This blog will help you do a Character Breakdown and will be the beginning of your Character Study. Be thorough and excellent. Use a large vocabulary, useing 3 to 5 sentences for each topic. Pay close attention to emotion. Every emotion comes from either being loved or unloved. Build the character as your best friend. If not, you'll do YOU every time, this will limit you. This system allows you to build a character thats unique everytime, which will bring success and longevity.
1. What is your first positive childhood memory? (Should be early years between 4 or 5, maybe sooner.)
2. What is your first negative childhood memory?
3. What is your greatest hope?
4. What is your greatest fear?
5. Your greatest strength?
6. Your greatest weakness?
7. Your vice? (Anything complusive or addictive that is a hindrance to your life.)
8. What kind of sense of humor do you have? (How does it affect others responce to you?)
9. What are your good habits?
10. What are your bad habits?
11. What is your favorite color?
12. What is your favorite song? (It has to fit the year of the script.)
13. What is your favorite book? (This is very important in Period pieces.)
14. What is your favorite holiday?
15. Who is your favorite parent?
16. Your siblings?
17. Who were your grandparents?
18. Any pets?
19. What is your favorite food?
20. What is your most hated food?
21. Are you Heterosexual or Homo-Sexual?
22. Who do you admire most, Men or Women?
23. Are you sexually active?
24. Are you an Optimist or a Pessimist?
25. Are you conservative or liberal?
26. Are you spiritual?
27. Are you benevolent?
28. Are you moral?
29. Are you sane or insane?
30. Do others like you?
31. Do you like yourself?
32. Do you night dream? (Are they mostly good or bad?)
33. What are your goals?
34.What are your natural given talents?
35. What will you be like when you are old?
36. What will your Obituary say?
When you go in to audition wear clothes that make sense for the character. Never wear a costume. Always wear the "shoes" the character would wear.
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