Performance & Character: Mamet does not seem to like large acting. I may or may not agree with this. I think that big acting can be really fun to watch and to perform. However, it may not have its place in a lot of plays. Shakespeare, for instance, should be performed big, I think. I think that Mamet is very harsh about performance. He does not think that actors should do anything to help the audience better understand the play. But, in this day and age, I feel this is necessary more often than not. Mamet would be perfectly happy with boring, cold readings of plays. I am not content with that in any way.
The Villain & The Hero: What I got out of this very short chapter was that the actor does not need to add anything else while portraying the hero or villain; the words in the script are enough for this. Yeah, okay...
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