Access the magic!  Many actors I work with have had a background of work in theatre.  Many of them have had the experience of spontaneously, without intention or design, having the expression of the work go off into a direction quite different than anything rehearsed or expected-- yet, report the experience to be exciting, revealing and envigorating, beyond anything that went before.  THIS ONLY RESULTS FROM A STATE OF MIND. Not knowledge based nor anything deliberate.  Our work, however, helps the actor to achieve these magic moments, more and more consistently.  Knowledge, anything intellectual, controlling thoughts, gets in the way.  I help the actor get out of his head, and get out of the way so his talent can work without interference.

David Lehman began his career in radio broadcasting and theater (winning awards for his talent as an actor), and then went on into film and television before being asked to become a teacher at the studio where he studied his craft. For over twenty-five years he has operated his own studio in Burbank, CA, coaching hundreds of actors who have gone on to appear in television and film. His name is known by Hollywood elite as a sought-after film acting coach, but he remains a modest and humble man--proud of his students and their accomplishments, while shying away from personal publicity. He has taught acting classes and acting seminars around the country, but still maintains his regular weekly film acting class at his studio where he continues to encourage and nurture aspiring actors, as well as experienced working actors. Soft-spoken and full of stories and examples, he gently leads generation after generation of talent in their quest to be able to give a truthful and honest performance.