{"id":4308,"date":"2009-05-12T12:49:03","date_gmt":"2009-05-12T19:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/?p=4308"},"modified":"2024-06-19T11:07:52","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T18:07:52","slug":"10-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-building-a-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/actor-tips\/10-questions-to-ask-yourself-when-building-a-character\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Questions To Ask Yourself When Building A Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-186559 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/RADA-Royal-Academy-of-Dramatic-Arts.jpg\" alt=\"RADA - Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts\n\" width=\"720\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/RADA-Royal-Academy-of-Dramatic-Arts.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/RADA-Royal-Academy-of-Dramatic-Arts-365x200.jpg 365w, https:\/\/www.dailyactor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/05\/RADA-Royal-Academy-of-Dramatic-Arts-600x329.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><br \/>\nWhat makes an actor truly great? Dee Cannon from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts should know.<\/p>\n<p>In this fantastic article below, she gives <strong>10 questions that actors need to ask themselves in order to create a character.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. Who am I?<\/p>\n<p>2. Where am I?<\/p>\n<p>3. When is it?<\/p>\n<p>4. Where have I just come from?<\/p>\n<p>5. What do I want?<\/p>\n<p>6. Why do I want it?<\/p>\n<p>7. Why do I want it now?<\/p>\n<p>8. What will happen if I don&#8217;t get it now?<\/p>\n<p>9. How will I get what I want by doing what?<\/p>\n<p>10. What must I overcome?<\/p>\n<p>Those are the 10 questions but read the full article as she goes in depth with each one.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/stage\/2009\/may\/09\/character-building-great-actor\">From the Guarian UK<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What makes an actor truly great? Dee Cannon from The Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts should know. 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