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10. What Do You Mean By: “A true nothing is way more powerful than a false something.”

Often, when an actor feels "nothing" is happening, they panic and try to make something happen. This creates false behavior, which is instantly noticed by the audience and turns them off. The actor who has the courage to let the "nothing" be, without doing anything, sends a strong message that they are an artist of the highest confidence, acting only from truth. The greatest moments in acting often come out of a moment when "nothing" is happening. For many people, this "nothing" is a source of great chaos and overwhelm. In many dictionaries, chaos is defined as "the empty space before the creation of the universe." This "nothing" in acting is often the "empty space" before the moment of something exceptional and unpredictable happening—something no concept or idea can ever match in its brilliance.

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