The Importance of Empathy and Transformation

I think also the actor must exercise two important muscles, empathy and transformation. If one is empathetic by nature, that's a good start. And if one is capable of transformation as a craftsman, that's another bonus. So it has to be, the writing has to attract a combination of empathy and a willingness to transform. Where did you learn how to transform? Well, I was 10 years in the Royal Shakespeare community. We played four different plays a week. That means from Tuesday afternoon matinee to Tuesday evening or whatever it was, I could go from Brutus in Julius Caesar to Frank Ford in the Marywife's of Windsor. The transformation was it's a craft