If I were to ask you what is the color of grass, or leaves, limes, and so on, you will say green, right? Now go outside and look at each hue of green. It will amaze you how different from each other they all are. Our idea of "green" is a range in the spectrum of light that falls within a parameter we accept as green. If it can be this beautiful with one color, imagine perspectives and emotions in a character.
A much needed pause here. You the actor must be aware, that does not mean your character necessarily is. I don't want to see you acting.
Okay, and here is the exercise (as this art form is a sport which must be practiced daily). How does your character listen? How does she interpret? Is life a threat or an opportunity? Which part of daily life does that character let in, intentional or unintentional which affects their moods? How aware are they of that process? How well do they know this? What are they protecting? (If you just burned your hand or something similar, think at the lengths you would go to make sure nothing touches that area. Play an exercise where you are a worker doing a specific task and you are avoiding anything touching your hurt hand. Think of how as people we do this all day long with our entire beings)
Imagine a colored gel over your eyes, a blue one as an example and look at the world, and see how it distorts. Your characters area all holding gels like that over their eyes, and so are you.
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