Trust is Key

Going through acting classes forces one to be extremely vulnerable. You have to tear down walls that you have been building up sense you were born, and let people into a world that couldn't be more private. Trust is one of the most key elements to any scene. You have to be able to trust your scene partner or else you will drop the scene, and of course they have to be able to trust you. If your partner was going to fall you have to be there to catch them. 


Just as important as trusting your scene partner you have to trust yourself, you have to be able to trust the choices you make. I think that is one of the things i love most about acting there is no "wrong" emotion to feel, it may not be the best choice but its not wrong.


People are programmed to be able to recognize a lie from a facial tick, or a change in a vocal tone. Actors are taught how to remove those ticks and calm those tones. Through practice and constant analysis of how humans are effected we are trained to show truth, even if we don't feel that way or agree. Actors are good and showing a true feeling, because we show an emotion that is real. Acting is never fake, when done right the actor should feel sad, happy, scared, angry, etc. etc. When an actor allows themselves to trust there real emotions they become "believable" because they are able to get to a place of honest emotion, which can not be faked. Trust me.

Dylan Padgett