If you're judging yourself, you cannot be free when you're acting. Even one drop of judgment blocks your ability to act with freedom. If you're not accepting all your emotions and sensations, they can't flow freely, and you can't access your instinct or surprise yourself.
When preparing for auditions or tapes, maybe you’ve felt fear or stiffness and judged yourself for it. You think, I shouldn’t feel this way. Something’s wrong with me. I need to fix it. You might try taking another acting class or believe you need to feel confident and relaxed all the time to perform well. But those “shoulds”—I should always be relaxed, confident, sure of myself—are traps. Judging yourself loops your energy around fixing or repressing feelings instead of using them to bring the character to life.
When you watch my training below you will discover that all emotions—fear, sadness, anger, joy—are human, and they’re your tools as an actor. When you judge any part of yourself, you lose access to those emotions. They get hidden behind your ego, locked away in your basement. This limits your freedom to be fully present and truthful in the moment. Acting demands open channels to all your feelings, allowing them to move through you naturally. That’s how you connect with your humanity and embody a character’s reality.
If you judge your sensations in life, you’ll judge them in acting too, and you’ll only have access to the emotions you deem “acceptable.” But none of your feelings are wrong. They’re your instinct and life force. Stop chasing the “better” or “fixed” version of yourself. The real, present you is the only version that can deliver a free, truthful performance.
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Jo Kelly
Creator, The Reset Journey From Resistance to Freedom
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