Chapter 54: More Important Than Acting

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"Matthew Horner went to visit Britney in the hospital and stayed overnight in the hospital, and the relationship between the two was completely confirmed!"

Even Matthew himself didn't expect that he would make the front page of many tabloids in this way and be instantly recognized by many people.

"It is reported that Matthew Horner stayed in Britney's hospital room last night, and according to people familiar with the matter, the two ......"

On a tabloid newspaper, there are also text descriptions that are inappropriate for children, as if the reporter has seen it with his own eyes.

There was even a tabloid newspaper that published a photo of Matthew riding in Rachel McAdams' car yesterday, accusing him of stepping on two boats.

As for Matthew's identity, he was basically checked by the reporter, and he also saw the newspaper.

There are also many reporters who are surprised that a young actor like Matthew has performed in the same frame as Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder, and also starred in a very important role in Ridley Scott's new film "Gladiator".

Matthew, on the other hand, heeded the advice of the two agents and remained silent at all times and in all places.

"Eric!"

At a golf club in Orange County, southeast of Los Angeles, Helen Herman handed the club to the caddie and said to the middle-aged man standing next to her, "I'm not recommending you a nobody. ”

She came here not only to avoid Britney Spears' agent and record label, but more importantly to meet the producer named Eric Pock.

"I know, Britney's rumored boyfriend. Eric Pocla pulled down the brim of his visor, "someone who has worked as a role actor on the cast of "Soul Shifter" and Ridley's "Gladiator." ”

Helena Herman smiled and followed Eric Polk to the next hole, she had done enough to know before, Eric Polke's crew needed a large number of actors with certain qualifications but not too famous, and Matthew was relatively less qualified.

Eric Pock walked up front and said, "Helen, you should go to Tom Hanks or Steven Spielberg for this kind of thing." ”

"I couldn't speak in front of them. Helen Herman was self-aware, "My father won't call them, so I'll have to come to you." ”

She didn't even think about going her father's way, this important favor was only used once at most, and it would be too wasteful to use it now.

Helen Herman followed Eric Pock and continued, "Isn't this a war show? There must be a lot of characters in it, and there are a lot of supporting characters besides Richard Winster, right?"

Eric Pock paused, thought for a moment, and said, "There are indeed quite a few supporting characters. So, you pass Matthew Horner's profile to my secretary, and I'll add him to the audition invitation. ”

"Thank you......" Helen Herman was interrupted by Eric Pocker before she could finish her words, "Don't be too busy saying thank you just yet, that's all I can do, whether he can pass the audition or not, I don't count." ”

Helen Herman nodded slightly, but still said, "Thank you, Eric. ”

She also knows that Eric Pock is a relatively low-ranking producer in the crew, and the real masters of this TV miniseries are Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg.

In front of such a big person, a junior like her can't speak.

Since Eric Pock sold his favor to Helen Herman, he simply added, "The crew will gather people to audition in Los Angeles, and then go to England and France to train and shoot, these roles are soldiers, so that your actors can exercise as much as possible and look stronger." ”

Helen Herman thought of Matthew's sturdy body that he had developed through years of physical labor and said, "You can rest assured of that." ”

Eric Pocker asked for the club from the caddie and beckoned to Helen Herman, "Let's go, let's go get a hole." ”

The two continued to play, and when Eric Polk was in a good mood, Helen Herman said, "Matthew Horner has a bit of a rough look, can you find a tough guy-type character?"

To be honest, she doesn't have much confidence in Matthew's acting skills, compared to the kind of psychologically complex role, the tough guy performance in the war scene is less difficult and more likable to the audience.

Anyway, it was a small supporting role, and Eric Pock didn't refuse, waved his hand, and said very arrogantly, "No problem, you wait for my news." ”

In the Westwood district of Los Angeles, Matthew hid at home and did not go out, and early in the morning, he found that the paparazzi appeared downstairs, and in order to avoid trouble, he simply canceled the routine morning jogging exercise, and there was something to do in the room anyway.

Reading books and newspapers is a daily routine, his reading level has improved to a certain extent compared to a few months ago, ordinary reading is quite easy to deal with, but the writing level has not made any progress, just like the classmates who used to have a very poor level of composition, the language expression ability is very strong, and the written writing has become a completely different picture.

Fortunately, he wants to be a Hollywood star, and it doesn't matter if his writing level is almost good.

After all, the future is an era of online social networking, and if you want to express some opinions or do other things through the Internet, you can't always ask someone to write for you, right?

He has checked during this time, and now there is a carrier of blogs in North America, and he has also thought about opening a blog, writing blog posts, sending some pictures on the set, etc., but unfortunately the price of computers is expensive now, and the writing ability is limited, so he plans to talk about it after a while.

Another reason is that Matthew has not only just bought a new phone, but also bought a second-hand TV and camera combo last week, rented a large number of Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Daniel Day Lewis, and added a large mirror to the wall of his apartment, ready to study the performance styles of these well-known acting schools.

In addition, he also approached David Aster, a teacher at the acting school, who asked him for advice, a veteran actor from a non-academy school, who taught him a very alternative way to imitate the performances of famous Hollywood acting schools, and also provided him with a collection of wonderful performances of acting schools in movies.

According to David Aster, as long as Matthew persists in practice, although he may not be able to become an acting school, his acting skills are at least at the average level of an ordinary actor.

Turning on the TV and stuffing a "Godfather" tape into the camera, Matthew looked at it for a while, just like Marlon Brando in it, sitting on the chair with great momentum, because no one else was present, he could only observe himself through the mirror, I don't know why, compared with Marlon Brando on the TV, he always felt that he was in vain.

The judging criteria for acting skills are indeed very subjective, but that is after the acting skills reach the level line, and the gap between a rookie like Matthew and a well-known acting school is still very obvious.

For a person with average talent like him, if he wants to improve his acting skills, he can only do so through long-term and extensive practice.

There may be the kind of super genius who bursts with acting skills as soon as he debuts, but there are very few of them.

After watching a "Godfather" videotape, Matthew pressed the playback button, found a few clips that had just impressed him, stood in front of the mirror, imitated Marlon Brando and Al Pacino in it, and acted by himself.

Despite not having an audience member and no one to guide him, he is unusually serious and fully immersed in the characters and scenes of the film.

Counting the twenty years of living on the other side of the Pacific Ocean, Matthew has never been so focused, and he has been in the circle of actors for several months, and he can see very clearly that for helpless young actors, opportunities are the most important, but grasping fleeting opportunities requires ability, but ability is not something that ordinary people are born with.

He once watched a widely circulated story about actors on his smartphone, because the time is too long, and the memory is not too clear, which roughly means that after an Oscar winner gets the Oscar trophy, he says to the acting teacher who taught him that he is an Oscar winner, and the teacher disdainfully says that among the students he has taught, none of them have worse acting skills than you, you are an Oscar winner just because you got that role, and they didn't, which is nothing to be proud of and show off!

This is very reasonable to a large extent, and it just shows the importance of opportunity, which Matthew once thought was true, but now he understands that this is also a story, and there is no essential difference from the chicken soup in the circle of friends at that time.

The most important thing about this story, in his opinion, is that the Oscar winner got that role, and the others didn't!

Why can't those people get the role, but the Oscar winner does? Is it a deliberate arrangement by God? Or is it luck? Actually, it is not, winning the opportunity and grasping the opportunity itself is a kind of ability!

This ability is often more important than the acting skills emphasized by the teacher!

Matthew devoted himself to the practice unwillingly, until it was completely dark outside the window, and then he felt a hungry rumbling, stretched out his head to look, and found no trace of the paparazzi, so he simply changed his clothes and went out to the Chinese restaurant for lunch a few days ago.

It was also the first day of the lights after nightfall, and in a small restaurant on Hollywood Avenue, Michael Sheehan finished dinner and walked out.

After a period of recuperation, the injury on his buttocks finally healed, and the thought of the insults he received and the embarrassment of seeking medical treatment still makes him very annoyed.

The doctor told him clearly at the time that his injuries were not serious, but he ate food that he should not eat and drank alcohol that he should not drink, which caused local redness, swelling and inflammation, and the injury was further aggravated.

Michael Sheehan immediately thought of the meal Matthew had invited him to eat, knowing that he was simply being calculated.

Not knowing exactly where Matthew lives, the guy on the phone is always offline, and he's been wandering around the Red Penguin Company for the last few days, hoping to find that vile and dirty bastard and settle accounts with him.