In life we rarely question the reality of a situation. There have been times where perhaps you have been so overwhelmed by either joy or despair that the emotions associated with the event are inescapable; the reality is occurring right in front of you, whether you are actively involved or not, and no amount of bad acting on your part will question the life or truth of the situation. It is simply happening. As an actor, think about that. How does that affect your approach to the work?
The difficulty for us follows the emotional scripting that we often do when working. Sometimes it is written, sometimes it is not. And it helps to understand and ask questions of our own emotions and the infinite depth of their manifestations in our daily life. Emotions are not cerebral. They are physical. Sexual energy is a powerful example of this. We might have a mental image that triggers the chemicals in our brain, (more on images in a later post) and after that, the thinking goes out the door. Emotions are a product of fulfilled or unfulfilled desires, hopes, dreams...as simple as the idiot who just cut you off in traffic and made you yell at the top of your lungs, or as complex as the questioning of your place in life, particularly if what you want is not matching what you are "getting."
How does your character "go there" emotionally as we all must do? What are the differences between an emotional and a non-emotional character? You might have a character that feels life passionately and shows nothing (and those are fantastic and difficult to play) and then you will have characters who have insulated themselves from feeling and yet the whole world knows how they "feel."
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