Thursday, January 28, 2010

"Just waiting for the sun, for another chance to sing."

Finding a character for a show is always an adventure. There are constant lows and highs but along that journey, you find a small part of yourself that's been hiding, and then you find another small part, and then another, and then another, until you've built a character out of fragments of yourself. It's like you are giving yourself permission to come out and play and once you allow yourself that luxury, all you need is the truth of the moment.

I constantly have to remind myself, especially when under pressure to create, that I can only be a a character on a journey, and that's where the joy is. And this is why I love/hate acting - it forces you to take everything one step at a time.