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Creating Behavior with Charlie Sandlan · Today · 58 min

111 Be Rigorous, Not Rigid

Some actors have enormous talent. You'll never see it. They're too afraid of being wrong, looking foolish, or making a choice that might invite criticism. This week Charlie examines how our own psychology can sabotage our artistic instincts, drawing on Freud's id, ego, and superego to explore the destructive power of the inner critic. He also confronts an uncomfortable question: can rigorous acting training actually produce cautious, inhibited artists? Discipline should make you free. If your technique has become another way to control yourself, something has gone terribly wrong. Hosted by Charlie Sandlan, the Artistic Director and Master Teacher of the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York City https://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com Follow Charlie on Instagram @creatingbehavior and @maggieflaniganstudio. Theme music by Lawrence Trailer.

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Some actors have enormous talent. You'll never see it. They're too afraid of being wrong, looking foolish, or making a choice that might invite criticism. This week Charlie examines how our own psychology can sabotage our artistic instincts, drawing on Freud's id, ego, and superego to explore the destructive power of the inner critic. He also confronts an uncomfortable question: can rigorous acting training actually produce cautious, inhibited artists? Discipline should make you free. If your technique has become another way to control yourself, something has gone terribly wrong. Hosted by Charlie Sandlan, the Artistic Director and Master Teacher of the Maggie Flanigan Studio in New York City https://www.maggieflaniganstudio.com Follow Charlie on Instagram @creatingbehavior and @maggieflaniganstudio. Theme music by Lawrence Trailer. 

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