Kevin Spacey - Inside The Actor's Studio

It was a delight to see Kevin Spacey at the studio. Obviously very hardworking. Very aggressive and creative in pursuing his goals. Multi-talented. His impeccable impersonations demonstrated his keen observation and the skills of an actor. He did a bit of tap dancing that was rarely seen and pretty impressive.

An actor who can do theatre is a great actor - since there is only one take and you have to do it right night after night. Kevin Spacey can do both.

Quotes:

"Don't judge the character (act it instead)...let the audience judge."

In closing out, he said,

"To want, and to be ambitious, and to want to be successful, is not enough. That’s just desire. To know what you want, to understand why you are doing it, to dedicate every breath in your body to achieve. If you feel you have something to give, if you feel that you particular talent is worth developing and is worth caring for, then there is nothing you can’t achieve."

Salute!

Inside the Actor's Studio Benicio Del Toro

I came to know Del Toro from his role in "The Usual Suspects", which I just found out was his break-out movie. He always seemed to me as non-conforming, odd, cold, mysterious and arrogant. Little did I know that much of it had to do with his shyness in public.

He is a high achiever and that intrigued me, until when I saw his appearance at Inside the Actor's Studio.

Very interesting. I can see it in his eyes that he is a totally different person from his movie characters. He is surprisingly a not bad looking guy at all, with a trace of Pitt and DiCaprio in him. And obviously well trained, hardworking, smart, and a talent.

He mentioned the advice that Christopher Walken gave him, to paraphrase, "if you don't know what you are doing, don't do anything." And what James Lipton quoted from other actors who have visited, "the power of stillness".

I just added a few more movies to my "to-watch" list.