Yeah, I think the common denominator - and this is probably going to sound like Acting 101 - but the common denominator is belief in the character in the moment.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Actors usually respond to minor aspects of their own character or things that even feel disparate from themselves.
In many ways, acting is really like a science to me to figure out the human behavior of any character that I'm playing.
In my experience, it's usually up to the actor how a character is portrayed.
The trick to acting is not to show off, it's to think the thoughts of the character.
Character is that quality of mind which makes truth-telling instinctive rather than strange.
I always think of the character as being me. But me wearing a 'coat', which may be a different way of speaking, moving or regarding other people. To me, acting is pretending, just like kids playing, only you pretend as if it were really, really real.
In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.
That's probably the biggest secret of acting: If the actor believes it themselves, they can make you believe it.
I try to think what the character is thinking. Then, hopefully, I begin to feel it. I act and react not because I'm recalling a dog killed by a fire engine, but because I'm concentrating on what the character is going through.
Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.
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