The Significance of Setting Goals in Performance and Acting

Vida
Jan 10
1 min read

What a blessing it is to have a goal.

When I act — especially when I improvise — I work with one simple technique: following my goal.I can’t, and don’t, prepare text in advance. I grab the goal, and I follow it, no matter what it takes.

That pursuit might come through manipulation, laughter, shouting, tears — anything.The means are endless.

In acting, there are two essential paths to greatness:to truly listen and to fully react — while never letting go of your goal.You and the goal become one.

Life without a goal is purposeless. Acting mirrors life in that way — it demands a clear objective, a purpose. Without it, nothing moves.

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