Stop Trying to Feel Something

About this episode

The episode discusses how the obsession with feeling emotions can negatively impact acting performance.

What if your obsession with “feeling the emotion”… is actually hurting your acting? Today we’re talking about the difference between feeling something… and doing something. And trust me— this one tends to make actors very uncomfortable. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Jeffrey Dreisbach

Topics covered

• acting
• emotion
• performance
• education
• self-awareness

Keywords

• acting
• emotion
• performance
• self-awareness
• education

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Broadway Podcast Network

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