Bernard Hiller The 36 Questions

Do not perform-until you have answered all these questions!

You must get to the Fifth level of the Truth-First

1. What is the last name of your character? Where were you born?
2. What kind of childhood did you have? What were the lessons you were
taught?
3. What was the best and worst incident in your childhood?
4.What is your mothers and fathers name? What did they do? How
do you feel about them? Did they love you?
5. Did you love them? What did you have to do to be loved, by them?
How did you have to act or behave to be loved by others?
6. What makes you laugh, angry, afraid, cry, turns you on?
7. Where did you just come from? Where are you going after this?
8. Where are you in the scene?- How is the place affecting you?
9.Why are you saying or acting like this- Now?
Is it because of LOVE, SEX, FEAR, MONEY or CONTROL?
10. What is the emotional objective of your character?
11.What changes do you want from your partner in your scene?
12. What can you loose in the scene? Are your stakes HIGH ENOUGH?
13. What are you physically doing in the scene? We see your inner state.
14. Where is the contradiction of the character? (-In you?-)
15. What was a life changing event for your character? (In you?)
16. When were you first in love?
17. Where and when was your first sexual experience? How was it?
18. What does sex mean to you? How do you use it?
19. What are you addicted to? Drugs, Money, Fame, Pain, Sex, Work?
20. List one event in your life where you failed and one where you
succeeded? What did you learn from those experiences?
21. What is it about your body you like? What dont you like?
22. What is your best part of your personality? (Funny, honest,..)
23. What is the worst part of your personality? (Impatience..)
24. What is the body language of your character?
Where do you walk from? The Head, The Heart or Your Sex?
25. What is your partner saying that is affecting you?
They are 30% Right!
26. How would the character like to be remembered?
27. What part of yourself do you hide from others?
28. If your character was an animal. What would it be? --(In your life)
29. What is the history of the other people in your scene?
30. Where is the conflict in the scene? Are the OBSTACLES High Enough?
31. What is your way of winning in the scene? Tactics-
Sexy-Smart-Humor-Sadness-Anger-Pity? (In your Life?)
32. Why does this scene exist? What is it trying to show about your
character?
33. What emotional baggage do you bring into the scene? Past
situations or events that is effecting you now.
34. Is there something in your life where you can PERSONALLY
INDENTIFY with the Event and the Characters needs.
--------The more personal and meaningful the better! If not then..
35. AS IF. Creating the situation and needs out of your own imagination.
36. What is the emotional and verbal & physical preparation you must
have before you start the scene?-You must come into the scene loaded.

Talent is in the choices you make-Stella Adler.

The more interesting the choices-the better your performance.
 Only when you know your character inside and out you are free
TO BE!
Acting is knowing-

For A Cold Reading Answer One Question-

What are your Greatest Hopes and Your Greatest Fears?
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