Sometimes I just rely on technique on stage, but it's not about technique. It's about how much you want to deliver the message to the audience. That's all.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Everyone seems to think they know what acting techniques are. Techniques just help you get to a certain place, but if the thing is happening just by itself, you don't need those techniques.
You really can't explain how you do the things you do. I can't, anyway. I love certain actors, but sometimes they say the stupidest things about technique. I don't want to say something stupid.
I like working on stage because there's something very immediate about it, that interaction with an audience where you immediately hear their reaction, or feel them, whether they're with you.
I love the stage - the fact that you only have one take to get it right, the interaction with the audience, and how every show is different even though you're doing the same thing.
The more you perform and get out there, I guess the more practice you have at it and the better you are and the more comfortable you are on stage.
There's nothing more fun than acting on stage with a live audience and that immediate feedback.
Sometimes technique works better than a whole lot of other things.
You never stop thinking about technique, but really, the reason we're actors is because of the sheer joy of those few moments you get every now and again where you're totally present. The rest is just struggle and misery.
I never used to speak to the audience at all. I never really knew what to say onstage.
Stage is about imperfections and working with them, whether it be from you or the audience.