Kim Roberts
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And she said, why don't you do it for the experience? And it was with the Company of Sirens and Audrey Zina Mandiela was directing and they had canceled the auditions, but she was there just in case I showed up because they couldn't get me. And I showed up and her daughter was with her and her daughter climbed in my lap, started playing with my hair and she was kind of astounded.
And she was like, as we talked, she says, well, why don't you just do your piece? And so I did the piece. She said, can you sing? And I said, yeah. And I sang. She said, can you start Wednesday? And that's how my career started. I thank Jujube Mandela for climbing in my lap.
And she was like, as we talked, she says, well, why don't you just do your piece? And so I did the piece. She said, can you sing? And I said, yeah. And I sang. She said, can you start Wednesday? And that's how my career started. I thank Jujube Mandela for climbing in my lap.
And she was like, as we talked, she says, well, why don't you just do your piece? And so I did the piece. She said, can you sing? And I said, yeah. And I sang. She said, can you start Wednesday? And that's how my career started. I thank Jujube Mandela for climbing in my lap.
Diane Roberts. Same as mine. No relation.
Diane Roberts. Same as mine. No relation.
Diane Roberts. Same as mine. No relation.
No relation, I promise.
No relation, I promise.
No relation, I promise.
Well, there are various schools of acting, right? There's the Meiser technique. There's, you know, I can't even remember half of them, but everybody, there are all these techniques out there. I personally have always been the kind of actor who's just very much You know, the character grows from me, right? So it's like some people want to put on a character and build certain things.
Well, there are various schools of acting, right? There's the Meiser technique. There's, you know, I can't even remember half of them, but everybody, there are all these techniques out there. I personally have always been the kind of actor who's just very much You know, the character grows from me, right? So it's like some people want to put on a character and build certain things.
Well, there are various schools of acting, right? There's the Meiser technique. There's, you know, I can't even remember half of them, but everybody, there are all these techniques out there. I personally have always been the kind of actor who's just very much You know, the character grows from me, right? So it's like some people want to put on a character and build certain things.
For me, the truth comes from what parts of me relate to this character? Where can I see myself or people I know reflected in this character? And I believe in truth, right? You have to really start from a place of truth. Something that I find very amusing is people always say, well, how do I know you're not acting right now?
For me, the truth comes from what parts of me relate to this character? Where can I see myself or people I know reflected in this character? And I believe in truth, right? You have to really start from a place of truth. Something that I find very amusing is people always say, well, how do I know you're not acting right now?
For me, the truth comes from what parts of me relate to this character? Where can I see myself or people I know reflected in this character? And I believe in truth, right? You have to really start from a place of truth. Something that I find very amusing is people always say, well, how do I know you're not acting right now?
You know, how do I know you're, I'm like, if I was A, you're not paying me, but B, you know, really. It's my job. But B, it's like to be an actor, you really have to embrace the truth. You have to embrace the truth in yourself, the truth in humanity. You have to see it. You have to observe it. You have to understand it because that way you can play it without judgment.
You know, how do I know you're, I'm like, if I was A, you're not paying me, but B, you know, really. It's my job. But B, it's like to be an actor, you really have to embrace the truth. You have to embrace the truth in yourself, the truth in humanity. You have to see it. You have to observe it. You have to understand it because that way you can play it without judgment.
You know, how do I know you're, I'm like, if I was A, you're not paying me, but B, you know, really. It's my job. But B, it's like to be an actor, you really have to embrace the truth. You have to embrace the truth in yourself, the truth in humanity. You have to see it. You have to observe it. You have to understand it because that way you can play it without judgment.
Whether you're playing a good guy, a bad guy, whatever kind of character you're playing, you have to understand the truth of that person. what they believe, what they feel, what motivates them, why they think they're right. And so, yeah, so, I mean, that's kind of the work of an actor. And so I look for those things within myself. I look for what parts of me resonate with that character.