Wow ... I remember reading about your journey with acting and writing fiction in previous posts but this post really changed my perspective on what acting is.
"Acting isn’t about becoming a character" made me think about "fake it till you make it" which is basically acting, but for everyday life. This advice is purported to work really well but I've found that it works really well in certain situations but not others and that really has to do with my mindset and feelings about whatever I'm trying to fake. Once I successfully fake something, it becomes a "parallel experience" that I can draw on next time and it gets easier and easier. Similar to knowing your characters, acting is about knowing yourself well and you can use that knowledge to start becoming who you want to be deeply inside.
Wow ... I remember reading about your journey with acting and writing fiction in previous posts but this post really changed my perspective on what acting is.
"Acting isn’t about becoming a character" made me think about "fake it till you make it" which is basically acting, but for everyday life. This advice is purported to work really well but I've found that it works really well in certain situations but not others and that really has to do with my mindset and feelings about whatever I'm trying to fake. Once I successfully fake something, it becomes a "parallel experience" that I can draw on next time and it gets easier and easier. Similar to knowing your characters, acting is about knowing yourself well and you can use that knowledge to start becoming who you want to be deeply inside.
love this perspective!