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SciFi TV star speaks on acting at A&M
Mary Viratas
Issue date: 3/27/07 Section: News
Richard Hatch, the actor who portrayed Captain Apollo on "Battlestar Galactica" and currently plays Tom Zarek on the SciFi Channel's new "Battlestar Galactica" series, emphasized facing your fears in an Actors' Workshop on Friday as a part of AggieCon 38.
"It takes courage to stand up on stage," Hatch said to more than 15 AggieCon guests who signed up for the class given by the writer/actor. "Acting is facing your fears, emotions and feelings."
Hatch, who was nominated for a Golden Globe, stressed the most important part of acting is not saying the words, but getting across the subtext, the underlying feelings.
"Young actors often say all they feel in scenes," Hatch said. "Make distinct choices about what the reality is. Learn to translate choices and respond emotionally."
Characters cannot be planned out, Hatch said. Often, actors will memorize lines one way and be thrown off when other characters, directors and outside influences are added to a scene.
"Life is illogical," Hatch said. "What we say we will do, we will never do."
To find confidence on stage and become a good actor, Hatch said aspiring actors must be in tune with their own emotions and experiences and then revert these back to the character.
"Fall in love with yourself," Hatch said. "It's a process of getting over your own flaws."
"It takes courage to stand up on stage," Hatch said to more than 15 AggieCon guests who signed up for the class given by the writer/actor. "Acting is facing your fears, emotions and feelings."
Hatch, who was nominated for a Golden Globe, stressed the most important part of acting is not saying the words, but getting across the subtext, the underlying feelings.
"Young actors often say all they feel in scenes," Hatch said. "Make distinct choices about what the reality is. Learn to translate choices and respond emotionally."
Characters cannot be planned out, Hatch said. Often, actors will memorize lines one way and be thrown off when other characters, directors and outside influences are added to a scene.
"Life is illogical," Hatch said. "What we say we will do, we will never do."
To find confidence on stage and become a good actor, Hatch said aspiring actors must be in tune with their own emotions and experiences and then revert these back to the character.
"Fall in love with yourself," Hatch said. "It's a process of getting over your own flaws."
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