stage right, stage left, and would insist that everyone clear the proscenium before he shot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonedaddy Posted April 30, 2002 Share Posted April 30, 2002 Tory, it's pretty much you, Tom Selleck, and Chuck Heston. I hope you get as FAMOUS! OK Flex, next time I see you, tell it. (SG, he's not really an actor, he just plays one on TV.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Ankeny Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 I'll save the rest of you folks the trouble of looking it up: pro·sce·ni·um 1. The area of a modern theater that is located between the curtain and the orchestra. 2. The stage of an ancient theater, located between the background and the orchestra. Lemme guess, you all knew that didn't ya? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 Ron, I did not know that...and if you didn't look it up and post...I still wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gm iprod Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 I still can't figure out how to drop that one into general conversation, without somebody looking at you as if they think you have used the medical term for a dirty word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted May 1, 2002 Share Posted May 1, 2002 This is reminding me of the hilarious Monty Python Coal Miner's argument sketch.. Gawd I love search engines.. I type "Utrecht Monty Python" into google and get a dozen hits on the script. What did we ever do before the internet.... http://www.saifai.co.uk/pse26.shtml Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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