Training the Mind.

@eileenleyva (27555)
Philippines
December 28, 2019 6:46am CST
A wonder-filled experience my daughter told me - she watched a Sir Ian Mckellen career performance live on stage. Amazing how the octogenarian of an actor, my daughter said, acted the main scenes of all the Shakespearean dramas by heart. The brilliant actor asked the audience to pick a title and readily he would perform the scenes alone. He finished all the works of Will, in three hours. Later on, he lamented that people don't memorize lines any longer. He urged to audience to train the mind by memorizing. Here's the thespian. Listen.
CNN's Christiane Amanpour speaks with Ian McKellen, who is retaking the stage at age 79, in Shakespeare's King Lear. McKellen discusses coming out, being kni...
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
28 Dec 19
There are very few really good actors these days.
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
28 Dec 19
Big difference between the stage and the movies. The latter has cinematic effects that the actors rely on. Theater requires the actors to know their lines fully well.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
28 Dec 19
@eileenleyva Absolutely.
@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
29 Dec 19
@eileenleyva All good ones. I'm not really familiar with Ewan McGregor and Jim Caviezel.
• India
28 Dec 19
Good one dear. Ur daughter seems to be a good observer
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@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
28 Dec 19
My daughter is a writer and a licensed environmental planner. She's currently on a scholarship in London.
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• India
28 Dec 19
@happylife1 (13403)
• Karachi, Pakistan
28 Dec 19
He was a great writer
@eileenleyva (27555)
• Philippines
28 Dec 19
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