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Hello my fellow actors.

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Welcome back to casting actor's cast.

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The podcast, reactors from a casting

director, I'mJeffrey Dreisbach

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And today we're talking about a subject

that sits right at the heart of what

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makes performances

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compelling,

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memorable

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and bookable.

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Today's episode is called, acting for

humans.

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Why authenticity

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beats technique

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every time.

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This is casting actor's castle.

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Well, hello, and welcome to today's

episode of casting actors cast.

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I mentioned my name.

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I'm jeffer eisebach, and I'm a casing

partner with mccork casting in New

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York.

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Welcome to today's episode.

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I think that there's a better subtitle.

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Ah, that I want to give you a better

title to the podcast.

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And I think the better title is real

beats perfect,

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real beats perfect.

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And we're going to have a, really, I

think, decent in depth

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discussion about this.

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But first, this is that moment of the

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Right?

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Let's talk about this.

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Let's begin with a question.

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Have you ever watched an actor perform

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and thought, wow, that was technically

impressive.

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But you didn't feel anything?

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Of course you have.

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We all have.

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Now let me ask you this.

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Have you ever watched an actor who

wasn't flashy,

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wasn't showy,

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maybe didn't even seem like they were

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acting at all, and yet you couldn't

take your eyes off them?

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That

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is authenticity.

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And authenticity is the single most

powerful booking tool an actor possesses.

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It's not vocal range, it's not

emotional reins, it's not training,

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it's not resume.

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Credits

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authenticity.

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Now, before anywhere anyone

misunderstands

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technique,

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we have to talk about this.

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Technique is valuable.

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Technique is important.

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Technique is necessary.

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I teach technique.

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I respect technique.

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I admire technique.

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But technique

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is not the goal.

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Technique is the support system.

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The goal is humanity.

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Because audiences don't connect to

technique,

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they connect

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to truth.

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Casting doesn't hire actors because

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We hire actors because we believe them.

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Belief is everything.

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If we believe you,

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we follow you.

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If we follow you, we invest in you.

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If we invest in you.

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We cast you.

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So why do so many actors accidentally

prioritize technique over authenticity?

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Why?

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Authenticity feels unpredictable?

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And actors, especially in high pressure

auditions, often retreat into what

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feels safest

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control.

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But control is not watchable.

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Life is watchable.

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Let's talk about what authenticity

actually looks like.

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From the casting side of the table.

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Authenticity looks like someone

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Authenticity looks like someone

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Authenticity looks like someone being

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Authenticity

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looks like someone not trying to

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One of the most common things I write

in casting notes is, this

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feels real.

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Those two words are more powerful than

any compliment about skill.

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Because real

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is rare.

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Here's something that may surprise you.

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Most actors audition from the outside

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They start with voice,

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costume, posture, tone, expression.

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Then they try to add emotion underneath.

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Authentic actors work from the inside

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They start with need.

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What do I want?

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Why do I want it?

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What happens if I didn't get it?

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Those questions

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create behavior.

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Behavior creates truth.

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Truth creates connection,

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connection

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creates being caste.

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You see the pattern?

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Authenticity is not mysterious

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it's behavioral.

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Let's look at a simple example,

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two actors say the same exact,

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same line.

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They say the same line.

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Here's the line,

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I'm fine.

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That's the line

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you saying that in your head, I'm fine.

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Now I want you to do

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act it,

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and I want you to be and show that

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Go ahead, say, I'm fine, feeling sad

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Now I want you to try this.

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I know this is kind of weird.

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This is like

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inter exchange acting, kind of weird.

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But now I want you to try it again.

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I want you to

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say the line, I'm fine,

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try not to cry.

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Now, of those two,

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which one is more compelling?

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It's always the second.

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Why?

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Because humans don't perform emotions.

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They manage them.

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When an actor tries to show emotion, it

feels artificial.

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When an actor tries to control emotion,

it feels human.

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Casting hires, humans, not

demonstrations.

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Here's another shift that can transform

your work.

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Stop asking,

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what should I feel?

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Start asking,

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what am I doing?

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Feelings happen

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doing is playable.

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You cannot directly play emotions.

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You can play action.

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Action generates emotion

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organically

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truthfully

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that's authenticity.

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Let's talk about the biggest

authenticity killer in auditions.

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And we're going to do that

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right after this.

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Welcome back to real beats.

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Perfect

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every time.

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But we're just talking about his

authenticity killer,

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especially in auditions.

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And that is the actor who always is

just trying to be interesting.

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The moment an actor tries to be

interesting, they stop being truthful.

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Interesting is a result.

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It's not a strategy.

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Truth is a strategy.

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And truth is surprisingly simple.

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It is often quieter than actors expect.

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Stillness, for example, is incredibly

authentic.

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Why?

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Because real people don't constantly

indicate.

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They think they listen.

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They hesitate, they reconsider

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those microbehaviors

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are fascinating on camera.

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The lens of the camera loves stillness

because stillness lets us see thought

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is cinematic.

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Indication

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is theatrical.

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Self conscious performance

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is visible.

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Authentic experience

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is invisible.

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And let me say that casting always

prefers invisible work.

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Now I want to address something that

actors worry about all the time.

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If I'm not doing enough, will casting

think that I'm being boring?

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I hear that.

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I hear that, especially in classes.

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I don't want to be boring.

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The answer to the question is, no.

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If your being truthful, you are never

boring.

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Because truth is layered, truth has

complexity.

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Truth has contradiction,

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truth has unpredictability.

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Those qualities are inherently

watchable.

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What is boring is effort.

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Effort looks the same no matter what

role you're playing.

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Truth looks different in every

character.

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Another myth we need to dismantle.

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Is this one?

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Authenticity

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means playing yourself.

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No, no, no.

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Authenticity means playing truthfully.

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You can be authentic inside any

character if you understand the human

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need driving them.

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A king and a cashier can both be

authentically played if the actor

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understands what the person wants and

why

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it matters.

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Authenticity is not about similarity to

you.

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It's about honesty

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inside circumstances.

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Let's talk about honesty.

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Honesty

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in acting does not mean revealing your

personal life.

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I know that there are a lot of teachers

who love diving into what's going on

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emotionally with you and seeing if

that's something that you can tap into.

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But that's not what I'm talking about

it.

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It really does mean

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revealing truthful behavior.

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And guess what?

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There's a difference.

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Actors sometimes think they must mine

personal trauma to be authentic.

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And that's not true.

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You do not need to relive pain.

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You need to pursue objectives.

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Objective driven acting creates

authentic behavior without emotional

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self harm.

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That's not only effective,

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it's sustainable.

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Let's talk about why casting trusts

authentic actors.

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Authentic actors adjust easily.

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Why?

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Because they're not protecting a

performance.

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They're responding to circumstances.

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When direction comes, they can shift

instantly

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because nothing is locked.

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Directors love that.

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Flexible actors feel safe too directly.

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Directors don't hire worry, they hire

possibility.

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Here's a phrase casting directors use

constantly.

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They're so watchable.

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Watchable doesn't mean dramatic.

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Watchable means alive.

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Alive is the fingerprint

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of authenticity.

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You can't fake aliveness.

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You can only allow it.

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So how do you practice authenticity?

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You stop practicing results

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instead of rehearsing emotions.

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Rehearse intentions instead of

rehearsing line readings,

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rehearse listening,

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instead of rehearsing gestures,

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rehearse objectives.

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organize behavior naturally.

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When your objectives are clear,

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your performance becomes become simple.

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Simple is truthful?

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Truthful is compelling?

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Compelling is castable.

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Let's talk about one more authenticity.

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Myth

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some actors.

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Believe authenticity means low energy.

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That is absolutely not true.

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Authenticity can be explosive.

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Authenticity can be loud.

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Authenticity can be wild, but it is

always motivated.

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The difference between authentic

intensity and forced intensity is impulse.

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Authentic intensity happens to you.

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Forced intensity

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is done by you.

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Casting can see the difference

instantly.

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One feels dangerous in a thrilling way,

the other feels dangerous in a

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concerning way.

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We hire thrilling.

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We avoid concerning.

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Here's a practical exercise you can use

this week.

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Take a scene, you know, well,

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perform at once, focusing on showing

emotion,

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then perform it again, focusing only on

what you want from your partner.

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Watch both.

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The second will almost always feel more

alive.

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Why?

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Because

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want

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creates behaviour,

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behavior creates truth, truth creates

connection, connection.

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Books work.

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Now let's talk about authenticity

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on camera.

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Specifically,

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camera acting is not about projecting.

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It's about allowing,

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allowing thoughts, allowing reactions,

allowing silence, allowing uncertainty.

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Real people are uncertain all the time.

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Uncertainty is human.

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Human is watchable.

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Watchable is castable.

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If you remember nothing else from

today's episode, but I hope you

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remember a lot from this episode.

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If you remember, though, one thing it's

this.

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Authenticity is not something you add,

it's something you stop preventing.

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Actors don't lack authenticity.

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They block it with effort,

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remove effort,

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and authenticity

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appears.

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Now before we close, I want to leave

you with this.

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The industry

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is not searching for the most polished

actor, I promise you, it's searching

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for the most believable human

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training.

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Supports that technique, supports that

expertise,

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supports that.

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But none of these

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replace that.

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Because at the end of the day,

audiences don't fall in love with performances.

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They fall in love with people.

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If this episode reminded you to trust

your humanity more than your technique,

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please share it with an actor who might

need permission to be real instead of impressive.

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And if you want more casting insight

audition tools and real world industry

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guidance, be sure to follow casting

actors, cast and visit.

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Casting actor's casteot com,

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where we help you prepare smarter,

perform better and book more.

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I'm Geoffrey dries by.

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Thanks for listening.

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Now

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go be