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No, just sweatin' outta my eyeballs.

12/2/2011

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If there's one area where I am not confident as an actor, it's in my ability to control my emotions.  I am The. Worst. Ever.  Up until now it's worked out alright, but I'm a little bit nervous for that day when Mr. Howard tells me he needs more and I can't give it to him because my tear ducts have conveniently decided to dry up.

On the flip side, I always seem to cry when I don't want/need it to happen.  I spoke in church on Sunday (we Mormons have no paid clergy, so we supply the sermons at church ourselves) - which is not something I dread.  I actually like public speaking, so...  Anyway, I forgot how emotional I get when speaking in church.  I think I spent probably half of my time just trying to compose myself as I was speaking.  Luckily I threw in enough humorous anecdotes to counteract the awkwardness.  But it's not just spiritually-base situations that bring out my inner cry-baby.  I cry during movies, speeches, The Food Network, particularly moving insurance commercials... All. The. Time. And here's the thing - I don't just cry when something is sad or touching (sobbed during that one scene in Toy Story 3 - you know the one), but if something is just sort of emotionally heightened.  I even cry if the music in a movie is particularly moving.  It's absurd.

Maybe I just need to trick myself.  You know, whenever I don't want to cry I'll just tell my brain that it's actually really important that I cry in that moment, and if I do need to cry, I'll just picture that PSA with the abused animals...
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Cathie link
12/2/2011 12:55:32 pm

Hi, long time listener, first time caller. Actually, long time fan, first time commenter is more accurate but makes me feel stalkerish. (You were really, really great in the Drowsy Chaperone, btw. Totally made me cry.) Anywho...it's nice to know I'm not the only one who tears up at everything. Insurance radio commercials, awesome guitar solos, FB statuses from people I taught on my mission...everything.
Also, please tell me you've seen this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rjHZQ_LQsg

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