Why Great Actors Never "Try" to Concentrate

So let's just kind of think about today's principle.

It's all about concentration.

Your ability to concentrate.

Concentration follows need, not effort, not tension, not trying harder.

Need.

When your objective matters, Your concentration follows.

When your concentration follows, your listening improves.

And when your listening improves, your behavior changes.

When your behavior changes, the audience believes you.

It's almost like knocking over the first domino.

Everything else follows naturally.

I want to talk about five ways to develop concentration.

So let's make today's episode practical.

Here are five habits you can begin developing immediately.

One, start every scene with one question.

What do I need from this person? Not, what emotion am I playing? One question, one need, everything else grows from there.

Two, I want you to watch people in real life.

I look at this as a free acting class.

Go to a coffee shop, an airport, a restaurant.

Don't eavesdrop, please.

You don't want to get in trouble.

I want you to observe.

Watch someone trying to impress another person.

Watch someone apologizing.

Watch someone flirting.