"What has been your favorite passage? Why?"

          I am really enjoying this book, so it is difficult for me to choose one specific passage that is my favorite. However, one of the best portions of the book in my opinion is Chapter 8, in which Meisner delves deeper into the art of preparation. He tells the class that "The text is like a canoe, and the river on which it sits is the emotion. The text floats on the river. If the water of the river is turbulent, the words will come out like a canoe on a rough river. It all depends on the flow of the river which is your emotion. The text takes on the character of your emotion." I found this analogy to be a very suitable and specific image, and I find that it helps me, at least in my mind, to connect the text with the emotion behind it. I plan on using this image from now on when trying to prepare a monologue or scene; I feel that it will allow me to become more organic as an actor and to truly convey the necessary emotion without worrying about how the words themselves will come out.


Quote of the week:

"I say, pick from your heart! Don't pick from your head! Why not be simple? What's the crime in being simple?"