Humor is an attitude, a survivorโs way of looking at life. Itโs not about telling jokes.
Michael ShurtleffHumor [in a scene] is not jokes. It is that attitude toward being alive without which you would long ago have jumped off the 59th Street Bridge.
Michael ShurtleffConflict is what creates drama. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
Michael ShurtleffAn actor is looking for conflict. Conflict is what creates drama. We are taught to avoid trouble [so] actors don't realize they must go looking for it. Plays are written about...the extraordinary, the unusual, the climaxes. The more conflict actors find, the more interesting the performance.
Michael Shurtleff