Truth Quotes

“An audience doesn’t have to know the precise events behind a character’s Need, Public Persona, and Tragic Flaw. But the actor portraying that character does.”
― Susan Batson, Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters

“Need, Public Persona, and Tragic Flaw are the bedrock of a fictional character’s dramatic life, and the foundation of the actor’s own life.”
― Susan Batson, Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters

“Actors are responsible to the people we play,” Phillip Seymour Hoffman says. “You ultimately have to love who you’re playing.” That love is absolute and unconditional. And unconditional love leaves no room for judgment.”
― Susan Batson, Truth: Personas, Needs, and Flaws in the Art of Building Actors and Creating Characters