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The Heller Approach offers training and coaching for actors of all ages based on Don Richardson's book "Acting Without Agony". Started by Brad Heller over two decades ago, The Heller Approach offers the highest professional level acting lessons in Hollywood, Studio City & worldwide via Skype and is currently offering a tremendous new student special for group lessons and private Skype lessons. Seasoned and rookie actors alike have seen transformative benefits in studying under Brad and the discount gives them a chance to try something new and see what his approach is all about.

"What makes an actor a great actor is not the ability to get up on stage and perform something". These are some of the opening lines to Brad Heller's video entitled Introduction to Acting. This provocative statement is one of many that Brad goes on to unravel in a fascinating way that leads the student to truly look at acting with a fresh perspective.

Founded in 1994 by Brad Heller, The Heller Approach Acting Studios believes there are multiple ways to approach acting. Some methods torment the individual while others uplift and challenge them. Based on The Non Method Acting Technique which comes from the lessons of the late Don Richardson (Emmy winning director who directed over 800 television shows and mentored such icons as Grace Kelly and Spencer Tracy), the Los Angeles based Heller studio takes the route that – while grueling in its own right – is anything but torturous. Along with plenty of hard work, it is something that can – to the contrary – be enjoyable and exciting. Training should equip actors with the ability to perform on queue and not depend on the uncertain and unstable foundation Method Acting calls for. Being an actor doesn't just mean being able to pull off an incredible scene once in a while – it means consistently and competently being able to execute superb deliveries. After all, in the real world, casting directors aren't going to wait around for you to tap into a childhood memory or care if you can give a jaw-dropping dialogue – they need to see a resilient, highly-skilled confident professional who can be depended on to perform at their craft at all times under any given circumstances.

Nowhere in the definition of the word "dedication" is self-destruction mentioned. Dedication means hard work. It means persistence, commitment, devotion. Acting – as anyone who has ever taken it seriously knows – is a discipline that requires dedication. Often, however, it can be taken to such an extreme it ends up causing pain, grief, and even trauma to those acting. Unfortunately, some believe this is the only way to achieve great acting when – in reality – nothing could be further from the truth. One need not put their mind, body, and soul into a dark state every time the curtains open or the camera starts recording. Many great teachers and actors know and live by another kind of dedication to the craft they love.