Memorizing Lines

Don’t try to memorize, know them. If you know them memorizarion will come naturally. If you only memorize, they will come out as rote. If you know them, they come out natural.

Ask Why

The trick with emotions is not to play them but to be them. If you are frustrated in a scene, ask why. Why am I frustrated? What has happened in the day to make me feel this way. Is there something about how you think about the other person in the scene that makes you frustrated? Your point of view toward them. Have a