About this episode
The episode discusses the importance of careful vocabulary in acting and its impact on actors' experiences.
We need to really be careful about the vocabulary of acting. There are concepts that keep working their way and it can dangerously lead actors to a kind of passivity that lessens the power of experiencing.
People in this episode
Host: Milton Justice
Topics covered
- acting vocabulary
- empathy
- sympathy
- actor passivity
- experiencing power
Keywords
- acting
- empathy
- sympathy
- vocabulary
- passivity
- experience
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