Jeffery Keilholtz

Birthday: 21 February 1980, Maryland, USA

Height: 174 cm

Jeff Keilholtz (pronounced Ky-Holtz) was born and raised near Washington D.C. After exploding onto the stage at a prodigious 15 years old, Keilholtz became a staple at his arts feeder high school. Keilholtz was later accepted to the Actors Conservatory, in New York City, and was was the youngest of only 36 students to train at the Conservatory during his period of study.Keilholtz was trained by Lily Lodge and was mentored by Sergey Dreyden, star of Alexander Sokurov's cinematic masterpiece, "Russian Ark" (2002).Keilholtz is also a non-fiction, stage and screen writer. Show less «

"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" was a significant play for me because I was very serious about cul...Show more »

"One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest" was a significant play for me because I was very serious about cultivating my craft even then... I remember during my sophomore, junior, senior years in high school I used to sit alone in the theater office, drink coffee, and read Stanislavsky, Boleslavsky, etc... These books collected dust in the school library but I relished them. Show less «

Dreams are the realities of those who dare to live them.

The nature of theatre, cinema, the dramatic arts in general is collaborative. Although, the life and...Show more »

The nature of theatre, cinema, the dramatic arts in general is collaborative. Although, the life and work of an artist is, at its core, a very lonely place. Show less «

My work is in the business of living art. I have no choice but to get involved.

...Andre Agassi's coach isn't necessarily going to teach him anything new. His job isn't to teach hi...Show more »

...Andre Agassi's coach isn't necessarily going to teach him anything new. His job isn't to teach him anything new. His job is to keep Andre stimulated enough in order for him to solve his own problems. Show less «

That's one thing Lily (Lily Lodge, co-founder of the Actors Conservatory) always pressed home. She s...Show more »

That's one thing Lily (Lily Lodge, co-founder of the Actors Conservatory) always pressed home. She said she doesn't train actors, she trains artists. Unfortunately, artists who enter their art into this profession today are often very, very lonely. Show less «

Technique is an artist's mechanism of discovery. Art is the application of that discovery.

Words can never justly express what it is we have to say.

Creativity nurtures spontaneity, not the opposite.

I've been heavily influenced by a handful of artists. I mean really impacted. I don't think enough y...Show more »

I've been heavily influenced by a handful of artists. I mean really impacted. I don't think enough young artists, particularly actors, pay enough attention to Marlon Brando. The contribution of his genius is immeasurable... But there are two artists who truly stand out in their impressions upon me: Andy Goldsworthy, the environmental artist and Al Pacino. If I had a tenth of the talent of Al Pacino I'd be in heaven. Show less «

I work from instinct to instinct.

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