Sometimes fake laughing is hard once you've done a scene 18 times. I don't want to brag, but I have a reputation for being very, very good at that. It's funny finding what's challenging about acting as you go.
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I have been accused of making people laugh, maybe when it's not appropriate, during scenes.
I think the only way we can really get you to laugh hard is if we take it to a deep psychological place. It has to resonate with you on a really deep level in order for you to really do that good guffaw.
When you're a comedic actor and you're used to just getting laughs, it's kind of scary to go serious, even for a second.
Often when you are starting out in comedy, you will find that people will laugh at the things you didn't think were funny. It's important to pay attention also to what people are laughing at when you are just talking in regular conversation. Often that is when you are truly being yourself.
Definitely, people laugh a lot on the set. The actor always feels bad about laughing during a take. But I love it. It means you are having a good time and you are enjoying yourself. There is nothing wrong with laughter.
It's fun to do something funny and have the director laughing. It makes you feel good.
I think everyone's different but in comedy, I try to do my scene to make the director and the other actors laugh. If I can make them laugh and we have the same sensibility, then I'm on the right page.
Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.
In my years of acting, the one thing I was never able to do convincingly was to laugh on camera. Fake-laugh.
You can't substitute the act of making people laugh. It's definitely something that actors like to do.