Peter OToole discusses learning lines

frequently I would ask how did you prepare for the role like this did you have to prepare for this other than just learn your lines well I use other than just learn your lines now just think of what you said I was wondering how faster we will get to this point where you would quarrel with the question go ahead just think of what you said other than learning your lines that's not easy how many things you know by heart and a poem maybe a national anthem a prayer or two yes many have you sat down and studied a poem when you're at school or whatever of course and did you learn it yes to take a long time yes right so learning your lines is not easy so of course missing the oh not not only is it a easy it isn't not just question of learning your lines what it is the old-fashioned word for it was study you go alone you have no observer no interlocutor and I'll observed uninhibited private study is the backbone of any fine actor or actress and whenever you have stepped on stage or first day of shooting on a film you have known your lines of course professional pride responsibility it was like painting without using a brush how can you stick it on with your fingers well lots of people like Marlon Brando used to write it on his head dummy Marlon began never forget Marlon was the Beethoven all in his hand and how the whole method school and all are based on Marlon and on the waterfront and if I heard I heard a knack to say the other day he didn't need it doesn't need words I just hang on what have you said that was a performance all of those difficult parts in the English language Stanley Kowalski and Terry Williams would streetcar named desire if one of the great 20th century playwrights me with this poetic complex curious dialogue and Marlon would play that for two years he done that performance thousands of times not hundreds thousands so when he turned out to do it of course it wasn't about work he knew all had he performed it he performed it dozens of times the same thing happen with the Moscow Art Theatre when they came here oh dear what's this method thing they had been playing as Czarist repertory from 1918 98 and so 1923 they were still churning out the same old plays with the same old company so what made it so spontaneous seeming which is what we're supposed to do what made it so electrifying in its naturalness was the fact that it was so completely rehearsed and some completely performed I bet you're right I beg your pardon about her but they're so they're all right moving on

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Keywords: acting, performing arts

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Length: 3min 15sec (195 seconds)

Published: Sun Oct 16 2016