In my continuing series, here's hoping these improv mantras can positively influence your experience and help make life better. Today's topic is:You have to understand why you’re playing that game.
As an improviser, your character has to reveal your motivation. Why are you doing what you are doing? This question is equally valuable in everyday life – what is your motivation for doing what you're doing? If you ask yourself this about everything, you’ll realize there’s a number of things that you do out of habit or because it’s a societal norm that you aren’t really motivated or excited to do in the first place.
So stop it. It's all about being true to your character, both on stage and in real life.
"Don't think you're on the right road just because it’s a well-beaten path." ~Author Unknown
"The reward for conformity was that everyone liked you except yourself." ~Rita Mae Brown, Venus Envy
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~Dr. Seuss
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