A Writer's Guide to Acting: Relationships Are About Emotions, Not Facts, Part II

The Importance of Finding How Who You Care About the Most

Remember what you learned about relationship in part one of this section. They aren’t about the facts, they’re about the emotions. They also don’t remain constant, but change continually. Relationships simply aren’t about the facts of who people are, but about the emotions that exist between them. Also remember that plays and movies are condensed life stories. Even the longest movies only run between three and four hours. Every scene is important and characters don’t talk to each other unless they have something to say. The first question you should always ask about a scene is why am I here?