Michael Imperioli returns to Strasberg

Written by David Lee Strasberg Tuesday, 10 November 2009 07:55

Former Strasberg student Michael Imperioli returned to Strasberg for an informal talk with our students in NYC. He was great – genuine and articulate. WPIX in NY did a segment on it. Michael also agreed to let us put the entire discussion on-line. I will give you all a link as soon as we put it up. For now enjoy this shorter piece.

KNBC interview coming online soon

Written by David Lee Strasberg Monday, 09 November 2009 11:33

For those in Los Angeles, keep your eye out for an interview my mother and I did with Cary Berglund for KNBC-TV that will be airing on Channel 4 tomorrow, Tuesday, November 10th in the 5.00pm news hour.

KTLA Segment

Written by David Lee Strasberg Thursday, 08 October 2009 05:42

The three KTLA segments are online Here. Alli McKay was a lot of fun, and I think our students had a blast working on live TV. Check out all three videos. It was a fun experience all around.

Back on the blog – and on TV!

Written by David Lee Strasberg Wednesday, 07 October 2009 22:52

After a bit of an absence – one heck of a busy summer! – I am back to a regular schedule and I look forward to resuming my activity here on this blog.

As the Creative Director of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, I am here to talk about what we do, what’s happening in our world, and any other issues of interest to you and me.

Having some fun – Movies and Music

Written by David Lee Strasberg Tuesday, 19 May 2009 17:45

Just got home after checking out a friend, Lauri Kranz, and her band Snow & Voices playing in Hollywood. For someone like me who does not go out on the town much, it was a great experience. She sounded awesome, the club was nice, and then we went to the very trendy Katsu-ya Hollywood where several of the LA Lakers were rolling in after their NBA playoff game.

Lots going on!

Written by David Lee Strasberg Wednesday, 06 May 2009 15:25

There is so much going on at the school right now I have had little time to blog. I was in New York and the place was humming. Students who had made it through the auditions were planning their production work for next fall already.

Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden returned to the Institute to speak with our students. She had the whole audience enthralled. All in all, the energy in NY is like no other place on earth. It is a rush every time I am there (and pretty good all-you-can-eat Sushi doesn’t hurt either!).

What is Method Acting: A straight answer

Written by David Lee Strasberg Saturday, 11 April 2009 17:16

Most actors are afraid to admit that they don’t really know what Method Acting is. They don’t want to look stupid so they don’t ask.

But they should.

Method Acting is the search to find a moment of actual experience in your acting – a moment of living – as opposed to the outward appearance of living. An actor who does our work actually experiences something when they act, rather than looking like they are experiencing something.

¡Concentrar!

Written by David Lee Strasberg Sunday, 22 March 2009 11:13

I’m here in Mexico supporting a former Strasberg Student, Alberto Sosa, who has put on an arts festival, and “Concentrar” is a Spanish word I have used more in the past the past two days than in my entire life prior.

Our challenge has never been to find talented actors – there are lots of them – but rather to train, convince, cajole those actors to really focus.