How to Act - The Harrison Ford Way
Published by ed July 16th, 2006 in How To ActThis last week one of Hollywood’s finest actors celebrated his 64th birthday. Happy Birthday to you Harrison Ford, and please keep pumping out those badass movies. I recently received an advanced copy of Harrison’s new book, “How to Act - The Harrison Ford Way”. When this hits shelves I know Jude Law will be the first one to snap up a copy. Here are some tips from the book:
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1) Learn how to take a punch. The audience doesn’t want to see the back of a stuntman’s head getting punched, they want to see the actor’s face getting hit. Be like my colleague Russell Crowe and practice by getting into fights with strangers.
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2) Practice sounding angry. Audiences like angry heroes.
*Harrison secret tip: Extend your index finger and point at whatever you are angry at while you growl your line. This “finger of doom” will emphasize the fact that you are angry. Works on a variety of adversaries from mildly annoying droids to terrorists.
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3) Just because you age, doesn’t mean the leading ladies you work with should. Younger women make you look more virile; and, if she is much younger, it makes you look like there is something special about you, like you must have a really big penis. Audiences like leading men with big penises.
Thanks Harrison. The advice given in this book is so broad reaching, I plan on using it in every day situations.
-Ed
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Note: This officially starts our new “How to Act -…” series.
By the way, see the trailer for Harrison’s new movie yet?
-Wilson
Funny Post, I never noticed it, but he does do his “Finger of Doom” in a lot of his movies.
Yes, the “Finger of Doom” is a Harrison Ford classic. I first heard about it on aintitcoolnews.com years ago when Harry Knowles reviewed Air Force One. Since then, I have been looking for it in all of his films. One guy even put together a web page of screenshots of just about every finger of doom moment (sadly that page was taken down).
It seems like Harrison might be getting a little self-conscious about this. I was recently watching Firewall, and did not see the menacing index finger once (that’s got a be first Harrison hasn’t used it on someone who kidnapped his wife/children).
-Ed