Contents

Introduction     xi

 1—How Do You Present Yourself?     1
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     2
            Your Goal     18
            Victim     21
            Inauthenticity     26
            Isolation     30
            General Interview Exercise #1     33

2—Losing the Victim     34
            Who’s Interviewing Whom?  Part One     35
            Who’s Interviewing Whom?  Part Two     38
            Tell a Truth     42
            General Interview Exercise #2     42
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     44
            The Truth-Versus-Compliments-or-Questions Exercise     63
           
3—Building an Experience     66
            “Avoid I” Exercise     66
            Yes! And . . .     70
            Basic Reflection     72
            Reflection Listening
            General Interview Exercise #3     80
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     82
            Career Applications     95

4—Heightening the Experience     99
            Rules and Tools     99
            40-Breath Process     101    
            Extend, Intensify, and Enlarge     103
            General Interview Exercise #4     106
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     107
            A Successful Experience     128
           
5—Tracking and Changing Behavior     134
            Tracking Behavior     134
            Keeping Your Score     136
            Attitudes     142
            Attitude Lines     146
            Attitude Line—“I Am”     157
            General Interview Exercise #5     159
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     160
            Fine-Tuning     175

 6—Creating Your Program     182     
            Gaining Finesse with Score     182
            Your Journal and Your Program     194

7—Boundaries     198
            Extension Bumps     199
            Boundary Walls     202
           
8--The Witness      205
            Introductory Witness Walk     205
            The Schmoozing Witness     212
            General Interview Exercise #6     217
            Workshop Actors’ Interviews     218
            The Waiting-Room Witness     238
            The “I Am” Witness     241

9—It’s Your Career     242
            Three-Phone-Calls-a-Day Exercise     242
            Photo Sessions     244
            The Professional Actor Is a Business Person     245
            The Casting Director/Agent As a Victim or an Intimidator  247
            Finesse for Success!     249
            Conclusion     261
            Notes     262
            Acknowledgements    265