real or fake tears ?

Question

how do you know if someone's crying real tears
or fake tears ?

Answer 1

it should be obvious... over dramatics usually is a sign of fakeness.. if its real you'd feel it.

Answer 2

it's something you feel. If you're not affected by their tears, then they're fake. If you feel true sympathy or some other strong emotion becuase of their crying, it's probably real.

The thing about "real" tears is that you should never have to try to produce them. If you're crying for real, then they're real. If someone actually puts forth the effort to cry, then it will be fake. When you cry in real life, you just cry, and in fact you're usually trying to STOP yourself from crying. It should be the same on stage.

Answer 3

It depends on how you are looking at them. Also, stage wise.
1. If they apear grasy, they are totally fake, and really smell horrible from the actor's persepctive.
2. If they come on stae crying, probebley fake tears.
3. If they start crying on stage, prob. real
4. Acting ability and level of profesionalism. ie. childrens theatre, prob. not real. Broadway, most likely real.


In Film, most likely real tears, as fake tears actually look fake...

Answer 4

you can never tell because in order to do that you'd need to read the person's mind. when you see someone crying or fake crying, they will look the same (tears flowing down cheeks) and could most probably fake looking sad too. to find out if someone is genuinely crying, you'd have to read their mind. im afraid you basically cant tell

Answer 5

It shouldn't matter if it works. Many beginning actors have to resort to "tricks" in order to induce tears, while more experienced actors can summon them up at will, usually by remembering a sad episode from their lives (what Stanislavsky called "affective memory") But as long as you, the audience, are carried along, what does it matter? I have used both ways; each has its advantages and its drawbacks. Poking yourself in the eye or keeping your eyes open and drying them out in order to cry can't be all that great for your eyes, but constantly dredging up memories that most people try to forget can't be all that great for your mental health. Could be why a lot of actors wear glasses and need a lot of therapy.

Answer 6

For one thing, not everyone can cry at will. And I'd rather be taken in by an act than assume that someone in genuine distress is faking.

Answer 7

you have to really know the person or try to figure out from the body language, and yes some ppl are very good liars...
use your gut
you maternal instincs
if you can avoid being cruel just in case they are real (though if they are faking bite their head off )

Answer 8

well if its in a play or movie obviously they are fake. the whole thing is fake. looks good though.

Answer 9

if you see streaks going down their cheeks its real, if you only see redness and squinty eyes its fake.

Answer 10

guess. i can fake cry very easly