Xiaowei Zhong

From the first day I met Anthony, I knew that it was going to be a fun, safe environment. He greeted everyone, talked about his own acting  background and made everyone feel very comfortable. He gave us a full introduction on who Sanford Meisner was what he taught and believed in. Before I came to the school, I had never heard of Sanford Meisner and I didn’t even know that there were so many different acting techniques. When he was talking, I could see the passion in his eyes for acting and could see that he clearly know what he was talking about and not relying on text. This passion was there because of the fact that he actually studied under Meisner and understood the process of what it took to become a great actor. In the two years I spent with Anthony I learned the importance of site reading, taking out the punctuation of dialoge in memorization, preparation, creating background stores for the the character you are becoming and most importantly, of just “Living Truthfully In Imaginary Circumstances. I never would have imagined that I could have the confidence to do some of the activities that I did in front of an audience. I had to be a certain character and not worry about the audience and what they thought of me. I was growing up and finding myself and gaining more confidence in the work that I created and presented. I want to thank Anthony Montes for two years of fun, two years of learning and two years of finding myself and understanding my potential as an actress. If I were to go back to the New York Film Academy, I would love to take Anthony’s class again and gain more skills in acting. I have learned an acting teachnique that will stay with me forever and I am happy to have learned it.

Film Maker – China