Author - paulbarry

10 Unuseful Truths

by Paul Barry   In Declan Donnellan’s insightful book, The Actor and the Target (yes, my clients are getting sick of hearing about it), he speaks of ‘unuseful...

10 Things To Start Saying

by Paul Barry   As promised in my 10 Things For Actors To Stop Saying post….   “Let’s try it” It takes half an hour to argue over the relative merits of...

10 Acting Myths

by Paul Barry Myth #1:  The cream always rises to the top/ Hard work always pays off. Truth:  It doesn’t.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you can work...

Pivotal Films (Westerns)

by Damien Gerard Now the western genre is an old one. Most of the epic westerns are products of the 50s and 60s, with only a handful of films past then making the grade...

10 Things To Stop Saying

by Paul Barry Habits are great.  Habits protect us from harm.  My dad’s cough used to make him easy to locate in a crowded shopping centre.  There’s nothing...

Pivotal Directors – Carpenter

by Damien Gerard   I have a confession; I am a dyed-in-the-wool horror fan. From F W Murnau’s Nosferatu right up to ‘The Cabin in the Woods’, it is a genre that...

Shaped by Shakespeare?

by Haven Tso   Shakespeare – a name that is both exciting and intimidating. For some conquering a Shakespearean play is like climbing Mount Everest. Some...