Build the play slowly as your belief mechanism takes hold. Stella gave us a great note: “I can believe this much today.” It’s not possible to believe everything about the character immediately. There are way too many facts. But what you can do is believe a little bit and then add to that. Fight the pressure to come up with a performance right away. When you build slowly and take on only what you can believe, it gives you a road in to a more creative, truthful performance.
