Take nothing for granted. Make an emotional discovery as often as you can find one in every scene. Ask yourself: What is new?
Michael ShurtleffListening is not merely hearing, it is receiving the message that is being sent to you. Listening is reacting. Listening is being affected by what you hear. Listening is letting it land before you react. Listening is letting your reaction make a difference. Listening is active.
Michael ShurtleffEvery scene you will ever act begins in the middle, and it is up to you, the actor, to provide what comes before.
Michael Shurtleff