I think we've probably all read a word that we've never heard pronounced out loud, and we try it out in a sentence and fall on our face.
Gillian JacobsYou're always looking to have a unique experience as an actor, and definitely, being punched by a puppet ranks as a singular experience in my career.
Gillian JacobsI think in theater it demands that you say the same words every night and make it feel fresh and new. Improv demands that you be operating at the highest level of your creativity intelligence. So these two skills are both very important but I've seen people who are very skilled at one area struggle with the other. Either improvisers feel constrained by having to say the same thing over and over again or people who are really good at doing scripted work feel intimidated and exposed doing improvisation.
Gillian JacobsI would say 99 percent of the time, you're probably attracted to the other person because it is repairing something that's a little broken in yourself. When you're getting into the relationship, whether that becomes an impediment or the rocket fuel, that's the choice of the person who's in it.
Gillian Jacobs