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The art of acting isn't pretending. What makes a bad actor?
“Acting is behaving truthfully under imaginary circumstances.” The stated perspective originated from Sanford Meisner, one of the most influential teachers of acting in the 20th century. The grief, which is conveyed on stage, must be real. Should the actors pretend their tears or laugh, they can never reach their audience. However, as an audience bursting out in tears while watching a fictitiously melancholic scene, the actors too, only weeped in imaginary circumstances. Actr
Sep 18, 2025
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