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The ability to make creative
choices, based on an understanding of material, is crucial for an actor.
A good writer cannot reveal too
much. He must take seemingly random, insignificant events and weave
them into significance - into a story.
In good writing there is much
more meaning that is hidden. This makes the actor's job of interpretation much more
difficult.
Many actors take the writers'
words at their literal meaning. They base their work on a surface level interpretation.
This can only lead to a surface level performance.
You have to learn how to take a
step back from the words in order to find their deeper, more significant meaning.
Only then, can your ability to
make informed choices, and execute them shine through. |
