Naturally I am also somewhat of a film buff, and have been studying the classic films by some of the best in the trade -- Marlon Brando, James Dean, and even contemporaries like Robert De Niro -- in attempts of finding a common denominator, some sort of iconic quality, that they bring to the profession.
As a performer, my strength so far has been my natural instincts. After learning lines and engaging in my own form of role studying, I have been told that I have a natural ability to immerse myself within a character. Yet my principle weakness in this field at this point is in drawing out intangible aspects of characters -- details that may not be scripted or expressly denoted by the authors -- that aid in a fully fleshed out, three-dimensional presentation of a character.
This aspect represents the zenith of acting. I have seen it before in the films of some of the actors I mentioned,...
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