What is Good Acting?

Good acting is me acting like I want to watch this

“You only ever see people do method when they’re playing an asshole” Robert Pattinson spitting straight facts, holy shit.

good acting is when drew pretends like he knows what he’s doing and we believe him

shout out to the actors who have played completely terrible people so well that they get bullied irl bc other ppl hated the character so much. hope they're doing okay these days

The bad example of method acting Jared Leto: He did random things that didn’t actually fit the character, for the sake of “method acting” (he really just wanted to be a dick) And an example of good method acting Christian Bale never speaking with his actual accent on set (convinced his co-workers he was American unintentionally) Learned to (essentially) sweat on command (it’s physically impossible to do it as described but it’s close to what happened) Didn’t do creepy stuff to people he worked with, just acted the same way he would if the cameras were rolling on a scene where he had to act “sane”

The thing that bothers me so much about the Jared Leto situation is that sending used condoms to your coworkers in ANY other profession would be classified as sexual harassment and would get you justifiably fired. But the fact that he proudly admits to doing it combined with how clearly uncomfortable his castmates are when they're asked about it is so disgusting and goes to show that he's just an asshole

I’ll tell you what good acting is. His name is Hayden Christianson in the hit film Little Italy where he says his famous quote “is your hand on my ass?” Goosebumps every time.

My favourite line from Breaking Bad is “If you really don’t know who I am, then maybe you should tread lightly.” It embodies everything Walter has become and shows that he knows that he knows about the collateral damage he causes and no longer cares.

A great example of non-verbal, facial acting is the last scene of Knives Out. It's basically just a full minute of reaction shots, with no dialogue whatsoever, and you can so clearly understand how each character is feeling in that moment.

Drew didn't mean anything he said in this video. He was just acting. Good acting.

Anger is probably the easiest acting to do. I would say crying softly is the most impressive, absolutely breaking down and sobbing seems easier than softly crying. My point is subtle acting is harder

One antagonist character in a movie that absolutely stunned me was J.K Simmons in Whiplash. His performance as an abusive, scary, music teacher no one ever wants to experience is so on point that I get scared watching it, as if he’s yelling at me. It’s one of my favorite performances by an actor in modern movie history.

I read years ago that Brian Cranston had so many lines taken out when he was playing Walter White because he was such a good actor, he could convey things with just his facial expression and the lines weren’t needed.

Holding back tears is substantially more impressive than crying. Some people can cry without having to invoke emotion but to have some emotion trying to burst forward but having to subdue it is not only difficult but also relatable

I remember reading somewhere that while American Psycho was in production, Christian Bale spoke in an American accent the whole time off set, in interviews, etc. which I think is a good example of (sort of) method acting that is probably more helpful and doesn’t cross a line.

One example of physical acting I love is Taraji P Henson in Hidden Figures when she physically looks so confident while she’s in the zone focusing on her work and the other people working react like “why she’s walking around like she belongs here?” And once she sees them her whole body shrinks into itself. No one says anything but it tells a story and it crushed me

How... Are you going to talk about acting and Breaking Bad and not even mention Anna Gunn as Skylar?? That performance has stayed with me for years

The best acting performance I’ve ever seen was by this kid on Vine. I can’t remember who he was, but he really made me FEEL like the road worked ahead.

Good acting is “I do NOT have feelings for Christie North.”

That Mark Hamill clip at 6:15 was such a great addition to this already awesome video. I think non-actors don't realize how bad actors can look as a result of bad non-acting surrounding them. It's like talented athletes with bad coaches or something.