done before is focus on my character's words and the other people on stage or in front of the camera with me. as i hear the words and watch the person saying them, i let my body respond to them as truthfully as possible.
emotions are something we have in body memory and the freedom to just let the scene itself bring that body memory forth is something that can be developed. unless that freedom is there, actors are forcing tears and, to me, it always looks and feels a little fake. the time for learning how to respond freely in an emotional scene is not opening night, of course. better 