Becoming an actor isn't as easy as it may seem. In today's celebrity crazy media, it may seem like anyone can become an actor and that you don't need to do much to become one. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Here is the thing. It's easy to become a mediocre or a bad actor, but to become an excellent actor takes time, commitment and perseverance.

All the top actors you may care to mention studied acting and studied it in detail. They all attended acting courses and acting classes, usually for some years.

Let me ask you a question. If you were going to become an accountant, would you try to do a set of company accounts before you learned accounting. No, of course not, and acting is no different.

It's a skill that has to be learned.

The good news is that it is a skill, and therefore there is a process that can be followed to achieve a high level of ability.

The acting approach that I specialise in teaching is Method Acting.

Method Acting is used by all the top actors you may care to mention, and is the most successful acting technique in the world.

All the top actors have learned this technique to take their acting skills to a top professional level. Not just to achieve 'ok' or 'alright' acting, but exceptional acting.

Have a look at Senn Penn's work. Good or brilliant? He is a Method Actor.

How about Al Pacino. Good or Brilliant? He is a Method Actor.

Daniel Day-Lewis? Good or Brilliant? He is a Method Actor.

I could go on, because there is a very, very long list of outstanding actors who went to Method Acting Schools and Method Acting Coaches.

Al Pacino still takes method acting lessons with a method acting teacher.

The message here is that if you are serious about becoming a truly outstanding actor, you need to learn the best technique. Then once you're brilliant artistically, you need to get good at the business of acting and that's a whole other discussion.

The first step is to start learning The Method.