Sir, I must thank you for everything! Since last year, I got you in my recommended, but I never watched it because thought my life was about something else. But, this year, as I was facing depression due to poor career choices, I decided to watch your videos about the British accent, since I wanted to talk in that accent (it sounds classy to me). After watching it, I decided to watch your other videos and, for the first time in my life, I thought I had found what I wanted to do with my life. Then, I made some researches about acting and got involved in it, even though it hasn't been much yet, I feel so happy and motivated, more than I have ever felt in my entire life, and I plan on doing a full 180 in my life and start my career as an actor (as a student for the moment though). Thank you for everything, sir John Windsor-Cunningham, were it not for you, no one knows how much I would be struggling in life trying to find happiness! Thank you so much!
I got to say....starting in covid is one of the worst time mate. .....I don't need to tell you the challenges you know them, and you know that there is that part waiting for you. Tho may it be weeks or months...its waiting for you
It's so wonderful to have you back. I kept checking the channel just in case TH-cam algorithm was not notifying me of any new videos. Always so true so insightful!!
Thank you for passing on your experience here. Perfect advice. You express yourself so wonderfully! This in itself was fabulously engaging and enjoyable to watch.
I first began watching you around a year ago, I now have an agent and am looking to do to drama school in the near future. Thank you for your tips and help
Prepare for the drama school as many months in advance as possible. It's great auditioning and knowing it's going to be "fun" because you are so at ease about it all. JOhn Windsor-Cunningham
This is exactly what I needed. I’ve been searching for a suitable audition monologue for more than 4 or more weeks. Now I know how it will feel like when I found the right monologue for me. Thank you!
Oh my goodness your last video says 1 year ago I'm so glad I found your channel ! Thinking of taking those classes :D you're super cool and so so helpful!
I must thank you very much... This video is actually what I needed now...! I do really appreciate your advices, because it's too hard to find something that works.. And you're really the best teacher I've found so far, always so informative and honest about what you're saying. So please keep on filming. You're saving our lives... 😃 Even in these dark days...
Sounds good for you then. The next trick is to choose and have your monologue ready long in advance, then, - when you wander on to do it in the Autumn - you will have known it for so long that you will be able to relax and let it rip! So make your ind up about monologues and work on them soon. John WIndsor-Cunningham
I'm not an actress, neither want to be one, but I love watch a good acting and really enjoy your videos, they're very interesting and helpful to better appreciating a good work, thank you for sharing, Sir. Glad to see you round here again! Greetings from Mexico City! P. S. Hope my English is right.
You give the best acting advice I have ever come across. I have to deliver Queen Margaret's Brave Warriors monologue from Henry VI Part 3 for an exam next week, but I knew it wasn't quite truthful enough because I've never been a Queen nor taunted a mortal enemy with the blood of his dead son but you gave me an I idea how I can make it about me using substitution - yep there was someone at school I hated that much. Thank you.
Hi Sir! I just wanted to thank you for you're incredible acting videos that never fail to enlighten me. As soon as I saw the notification that you were posting again I nearly screamed with excitement. But basically I have a question question. I have read that an attribute of great actors is that they're able to take on any role (chameleon style), even if the role dosen't necessarily fit their personality. Furthermore I'm worried that if I go for roles that are specific to me, I may fall into the 'type-actor' category. Does anyone have any advice regarding how you can use monologues that are relatable without becoming a type actor? Thank you very much!!!!
There's no such thing as a 'type' really, not if you think seriously. It's like judging a person before you know them. It's a mistake. All parts are either like you , in some small hidden way, or not. Search and you'll find it. It's just as people who don't know you may sometimes say "I never expected you to be so angry" or "I never expected you to be good with children" . . there are dozens of parts inside some of us, and IFTHERE ARE ONLY ONE OR TWO 'TYPES' as you call them, just give them as full a life as possible. John Windsor-Cunningham
Well, thanks for kind words. What I say is easy to say though, and finding 'THAT' monologue ain't so easy. If you give it TIME, to study it ENOUGH, you may be able to work out that a speech IS like you, that you are like Macbeth because you would do what your wife (and witches) tell you, or like Ophelia because you really know how loneliness feels. But the time that takes, to work out that a line is about loneliness, or obedience, is every day for weeks when you are rehearsing with a whole company, and months when working on your own. So if you DO the study then acting is (in the end) quite easy. But only then. Only then. John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach absolutely. Thank you sir. Long have i searched for a monologue that truly works for me, but watching your video has helped reinforce what exactly I need to look for and what exactly people don’t want to see with a monologue. Thank you for the video and thank you so much as well for taking the time to write back to me with this extremely informative comment. Appreciate you, Mr. WC!
@@notacasual Just get help from seriously smart friends or a coach you trust, who can help you discover that a line like "Thank you" may mean "I want more" and a line like "I want a divorce" may mean "I still love you". It takes work.
Great video johnnie thankyou,that’s what I’m doing right now ,going over monologues ,you’re 100% right anyone can spill out lines getting into the character is another story cheees stay safe
Well, thanks, it's always nice to hear kind words, but I'd not realized I was the answer to anyone's prayer before - ! - . . . better to come next week hopefully, the next video on Shakespeare, (unless somebody suggests a better idea). Best wishes with your work, John Windsor-Cunningham
This is insane! I would have never thought that you would reply to my comment! I find you incredible. And the fact that you are going to be talking about Shakespeare is even crazier to me because I have been rehearsing and prepearing for Juliet (My first ever role) for over a year now. Just in a different language.. :) . So I am greatly interested. Cannot wait.
@@hannak.79 Not that you've asked, but if you have one small question about Juliet lease use my website, not this here, as messages here easily disappear, so use the 'Contact page' on my website (Windsor-Cunningham.com) or my direct email (jwcactor@yahoo.com) especially if you want coaching. But if you just concentrate on the fact that she will love Romeo even when he is dead you won't go far wrong. No like a modern passion which lasts until divorce is thought of. John Windsor-Cunningham
Thank you very much! I’m very gratefull for this offer. I will definitely think about it. I certanly have numerous questions about monolouges and acting on stage in general. (Since I have very little experience). However I don’t quite have any that can be put into words just yet. But if I do I might just contact you :) Until then I’m going to keep on watching your videos and learn from them. Thank you again. I so appreciate it.
I dont know if you are going to see this, but if you do would you be at all willing to do online lessons? I would love to gemuinely learn more about acting and would love it to be a potential career path (as many people i know), but i work really hard and it just seems so naturaL to me when ive done it at A level etc... but want to refine my skills and learn more about the business behind it as well and how to get roles, audition tips etc... please get back to me when u can,
Yes, happy to help, but best not arranged through messages here - as they can get lost. Please use the 'Contact page' on my website ( Windsor-Cunningham.com ) or my direct email ( jwcactor@yahoo.com ) and I'll send you full details. John Windsor-Cunningham
Yes, it's the same for all actors. All any of us has to do - from those who are struggling to those who are stars at the 'top' - is to keep on and on trying, and not settling or fake. Best wishes, John
I'm trying to sort it out, but it looks like taking months, sorry. If you really want to try, then just use my name to search on TH-cam ( John Windsor-Cunningham ) some of the videos which come up are not on my channel. Then, of course, there are 8 silly ones I did just for 'acting' fun, under the title A BRITISH ARISTOCRAT IN NEW YORK. But I will aim to sort this. Try and find other people and if you don't admire them then work out exactly why! Learn that way. I did. John Windsor-Cunningham
Thank you. This is very helpful and is what I’m struggling with right now. I don’t want to seem. I want to be me but a me that makes what I say or do on stage life like, organic and real.
Absolutely man. I have noticed it myself you must approach a character especially the character that you love. You must live through it or better yet HE lives through you! You are actually his only hope of coming out in your representation!
Madness is no problem for me. You might glance at my other website (MadEnglishman.com) and just look at Video number '7' and you'll see what I mean. Thanks for watching anyway. John Windsor-Cunningham
You're welcome. All the actors I help who actually ENJOY their monologue (which is another way of saying that it "suits" them) are more successful, at getting jobs or into a drama school and those who work quite hard on scripts which they do NOT 'really understand wonder why they have far less success!. It is as simple as that. I can help people to see what a script is really about, and that it COULD be about them, but MOST success comes from people choosing something they enjoy in the first place. (J)
@@NewYorkActingCoach Thank you for your reply! What you say in your video is amazing! You give the exact truth on how it is without any geeky bullshit. And with a lot of honest emotion, which is an example of how to do good monolgues:) I don`t have the money right now, but in the future I may use your help if it`ll be possible. Could you tell me one important thing please? I`m looking for 2 monologues to put in my acting resume (I want to be in movies). I picked Di Caprio`s monologue from Wolf Of Wallstreet. It`s very close to me. Is it good for it to be from a famous movie and actor though? Thank you!
@@VicTiva Your questions are serious, they could change your whole life, and all actors are different so I can't even give you good simple answers here. Send me an email, using the website's CONTACT page or my email there, and it won't cost you any money, and I'll help you find help near to where you live. John Windsor-Cunningham
Hi and thank you for the advices in the video you made! This is exactly what I began with my monologue. I created a character named Eunice May and I inspired most of the speech she wants to tell based on my experiences about my fears and struggles in life. This character also creates a symbolism of myself and I enjoy expressing myself rather than faking scenarios. Also, I will be presenting this monologue on Thursday so I will do my best as I can.
Hmm. I can only answer your question in my own way. Acting is meant to be done with other people, when you are on your own you should be studying lines to do with somebody else, an actor-friend, or for an audition, or for an acting-coach (it doesn't have to be me, just find the best who is willing to see you. If you do not have lines t study then you should be reading 200 plays and screenplays, and watching a million videos. And studying very, very, very, very hard, as the actors you compete with for jobs will have done that and you want to be better than them. John Windsor-Cunningham
Yes, of course. But please don't ask for details here, as messages can disappear or be missed, please use the 'Contact' page on my website (Windsor-Cunningham.com) or my direct email (jwcactor@yahoo.com) and let me know exactly what help you need. John Windsor-Cunningham
Sir, I must thank you for everything! Since last year, I got you in my recommended, but I never watched it because thought my life was about something else. But, this year, as I was facing depression due to poor career choices, I decided to watch your videos about the British accent, since I wanted to talk in that accent (it sounds classy to me). After watching it, I decided to watch your other videos and, for the first time in my life, I thought I had found what I wanted to do with my life. Then, I made some researches about acting and got involved in it, even though it hasn't been much yet, I feel so happy and motivated, more than I have ever felt in my entire life, and I plan on doing a full 180 in my life and start my career as an actor (as a student for the moment though). Thank you for everything, sir John Windsor-Cunningham, were it not for you, no one knows how much I would be struggling in life trying to find happiness! Thank you so much!
Good luck!
@@buttgoblin9954 Thanks, now I feel I'm going the right way! And good luck to you as well!
That's lovely! Good luck on your new path mate!
I got to say....starting in covid is one of the worst time mate. .....I don't need to tell you the challenges you know them, and you know that there is that part waiting for you. Tho may it be weeks or months...its waiting for you
I am so happy for you!! 💖💖
Thank you for coming back!!
I watched you just before a play, and it made me act the best Ive ever done. Thanks so much
It was all in you then, not in me. Well done. John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach thanks so much
I think this monologue would be great for audition ahaha
should I try it?
Today I learnt how to act, I discovered I’m real. Acting is a feeling and feelings are real.. Thank you so much for this sir
It's so wonderful to have you back. I kept checking the channel just in case TH-cam algorithm was not notifying me of any new videos. Always so true so insightful!!
Thank you for passing on your experience here. Perfect advice. You express yourself so wonderfully! This in itself was fabulously engaging and enjoyable to watch.
I first began watching you around a year ago, I now have an agent and am looking to do to drama school in the near future. Thank you for your tips and help
Prepare for the drama school as many months in advance as possible. It's great auditioning and knowing it's going to be "fun" because you are so at ease about it all. JOhn Windsor-Cunningham
Congrats
This is exactly what I needed. I’ve been searching for a suitable audition monologue for more than 4 or more weeks. Now I know how it will feel like when I found the right monologue for me. Thank you!
What a surprise！You come back ！
Oh my goodness your last video says 1 year ago I'm so glad I found your channel ! Thinking of taking those classes :D you're super cool and so so helpful!
You are truly a master!! Love all your videos. You make it all make sense.
I must thank you very much... This video is actually what I needed now...! I do really appreciate your advices, because it's too hard to find something that works.. And you're really the best teacher I've found so far, always so informative and honest about what you're saying.
So please keep on filming. You're saving our lives... 😃 Even in these dark days...
its so good to see you back
Just thank you. I would love to someday talk with you face to face. Great videos!
Glad to see your new vids sir!
Welcome back sir , keep posting
Love this guy so much, he inspired me so much
These video's are a big help for me. Thank you sir
I just subscribe a while back, your tutorials are amazing, by the time I leave quarantine I will be a different person thanks to you!
I love your videos! They honestly help me so much.
I wish there will be more in the soon future, but thats not on me. Do what makes you happy!
LONG TIME NO SEE! You
Wow! 💜💜💜
Very helpful. I like to write my own.
Isn't this called finding the truth?.
Thank you! I have my first audition where we have to provide a monologue this fall and I’ve been really anxious about it.
Sounds good for you then. The next trick is to choose and have your monologue ready long in advance, then, - when you wander on to do it in the Autumn - you will have known it for so long that you will be able to relax and let it rip! So make your ind up about monologues and work on them soon. John WIndsor-Cunningham
Greetings from Philippines
Is it okay to paraphrase or adjust some actors line to relate with me? If i am making a monologue? Thank you
Yes, of course. MOre than fine, it's probably a good idea. As long as the lines end up making sense! John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach thank you :)
Can I use some of this AS a monologue??
have u watched the new Shrek movie
💡
I loved your story about acting where you started improvising and they got mad at you. Best wishes
I just found this account and feel as though I came across a hidden diamond, thank you sir for sharing your talent
I'm not an actress, neither want to be one, but I love watch a good acting and really enjoy your videos, they're very interesting and helpful to better appreciating a good work, thank you for sharing, Sir. Glad to see you round here again!
Greetings from Mexico City!
P. S. Hope my English is right.
what a genuine teacher!
love From Santiago, chile! 🇨🇱
You are a genius teacher
thank you
Thanks. Better to come, next week hopefully! John Windsor-Cunningham
Hi! I just wanted to say that your videos really helped me with my first professional job! You’re great help! :D
Woah. What was it.
I love this channel, and thank you very much. This has really helped me in my career
I like the way you talk sir
Thank you
We’ve missed you sir 😊!
HES BACK!
You give the best acting advice I have ever come across. I have to deliver Queen Margaret's Brave Warriors monologue from Henry VI Part 3 for an exam next week, but I knew it wasn't quite truthful enough because I've never been a Queen nor taunted a mortal enemy with the blood of his dead son but you gave me an I idea how I can make it about me using substitution - yep there was someone at school I hated that much. Thank you.
Hi Sir! I just wanted to thank you for you're incredible acting videos that never fail to enlighten me. As soon as I saw the notification that you were posting again I nearly screamed with excitement. But basically I have a question question. I have read that an attribute of great actors is that they're able to take on any role (chameleon style), even if the role dosen't necessarily fit their personality. Furthermore I'm worried that if I go for roles that are specific to me, I may fall into the 'type-actor' category. Does anyone have any advice regarding how you can use monologues that are relatable without becoming a type actor? Thank you very much!!!!
There's no such thing as a 'type' really, not if you think seriously. It's like judging a person before you know them. It's a mistake. All parts are either like you , in some small hidden way, or not. Search and you'll find it. It's just as people who don't know you may sometimes say "I never expected you to be so angry" or "I never expected you to be good with children" . . there are dozens of parts inside some of us, and IFTHERE ARE ONLY ONE OR TWO 'TYPES' as you call them, just give them as full a life as possible.
John Windsor-Cunningham
You're back!! Yes!!
Good to see you again, sir
legend.
Nice to see you after such a break. Thanks for your tips! Best wishes from Ukraine!
Thank you so much for the video !
Thank you for the advice 👍🏼
Needed this video so much, thank you so much for making this
Well, thanks for kind words. What I say is easy to say though, and finding 'THAT' monologue ain't so easy. If you give it TIME, to study it ENOUGH, you may be able to work out that a speech IS like you, that you are like Macbeth because you would do what your wife (and witches) tell you, or like Ophelia because you really know how loneliness feels. But the time that takes, to work out that a line is about loneliness, or obedience, is every day for weeks when you are rehearsing with a whole company, and months when working on your own. So if you DO the study then acting is (in the end) quite easy. But only then. Only then. John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach absolutely. Thank you sir. Long have i searched for a monologue that truly works for me, but watching your video has helped reinforce what exactly I need to look for and what exactly people don’t want to see with a monologue. Thank you for the video and thank you so much as well for taking the time to write back to me with this extremely informative comment. Appreciate you, Mr. WC!
@@notacasual Just get help from seriously smart friends or a coach you trust, who can help you discover that a line like "Thank you" may mean "I want more" and a line like "I want a divorce" may mean "I still love you". It takes work.
Good to see you back after long time sir.
You are great coach, and great person. I'm telling absolute truth
Thank you!
Nice to see you again, John. Take care.
Thank u sir 💛
Great video johnnie thankyou,that’s what I’m doing right now ,going over monologues ,you’re 100% right anyone can spill out lines getting into the character is another story cheees stay safe
Love this great information
Perfect Timing - thank you so much!
Thank you for being no nonsense.
I promise you that I am going to work on this.
Thank you.
I would like to thank you for each and every video you have posted. And it's amazing to see that you are back.
I've always been in love with your introduction :3 >~<
Thank you for the video!
Always a pleasure to learn from you, coach!
Loved this channel and thank you very much Actor John windsor
Lovely, thank You☆
Oh my god he is back!!!!!! Thank you lord
Well, thanks, it's always nice to hear kind words, but I'd not realized I was the answer to anyone's prayer before - ! - . . . better to come next week hopefully, the next video on Shakespeare, (unless somebody suggests a better idea). Best wishes with your work, John Windsor-Cunningham
This is insane! I would have never thought that you would reply to my comment! I find you incredible. And the fact that you are going to be talking about Shakespeare is even crazier to me because I have been rehearsing and prepearing for Juliet (My first ever role) for over a year now. Just in a different language.. :) . So I am greatly interested. Cannot wait.
@@hannak.79 Not that you've asked, but if you have one small question about Juliet lease use my website, not this here, as messages here easily disappear, so use the 'Contact page' on my website (Windsor-Cunningham.com) or my direct email (jwcactor@yahoo.com) especially if you want coaching. But if you just concentrate on the fact that she will love Romeo even when he is dead you won't go far wrong. No like a modern passion which lasts until divorce is thought of. John Windsor-Cunningham
Thank you very much!
I’m very gratefull for this offer. I will definitely think about it. I certanly have numerous questions about monolouges and acting on stage in general. (Since I have very little experience).
However I don’t quite have any that can be put into words just yet. But if I do I might just contact you :)
Until then I’m going to keep on watching your videos and learn from them.
Thank you again.
I so appreciate it.
Thank you for everything and thank you for coming back.
im watchung some of ur videos..and its really helpful sir
Precisely. Delivery becomes real.
Very good, helped me a lot thank you john
Irreverent honesty. My hero
A classic moment I recall explaining this Lesson "reservoir dogs bathroom scene" comes to mind.
Top drawer sir, thank you.
Happy to see you after a really long time,Thanks for helping me and other actors all around the world -Avinash
❤
Mad respect to him.
John is back - with a vengeance! 👍
Authenticity
I dont know if you are going to see this, but if you do would you be at all willing to do online lessons? I would love to gemuinely learn more about acting and would love it to be a potential career path (as many people i know), but i work really hard and it just seems so naturaL to me when ive done it at A level etc... but want to refine my skills and learn more about the business behind it as well and how to get roles, audition tips etc... please get back to me when u can,
Yes, happy to help, but best not arranged through messages here - as they can get lost. Please use the 'Contact page' on my website ( Windsor-Cunningham.com ) or my direct email ( jwcactor@yahoo.com ) and I'll send you full details.
John Windsor-Cunningham
I enjoyed this video and learned a lot from it. Thank you.
I love his videos, they help alot.
Thank you.. I hope you make more videos
Thank you for the video! Very motivational
after reading through the comments I feel like I've sat through 35 people doing exactly the same monologue.... 😂
Yes, it's the same for all actors. All any of us has to do - from those who are struggling to those who are stars at the 'top' - is to keep on and on trying, and not settling or fake. Best wishes, John
Great
Helpful. Thank you
Wonderful to see you back
Thanks. Some of my recent videos are not on my 'channel' for some reason, just under my name on TH-cam. Best wishes,
John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach I searched for you on TH-cam, but this is the only channel I could find.
I'm trying to sort it out, but it looks like taking months, sorry. If you really want to try, then just use my name to search on TH-cam ( John Windsor-Cunningham ) some of the videos which come up are not on my channel. Then, of course, there are 8 silly ones I did just for 'acting' fun, under the title A BRITISH ARISTOCRAT IN NEW YORK. But I will aim to sort this. Try and find other people and if you don't admire them then work out exactly why! Learn that way. I did. John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach thank you 🙏
Thank you for all of your expertise! I truly appreciate you! Thank you! I needed to hear this!
You're back!!!
Sir Kenny appreciate this content.
Love your videos. Thanks for so much
Thank you. This is helpful
Thanks for the video! I'm taking my first acting class on Zoom and did my first monologue last week.
Thank you. This is very helpful and is what I’m struggling with right now. I don’t want to seem. I want to be me but a me that makes what I say or do on stage life like, organic and real.
Your lessons is really helpful!!! Thanks for coming
Absolutely man. I have noticed it myself you must approach a character especially the character that you love. You must live through it or better yet HE lives through you! You are actually his only hope of coming out in your representation!
Great video!
So glad to see another video from you John! I hope you're staying well through all the madness!
Madness is no problem for me. You might glance at my other website (MadEnglishman.com) and just look at
Video number '7' and you'll see what I mean. Thanks for watching anyway. John Windsor-Cunningham
Thank you so much John!
You're welcome. All the actors I help who actually ENJOY their monologue (which is another way of saying that it "suits" them) are more successful, at getting jobs or into a drama school and those who work quite hard on scripts which they do NOT 'really understand wonder why they have far less success!. It is as simple as that. I can help people to see what a script is really about, and that it COULD be about them, but MOST success comes from people choosing something they enjoy in the first place. (J)
@@NewYorkActingCoach Thank you for your reply! What you say in your video is amazing! You give the exact truth on how it is without any geeky bullshit. And with a lot of honest emotion, which is an example of how to do good monolgues:) I don`t have the money right now, but in the future I may use your help if it`ll be possible. Could you tell me one important thing please? I`m looking for 2 monologues to put in my acting resume (I want to be in movies). I picked Di Caprio`s monologue from Wolf Of Wallstreet. It`s very close to me. Is it good for it to be from a famous movie and actor though? Thank you!
@@VicTiva Your questions are serious, they could change your whole life, and all actors are different so I can't even give you good simple answers here. Send me an email, using the website's CONTACT page or my email there, and it won't cost you any money, and I'll help you find help near to where you live. John Windsor-Cunningham
@@NewYorkActingCoach Thank you John! I sent you an email
Hi and thank you for the advices in the video you made! This is exactly what I began with my monologue. I created a character named Eunice May and I inspired most of the speech she wants to tell based on my experiences about my fears and struggles in life.
This character also creates a symbolism of myself and I enjoy expressing myself rather than faking scenarios. Also, I will be presenting this monologue on Thursday so I will do my best as I can.
Hello, great video.Would be so nice if you could do a video on acting exercises to do at home alone.
Hmm. I can only answer your question in my own way. Acting is meant to be done with other people, when you are on your own you should be studying lines to do with somebody else, an actor-friend, or for an audition, or for an acting-coach (it doesn't have to be me, just find the best who is willing to see you. If you do not have lines t study then you should be reading 200 plays and screenplays, and watching a million videos. And studying very, very, very, very hard, as the actors you compete with for jobs will have done that and you want to be better than them. John Windsor-Cunningham
Love it. Are you teaching online?
Yes, of course. But please don't ask for details here, as messages can disappear or be missed, please use the 'Contact' page on my website (Windsor-Cunningham.com) or my direct email (jwcactor@yahoo.com) and let me know exactly what help you need. John Windsor-Cunningham