Sensitive.

I once went through a dramatic experience and shortly afterwards I was quite anxious and asked my mentor what she thought it was.

‘Well, you’re sensitive.’

I didn’t grasp what she meant and said, ‘You mean like my system is weak?’

‘No, that’s not it at all,’ she said. ‘You’re sensitive and that’s why you’ve been able to create all the roles you have.’

I realized that was true.

I had never realized that before nor given recognition to it. And I certainly would never have described myself as sensitive. I would have been embarrassed to do so.

That was an epiphany.

Stanislavski in his book Creating a Role writes, ‘The talent of an actor is sensitive, it reacts to all that is fine.’

Appreciate your sensitivity.

I now do mine.