The 9th chapter of An Actor Prepares is about being able to dig into your own personal memories to help you act. This chapter was also interesting to me; I like the stuff that goes into the pyschology of the performer. One part of this chapter that stuck out in my mind was when Kostya was walking home from class one afternoon. He came across a horrible accident in the middle of the street. Since this event was branded into his memory, he kept recalling it throughout the next few days; with the perspectives in his mind changing.
Some good advice given by the Director in this chapter is that actors should not try to chase after an old inspiration, but "bend your efforts to creating a new and fresh inspiration for today." That's intriging to me, because it talks about the idea of changing something every single day of performance; which also scares me a little bit. I'm an actor who needs repetition in order to successfully perform, but I also really like the idea of being able to change it every single night. It is the ultimate test of character development and staying in the moment.
Perhaps as my acting years go on, I will becoe brave enough to try this out more often. I don't usually do it, because I don't want to freak out the other actors on stage. I would feel really bad if I did something off and they got scared or broke character.
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