Loading...

PODCAST

I Don"t Need an Acting Class

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe Academy Award winner and celebrated acting teacher Milton Justice invites you into his weekly acting class, based on his years of study with the legendary Stella Adler. I Don’t Need an Acting Class delves deep into the craft of acting, breaks down concepts, tools and techniques, explores endless possibilities and offers you a foundation on which to build a solid, dependable process. Produced by Walker

arts performing arts

All Episodes

00:01:24

We Want to Hear from You!

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/05/14

Hey everyone. First of all, we want to welcome our new listeners. It never ceases to amaze us that people keep discovering the podcast everyday. We’re so grateful. We also want to know what you think. Are there any issues you want to hear Milton discuss? Any questions or confusions? What do you love? What do you hate? (No we’re not trying to get you to do an acting exercise.) We would love to hear from you. So if you would, please take a couple minutes a leave a review for us on Apple Podcasts. And

en

00:19:27

Living Off of Images

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/05/08

This episode with Milton’s famous class exercise “Something I Love/Something I Hate” where you talk out improvistorally while building something you love or hate. The purpose of this exercise is learning to live off the images and make choices that feed you in order to earn the line “I hate ________”, or: “I love ________.” “What I want you all to do is stop throwing things out there that you don’t pay a price for.” Milton says. “Everything is something that needs to be earned.” Have an acting

en

00:20:34

The Plot Is Not The Problem

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/05/01

This week’s episode, taken from a private coaching session, is about uncovering what your character’s problem is, and who the character’s partner is, in order to get to the action. And the problem is never the plot. Even though the given circumstances play into the problem, the true problem is always a much bigger, cosmic idea. Your impulse to solve this problem is what you’re doing to solve it. Have an acting question? Send us a voice message (link below ⬇️), or an email at

en

00:20:39

A Police Procedural Audition

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/04/24

This week’s episode is an excerpt of a coaching Milton did with JP for a SWAT audition. You’ll notice that the difference here between teaching and coaching. Teaching demands that the actors themselves comes up with the choices and tools they’ll use for that specific material. Whereas coaching requires less independence because the coach gives it to you. It’s important to take note of what you’re function is in the grand scheme of the episode. If you’re a “plot point” there to further the storyline,

en

00:17:57

Active Listening

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/04/17

A question was asked our script analysis class about the idea of stillness in film acting, which led to a conversation about the proliferation of acting “tricks” that are espoused by so many actors who may be brilliant, but don’t always have a clear idea about their own process or what makes them great. “Stillness” is a result or “effect direction” while active listening is something you can actually do. We want to know: what is the worst, most confusing, unhelpful, or enraging acting note or

en

00:20:01

The Character Is Not You

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/04/10

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe The episode discusses the importance of seeing the character you’re playing as a separate entity. You, as the actor, get the opportunity to build a human being. After allowing your mind to wander and wonder what it would be like to be *this* person in *this* specific circumstance, you can begin talking it out different moments. Eventually, you will be ready to shape-shift into the

en

00:11:17

The Actor’s Contribution

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/04/03

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week’s episode is about the difference between the actor’s contribution to the creative process, versus the writer’s. Whereas the writer’s job is to put into words what they have to say, the actor’s contribution to the art form is bringing the text to life, which they do by experientially filling in what the writer has given us. It’s always a lot of work, but every actor’s performance

en

00:10:32

What Are We Saying With This?

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/03/27

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week, we’re swinging back to an important idea. Which is knowing what the idea is! Getting to the idea doesn’t happen in an instant. It is a process in which you keep coming back to the piece, whether it’s a play, a film, a monologue, a radio show or a speech, and asking yourself: what is this about? It’s alright not to know yet, and it’s alright if the answer changes. The important

en

00:15:19

What Would You Do If You Had the Part?

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/03/20

Want more?  Become a Subscriber for Bonus Content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe Your Monthly Subscription Includes: * Expanded Episodes * No ads * Interviews * Videos * Access to the IDNAAC Archives * Newsletters including articles, acting exercises, and chapter’s of Milton’s next book In this episode, Milton wanders around and takes questions while avoiding Strindberg because of how much he knows it’s going to cost emotionally. But by the end, he lands on a

en

00:01:00

Introducing...Bonus Content for Subscribers!

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/03/20

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe⁠ Here's what you get: Expanded and unedited episodes • No ads • Interviews • Videos • Full access to the IDNAAC Archives • And newsletters including articles, quotes, acting exercises, and chapter’s of Milton’s next book. For more info or if you have an acting question for Milton, email: questionsformilton@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message:

en

00:14:07

Exploring the Inner Conflict

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/03/13

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe Even if we’re not working on a Strindberg play, we can learn so much from the playwright about how to bring depth to a character. One distinction about Strindberg is that he showed us real people, not only in external conflict in their relationships with one another, but internal conflict, in relationship to themselves. All human beings are paradoxes. As an example: a character may be

en

00:23:01

Am I Doing This Right?

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/03/06

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe So many of us know what it feels like to doubt ourselves, to ask ourselves: am I doing this right? This week, Milton talks about what it takes to own a play or piece of text with confidence when striving for greatness. The time, the work, the patience is endless, as is the fortitude required to remain steadfast throughout a career. In this rare and inspiring episode, Milton shares several

en

00:18:24

Suddenly Strindberg!

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/02/27

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week, Milton introduces us to the playwright August Strindberg, and how Stella Adler’s teaching contributed to the way actors approach his writing. While Chekov and Ibsen signified the beginning of realism, Strindberg marked the beginning of what we think of as the modern theater, deeply exploring the human being’s complexity and inner conflict. In this episode, as Milton introduces

en

00:15:43

The "Why" That Turns The Dial

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/02/20

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe In this episode, Milton recalls one of Stella’s exercises which he teaches to this day. The purpose of the exercise is to invest ourselves fully in an action. One way we can do this is by understanding the “why” behind the action. We can play the action “to teach,” but understanding the “why”— (that unless you teach the extras how to ride a chariot properly, they could die)— turns the dial

en

00:20:43

What We Need to Get Where We’re Going

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/02/13

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This episode starts out with a simple “action” exercise but becomes about something much larger: how we go about creating (or talking out) the circumstances so that by the time we get to the words, they are filled with life and believable. As Milton has repeated time and again: “Just because you say it, doesn’t make it true.” We have to earn the lines. This episode is about figuring out

en

00:08:33

Experiencing the Research

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/02/06

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe As actors, Doing research is important, but it’s only useful if we’re able to turn it into something actable. There is nothing useful about the knowledge that comes from research if all we do is know it. This is where the imagination comes in. We have to take the time to let the new information gestate, to turn it around, dig deeper, ask ourselves what it means, all the while letting it

en

00:23:35

The More You Know

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/01/30

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe As we approach our new Script Analysis Class beginning March 8th, (if you’re interested in taking it, email us at: questionsformilton@gmail.com), this episode begins with a quote about “the more you know.” Not only does loving your choices free you, but so does knowing the circumstances, the people, the period, the world of the play— experientially. As the episode progresses, Milton and

en

00:10:07

Choices That Free You

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/01/23

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe This week, Milton talks about how essential it is to be in love with our choices. If we, as actors, don’t LOVE the choices we make, we won’t commit to them 1000%. We will end up pushing a performance and feeling stuck. But if we are relentless about finding choices that personally excite us, then we won’t have to work so hard once we get up on our feet. Choices that thrill us, free us

en

00:19:35

Margo Martindale: "Make a Stab at It"

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/01/16

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe⁠⁠ This episode features Milton's conversation with his longtime friend, character actress Margo Martindale. Mostly recently, you might know her from The Watcher on Netflix, Bojack Horseman, Sneaky Pete and for her portrayal of Bella Abzug on the limited FX series Mrs. America. Margo won a Primetime Emmy and Critics Choice Award for her role as Mags Bennett on Justified; she then won

en

00:17:56

Character Colors Prevent Cliché

I Don"t Need an Acting Class ·

2023/01/09

WANT MORE? Become a subscriber for bonus content! ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/actingclass/subscribe⁠ This episode continues the discussion of how to build character. Specifically— how to avoid cliches by remembering that no person is just one thing. Using the tenants of script analysis, finding clues (or facts) in the text about your character is the first step. As you allow these facts to seep into your imagination and you begin analyzing and exploring the complexity of the character,

en

258 results

Similar Podcasts

The Slowdown: Poetry & Reflection Daily

American Public Media

The Moth

The Moth

Podcast Patapoe

0d0a

Stage Whisper

Andrew Cortes and Hope Bird

Scary Stories and Rain

Being Scared