Spiritual leader Sri Chinmoy once said, “Peace begins when expectation ends.” This has been a longstanding philosophy of mine, as one can only be disappointed when one chooses to have expectations. No one is entitled to anything; every positive thing that happens in your life is a gift to be cherished.
That said, as an actor, you will always have certain expectations going into an audition or a job and the people on the hiring end will be carrying their own expectations into the room as well.
The question is, then, how can you possibly know what’s expected from you without any direction? With so many personalities on the other side of the table, each with their own subjective point of view, what’s an actor to do?
Although there is no simple answer to this question, here is my point of view.
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If we’re talking about roles with any meat on them, go in and make your choices as if you were the actor, director, and producer. Unapologetically show them the role as you would like to see it done through your own prism. Don’t be constrained by what you imagine their expectations are.
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