The potentialities of the medium of screen acting first came into my life when I saw Robert Deniro's collaboration with Martin Scorsese, in particular; Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, Goodfellas and Casino, at the age of 14. The discipline, intensity and devotion in exhibition throughout gave me the idea that a search for meaning in life was possible through performance in film. In method acting; ideas, expression, mind, body, voice and heart are all inextricably linked towards a praxis, poetical in nature, truthful at its core. The goal to express the essence of what it is to be human under a single observing eye, the camera. Behind the camera, the director, and behind the director an audience, but in observation is there really any separation between participants, in this way the observer is also the subject, and the subject the observer.
Read MoreWilliam Tillyer at Bernard Jacobson Gallery /
I believe that Tillyer's enticingly beautiful water-colours reunite us with that 'common culture' in a way which does not compromise our Modernity. Beautiful in themselves, true at once to nature and to materials, Tillyer's gentle washes of colour have a wider meaning. They remind us that if we divorce our highest aesthetic emotions and perceptions from the world of nature, we will be more inclined to injure and to exploit the natural world - and indeed, each other - than if we perceive ourselves as being part of it.
Read MoreMother & Brother wins "Best Dramatic Short" at Arizona International Film Festival /
I'm proud to announce that Mother & Brother has won it's first award "Best Dramatic Short" at Arizona International Film Festival. The film was a labour of love from first time director Dustin Cook. Brilliantly cast by Billy Damota & Dea Vise. And features performances by Clint Napier, Lisa Goodman and myself. Catch a clip from the film here and read about the Q&A and screening night below
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