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We have spent three episodes digging into the actions, the behavior, the preparations; even THE MIND of an actor. And if you haven’t listened to those, you MUST check them out. This past week we had a chance to speak to Bobby Bishop and it was a treat just hearing his input regarding the long-term psychological effects of being a METHOD ACTOR. This week, we are going to talk about actors, but not in the way you may think. We’ve been talking a lot about some of the more practical and pragmatic factors involved in the ACTOR to CHARACTER relationship. Things like prep, professionalism, passion, techniques, line memorization, blocking, etc. But today, we’re going to weave into our discussion how the script informs the actor in ways beyond the LOGOS words on the page. Every person within the filmmaking machine has a unique relationship to the script. But none is like the Actor’s relationship to the Characters presented on the written page. An actor is immersed in a study of character-specific circumstances, conflicts, motivations and objects of desire; as well as the BECOMING notion. A notion where an ACTOR must embody and represent - something, someone, an idea that serves a very specific purpose: THE TELLING OF A STORY. This is a VERY unique relationship, unlike any other.