I’ve been a working professional actor for over thirty years on Broadway, television, and concert stages all over the world.  In that time I’ve learned that the way we feel about our world is who we are.  Expressing that is what we have to offer and in doing so, we shape our destiny.

Artists, share what’s important to them.  When we step on a stage, rehearse or audition we communicate what is vitally important to us.  Our job is thinking long and hard about what we want to say; knowing deeply what it means to us and finding a way to say it so an audience will feel our words and be changed by them. There is no greater calling, responsibility or joy than that.

This life-long process is challenging and often difficult.  But anything worthwhile will likely be hard. Reward comes through exploration, awareness and discipline.

Artists are not born knowing how to work.  That must be learned one step at a time.  Those who believe you must be gifted to be successful are wrong.  Building a technique doesn’t depend on natural talent.  Your talent for developing your talent will be far more important in determining your success than anything else.

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All my best,

Philip

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Philip Hernandez is a respected acting teacher and singing coach in NYC. He is also the only actor in Broadway history to play both Jean Valjean and Inspector Javert in Les Miserables. He created principal roles in Broadway’s Kiss of the Spiderwoman and Paul Simon’s The Capeman. You may also know him from his many television appearances: The Blacklist, Gotham, Blue Bloods, The Path, Bull, Nurse Jackie, Elementary, Person of Interest, Law and Order, Hostages and Damages to name a few. For information about acting lessons CLICK HERE or singing lessons CLICK HERE. 

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