TV star David Marciano converses about the craft of acting

Actor David Marciano, who considers himself a poet above all else, joins host William Powell, in a conversation about the craft of acting. Marciano has appeared in The Shield, Homeland, Judging Amy, and Civil Wars among many others TV shows and films. 

Watch David's "How to Be an Actor" speech from YouTube.

From IMDB.com:

Mr. Marciano is a professional actor, writer, director who has achieved considerable success in a vast career that has spanned over twenty five years. As a series regular Mr. Marciano has had the honor of working with such entertainment luminaries as Steven Bochco, who brought David into America's homes on a weekly basis in "Civil Wars" as the poet bicycle messenger, Jeffrey Lassick.

His second series was the CBS drama, "Due South", created by Oscar winner Paul Haggis. Here David was able to bring his flare for comedy to the Buddy Cop genre on the streets of Chicago as Detective Ray Vecchio. While on "Due South", the Canadian Academy nominated David, two years consecutively, for a Gemini Award.

Next David completed a four-year run as a regular cast member of the FX Emmy Award-winning drama "The Shield" as old-school Detective Steve Billings. Currently you can see David on the critically acclaimed Showtime series "Homeland" created by Howard Gordon "24" and Alex Gansa where David plays Virgil opposite the multi-award winning Claire Danes.