2007-11-02 11:22:46 · 9 answers · asked by axeps2 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Theater & Acting
I dont find it difficult for myself at all... emotion has always come naturally for me (and I agree with the one answerer or who said that children who fake crying as children make good actors as they grow b/c I used to fake cry when i was little on a regular basis and now I can cry whenever I want to without even having to concentrate) I was just wondering why people in general, not actors, find it difficult to portray emotion.
2007-11-03 07:22:04 · update #1
Human emotion is raw and spontaneous. It's not easy to reproduce things that come to you without thinking without coming off as fake. I think it is sheer natural talent to be able to remove yourself from your own mind, and take on the life of another.
2007-11-02 11:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by mmebarr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Basically actors are taught to observe their emotions on a daily basis and work on reproducing the gamut of emotions from their own experiences. For example, I could be in a comedy and have to cry and be upset because I don't have a boyfriend. In real life I would never cry about not having a boyfriend, however I would cry if I saw an animal being mistreated for example. So even though I'm in a comediy, I would draw on my 'emotion bank' and bring out the sadness that I would feel about said animal all the while saying my lines 'I dont have a boyfrien boohoo'. When I have to kiss a fellow actor, instead of trying to believe I'm actually attracted to my often gay colleague, I imagine that he is someone I could actually lust after. Its all about recollection and awareness. That's where acting becomes 'being' ergo being in a natural state.
2007-11-02 20:07:47 · answer #2 · answered by momentary997 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think people that are very emotional have a harder time than others with acting, because for them, focusing on their personal emotions is their main priority at the time. Acting comes naturally. I think the kids who are good fake criers as children have a talent in acting as they grow older. (Not talking about me or anything...) : )
2007-11-02 19:42:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who sold you that bill of goods? ANYONE can reproduce emotions. Actors are merely trained to do it in front of an audience.
As I have said often and endlessly : look me in the eye and tell me the truth. That is what acting is all about.
2007-11-02 23:55:19 · answer #4 · answered by d_cider1 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
except it isn't really hard, it comes to many very easily. a well trained actor can express emotion well and naturally. When one understands what acting really is all about, one can be a very effective actor quite easily.
2007-11-02 19:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by Theatre Doc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't think it's hard i mean you're a human i'm a human all it takes is an imagination to imagine the utmost despair or the utmost felicity. that's what an actor does. he/she imagines
2007-11-02 20:13:57 · answer #6 · answered by maria92588 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love Cider's answer... go with that.
If you find that it's difficult, then acting's not your bag. I mean that for anyone, not you personally.
Marianne
2007-11-03 03:13:17 · answer #7 · answered by Marianne D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Um, maybe cuz u only cry when ur really sad, and actors get practice and stuff like that?
2007-11-02 18:35:32 · answer #8 · answered by smilexlydia 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Most people spend their lives trying not to feel anything.
2007-11-02 18:30:53 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋