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Pearl Monama's no. 1 acting tip

Written by Tashi from the blog Tashi's TV on 09 Nov 2016
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When I caught up with Generations star Pearl Monama for her TVSA interview about her role as Sphe, I asked her to share the secret to her success when it comes to acting.

What's her no.1 acting tip?

This is it:

Pearl: Never stop working. I think the biggest mistake that we can make as performers is to be complacent. You're only as good as your last show and on Generations, because we shoot scene by scene, you can only be as good as your last scene so you can't have a brilliant show and think: "I'm the top dog, I'm on top of my game," because anything can go wrong at any time.

I come from a theatre background and I know what it's like to have an extremely good show where everything goes well and you get a standing ovation afterwards and then the next day everything falls apart.

You can never stop working on yourself and on your craft. You're never perfect - you strive to be but you're never as perfect as the work itself. Never stop working on yourself, on your body and on your craft.


A cool piece of advice for aspiring actors.

For another tip, see what Skeem Saam star Cornet Mamabolo has to say by clicking here.

 

Shows in this post: Generations

Channels in this post: SABC1

Tags: Acting tips



8 Comments

max85
09 Nov 2016 08:19

She is an amazing actress.i am glad she got her big break on Gen .

Show-Time
09 Nov 2016 12:31

I can only hope that next year she'll get a more commanding script like Karabo used to have. Powerful and influencial woman. I belive Pearl would just deliver it.

Zondwa
09 Nov 2016 14:29

My favourite actress on TV at the moment.. Ahh such talent!

Show-Time
10 Nov 2016 08:32

She must either teach Xolelwa how to act or just advice her to quit.

Robyn...
11 Nov 2016 00:15

@show_time urenso cruel, lmao ai poor xolelwa ���

qavile
11 Nov 2016 05:57

@showTime bro you soo mean xolelwa is not bad bt i dnt like her..

Show-Time
11 Nov 2016 07:56

Sorry guys, on thursday Xolelwa was terrible. Her crying scene was a mockery. I think she is suited for a sitcom, not a soap. Bad casting there.

max85
11 Nov 2016 08:15

Lol i did change channels when she was crying,it made me cringe a bit .but overall o do enjoy her acting .


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