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You're very welcome. I should probably remake the video but am insanely busy. Best wishes back anyway. John 2024.

Thanks. I have videos and work planned up to the age of 100 or more, when - with the added 'Freak' element of being old - they may even seem better, and I'm aiming they will be, but thanks for your post. John

Yes, it may feel like that, but - unlike a computer - our brains can see the CONNECTIONS between sentences, so that when we remember the first one the rest may just 'follow' if we really understand the connections. I've coached experienced Shakespeare actors who only really needed help working out the connections between their lines. J.

And tried in so many different ways, that one can then 'forget' what a next line is going to be, because it will just COME. If it is connected, if the understanding of lines is enough, then you don't need to 'remember' - so you don't forget! J.

Thank YOU. I think we have to be like detectives ( who are committed to finding something out ) - even with small ideas like mine here. And the next trick with Chekhov is to find hundreds of slightly rude lines, or some which just seem strange or unnecessary, which will not make us laugh out loud, but make t FUN (and that is what is meant by Russians callng his plays comedies.John.

Thanks for kind words. I coach on Skype, and I don't want anyone coming to me unless they have something they really need to learn, but if you're in New York City I'd be happy to chat for 10 minutes, (Use the 'Contact Page' n my website). Or just keep your ears open for anyone whose voice has a note of kindness in it, and get them talking to you, and allow your own voice to be clear. It helps for work and for an easier life! John

Thanks for your kind comment. Yes, I think I may be on to something with this. But, since making the video, I've noticed that some politicians, priests (and actors) do this automatically, making them ENJOYABLE to listen even if they are talking about something rather too deep for me! And it might encourage actors to do this too much - ! ! - by linking every damned wor D'all the ti M'and sounding a bit mad. But maybe I've also found a way to make a character sound mad! Anyway, glad you found it of interest. John Windsor-Cunningham, June 2024.

Yes, I should have answered the call and pretended it was some shocking news, but then carried on. Well, next time! Thanks for seeing something good in it. John June 2024).

THanks for kind words: better videos to come in 2024 ! John.

Yes, it's funny how this accent can seem to have 'authority' -especially in the USA - but it seems as if your accent is more natural now, and connected to 'you' which is how everyone really wants to sound! So well done! J.

Yes, try to find playwrights you like so that you read everything they've written and find parts you will battle for the chance to play. Make sure you know what you most need to learn - whether connected to your voice or to realizing what 'suits' you and what doesn't, but in the end just DO it as much as you can, anywhere, and be the best person n your classes, by studying for them hard. J.

@@NewYorkActingCoach Thank you for your response John, equally great words of advice and encouragement. I will certainly try to hone in on some playwrights as you suggest. It may sound "corny" but it was a fleeting interest in reading Hamlet (for the first time) that ignited this... determination. I am currently (slowly) working through your videos regarding the British Accent - it's really enlightening and lots of fun to work along with. It's also super difficult as I'm sure you expect/understand. Thanks again - I wish you all the best for your channel - I'm sure it will continue to grow and flourish as long as you continue to provide this unique window into your passion and experience. I will certainly recommend it any chance I get. All the best for now, Mike.

Thanks for kind words. Your idea of diving into HAMLET is great as there are some simple parts in it, and understanding it may help you understand a hundred other plays and screenplays. And be fun. Regarding your work on an accent, forgive me for saying this, but I don't think people care about (or even notice) an accent nowadays, because all they're worried about is whether a person speaks clearly, and is easy to understand, and has some note of warmth or variety in their voice. But you probably already know that, sorry. John

@@NewYorkActingCoach It would be fair to say I know nothing, or at least very very little. So thank you again and I will definitely keep it in mind.

This is a 'Southern' accent, - what used to be called 'R.P.' - and it's only here because it's the one which most Americans are asked to do in the many productions of Shakespeare, Stoppard, Wilde and Shaw that er done here every year. If actors want to do another dialect they can come to me personally, but knowing how to do this one first makes it easier to manage any others. John

My main interest is helping actor (and a few politicians and priests) to speak more clearly for their work, and all of them need to learn different things, so it's hard to make more videos for everyone. And, anyway, nowadays people don't worry about an accent, or even notice it much, all they want is for people to speak clearly, and with a note of kindness in their voice. So just spending more time speaking clearly is the way to get a really good accent! Thanks for your kind words. John

@@NewYorkActingCoach How are you, sir? Are you well? It’s been a long time since I watched your videos. Just happy to see you again as I just ran into your video again. Take care of yourself.

Yes, I'm not sure what I need to include to interest people more, but - even if it sounds a bit pompous of me - the need to take the job of acting seriously, and not connect it with fame, money, prizes, ego and stupid scripts, is to keep working on what is BEHIND the lines. That is what makes them actable, possibly real, more fun, more respectable as a job, and that's all there is to it. (II's hard work and a lot of actors understandably get lazy, that's the problem. .J.

@@NewYorkActingCoach Sir I heartily thank you for your reply. I am planning to watch more of your videos because I might fly to UK to do my masters. I believe your videos will help me to understand the accent better 💝 live long and happy sir🥂

The reasons you provided is exactly why I love the art of acting so much.

Heavens, "stunning"? Well thanks. Better to come hopefully. And worth considering that - to some extent - people don't are about how perfect accents nowadays, or notice them, because - all people need is for us to speak clearly, and with some note of kindness in our voice. Famous actors are getting away (and I don't criticize them) with ridiculous accents if they are only speaking clearly and from the heart. Bu you probably already know that ! J .

Thanks for kind words. Your experiences from real life will - of course - help you in parts which younger actors don't yet understand, and if you can make yourself 'keep' at different jobs (even when, like Teach, some parts may not seem to 'suit' you) then you may find it easier to choose the work you truly want, and see the fun in it. You don't need me to tell you that perseverance pays off! John

@@NewYorkActingCoach It's certainly helpful to hear it again and again. Chipping away at the stone to reveal the masterpiece may well take me 20 years, but it will be worth it.

Thank for kind words. And the point is that if we work out the background of any situation - perhaps with some parallel in our own lives - (that we hate spiders so we can act as if we hate women, some spiders being female ! ) - any situation is easy to imagine. It may seem hard work sometimes, but actors whom we compete with are doing that work, so we just must sort out what any damned lines are about ! John

@@NewYorkActingCoach Yes, makes complete sense, John. Btw- perhaps you are familiar with the Teach character in American Buffalo? I have to deliver the F*** Ruthie monologue for stage. I've got the accent, I've learnt my lines. But I'm still searching for the reality. Dustin Hoffman pulls it off in the movie where he's out in the street crossing a road which adds to the realism and inherent energy. The monologue's opening line artificially sets off the intensity when Teach F***'s four times at Ruthie in her absence to express his anger about her to his friend Don. Any guidance would be gratefully received.

EVery actor is different and I don't know what you are like, so I can't sensibly suggest specific ideas (unless you want coaching n which case please use the Website), but every line means something, ad they can't all be in the same note of complaint! He may be angry with himself, or amused, or tired, it's up to you. So study each line to find out. John

@@NewYorkActingCoach Of course,, and I will explore your website. It was a naïve question and thank you for entertaining it. For interest, their is a school of thinking, for this particular play, that because it's set in Chicago the character is allow to rattle through his lines, landing her an there for emphasis. My Director made this point which leaves little room for the subtler form of the art. I may well develop my own interpretation, fingers crossed. Thank you again.

Thanks for kind words. It is a bit 'repetitive' - the stupidest crime in any monologue - but, as you say, it's a start, and in Shakespeare there are usually a few new good words that we discover when we keep at it. Shakespeare is only boring when actors give up! John

You're welcome. And - if I may say so - remember that nowadays people don't are what accent a person has, what matters is that we speak clearly and sometimes with kindness in our voice. People who do have a 'perfect accent' but who do not do those two things may not be very interesting to listen to! So go for clarity anyway! Just speaking clearly is kind !. John

Two answers. First that it's hard to make a 'career' from acting because there are so many people wanting most of the jobs. Second, though, the fact that you're still 16 may be a big advantage, as people who give jobs (or run drama schools) won't expect you to have done anything yet. If you're serious then tell your parents you're chatting with me online and show them my website and book a session which they could sit in on - at Windsor-Cunningham.com

You're very welcome! And, I don't sound a bore - do remember that nowadays we don't much notice or care) what accent a person has, the only thing that matters is that we speak clearly and with a note of kindness in our voice sometimes. I know some famous British writers who have the same 'perfect' accent all the time, and they can be very boring to listen to, because their 'sound' has no variety, or life, or heart. So don't throw away your accent too easily! JOhn

Yes, of course, you're right - there are dozens of other UK dialects. I only put this one up because it's the one most asked for by American actors, and it also makes it easier to do any others if they grasp this one first. If people want a Yorkshire or Lancashire accent they come to me privately. But am honestly sorry if I caused your ears any offense! John

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Sailing. J.

The video has 214K likes, not 15K. If a human was reduced to one brain cell you wouldn't even be able to see it with the naked eye. It'd hardly even be a human at that point. Not even a brain for that matter. Your comment goes againt logic!

@@Slayr. lol. Im not referring to the video but to a comment below. Take it easy.

Also chose a lead actor with alot of scandal David Mamet a stand up guy!!!!!

Know the press in New York like that dude in the Post Michael Reidel vilified China Doll with Pacino which I've read and I think is a good play not far below Oleanna which I 💕 love!!!!!

Yes, but what you notice so clearly in the lines has other meanings as well. The EXTENT of the class issue, the sudden kindness, the unawareness of being selfish, and the frantic wish for a FUTURE, and lots more, all make the class attitudes human and not philosophical, but they need actors who are willing to work unbelievably hard.

​​​@@NewYorkActingCoachfunny the extent of playwright differences Sam Shepard said he never got Checkhov he put it nicely said he was not a big fan of his plays whereas David Mamet (Shepard's Contemporary) did revisions of Checkhov and did not love O' Neil whereas Shepard said he never considered being a playwright until he saw the 1962 MOVIE version of O'Neils LongDaysJourneyIntoNight which he considered one of the greatest movie versions of a play or Novel EVER made ha,ha, differences of opinion??!!!

The answer is for you to do as much acting as you can, maybe in the film dept. at the college, and spend time with anyone else you meet you is into acting, to learn their plans and, well, DO it, not talk about it. The sooner you start the more chance you have of success, and if you get an audition on Backstage.com by asking for work in your area then find a coach near where you live, online, or come to me through my website. But my main pint is to DO things. The director of a silly university film may end up employing you and a silly commercial you get online may get you an agent. John.

When you see any actor you like in a film or play, look them up on Wikipedia, BECAUSE you may find that they started when they were young. BECAUSE if you try to get ANY acting work when you are young they will not expect you to have DONE ANYTHING YET, so being young is a terrific advantage. Then find any 'ACTING WORKSHOPS' online, and just DO them. Don't be one of those people who wastes time just talking about it. Also TELL your parents that I sent this message online so that they know who you are listening to BECAUSE there are idiots who will want to teach you just to get your money! If your parents want you to hear more, then I'm happy to give you a free session on Skype and explain about drama schools and how to get auditions near where you live. But tell your parents first, so they can check me out on my website - Windsor-Cunningham.com -or my direct email- jwcactor@yahoo.com -Or do plays ANYWHERE, at school, with a local theatre, on zoom, or with a coach who lives near to you. John Windsor-Cunningham

@@NewYorkActingCoach thanks, ill check acting workshops. i already join plays in my school but there are no theatres near where i live. if my parents allow me, id love an online session. ill talk to them.

@@cyahlfah Of course your parents would be welcome to sit in on the session, and it might help all of you know more about how much work is needed for a ''career' in acting to have much chance of success! J.

@@NewYorkActingCoach thank you. also, i wanted to ask, where can I find auditions near me? because i figured out it is not a really good way to just search them off google but i have no other ideas about how to audition

@@cyahlfah Every actor is different, with different things they need to learn for auditions, and different auditions they need to find. So try Backstage.com for wherever you live, or if you want help with an audition monologue use the 'Contact Page' on my website (if you want a session of coaching), or find somebody near you WHO HAS REAL EXPERIENCE , and go to them. John.

Thanks for your kind words! I make it sound a bit simple. Actors need to struggle before finding the thin little truth to fatten up their lines. But by working at it - as seen by the success of countless pushy actors - many learn to be quick at guessing what is behind their lines, and have begun to guess new, clever, intelligent, exciting, world-improving truths in their 'character'.. So I fear one has to keeping at this, doing as much work as one can manage of any kind! . John

Very kind of you, thanks. I did put up a new one which may not be listed on the channel (it's called Madenglishman.com Video 9 and is at ua-cam.com/video/V1ZxRuPZosg/v-deo.html and am planning a stage version Off-Broadway later this year, (when I'll be looking for help on it), and his toe-problems will certainly get considered. Best back to you, JOhn

Yes, of course you are right, but this is the accent which most American actors are ask for, and doing it helps them to do the dozens of other accents there are in the UK, which I coach privately if needed. But you can imagine how rarely Northern or West Country accents get asked for: It's always this, for the hundreds of productions they do here by Shakespeare, Stoppard, Wilde and Shaw!. John Windsor-Cunningham

As a northerner I appreciate you saying that. Was about to comment the same.

I find the most difficult part of Directing is Casting: finding actors who know how to 'do' it,,and have something inside them - however small - which is like the part! Then everything can be fun and easy. And if not then to what they CAN do. John.

Well, google everything, so that platforms like Backstage.com and others get examined, and apply for every play-reading and student-film if only for the experience of doing lots of auditions. Find what 'type' of part 'suits' you. But without seeing you I cannot guess if you need to keep working on subtext, or clarity, or audition technique. All actors are going through something like what you describe. John

I might add a question (I can’t edit my previous post because I’m on a small device), as beginners should we be wary, maybe there are bad production outfits, or maybe some places or bit parts could send us into decline, ruin, or fall? It seems you need a sixth sense to “prevail”?

I don't think any negative thoughts help, so however strange some companies may be, or some directors, or fellow-actors, or plays, if we have started working on the show we should continue and do our best in it. If we stick to finding truth behind whatever lines we have, and finding some parallel in our lives which makes us able to express that truth, then working in any chaos can be quite fun! ANd then move ON. J.

I fear so. The events which his female characters experience were new to plays at the time,, and he had famous actors, mostly male, playing male roles so no surprise that the plays got attention. But the 'female events' were already known about by women all over the world, (just not talked about much), and TW described them n very short scenes. If female actors bring their OWN experience of life to the roles, (not an easy thing to do) then hidden depths may become interesting, - especially if irony is involved, - but T.W. knew nothing about all that. It is not in the plays anyway. And people are either scared to say it or see it! His scenes are cliches when watched by women. Ask them. John Windsor-Cunningham