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A key rule of theatre is that the King is never played by the actor playing the King, but by all the other actors around him.





The success of the play lies in the perfect acting out of each part. Each actor plays his role of sorrow or pleasure realistically, and to all outward appearances seems to be affected by it; but inwardly he remains untouched by it or by the passions he portrays — love, hate, desire, malice, pride, humility.
Paramahansa Yogananda • The Science of Religion (Self-Realization Fellowship)
Ideally, in every scene each character brings out qualities that mark the dimensions of the others, all held in constellation by the weight of the protagonist at the center.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting


A character is the choices he makes to take the actions he takes.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
when a character says and does something contradictory, drama immediately comes alive, for a gap is created in which an audience can be active.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
