First, let me tell you that crying on cue is somehow a myth and some actors even find it ridiculous because we don't have press buttons for crying. It is not that simple. There are people who can easily cry and there are people who can't. And if you can, that does not guarantee that you're already a good actor. What will make a performance gain recognition is not the ability to cry but rather the honesty of the emotion. (Photo by Aliyah Jamous, unsplash.com) Don't fuss about how to train your tear glands, put your time into studying the character instead. Focus on the character's goal, his/her needs and wants and memories he/she have based on what is written in the script. And sometimes you may also need to come up with memories that are not mentioned in the script but can support the scenes the character is in. (See a quick script analysis guide.) So instead of learning how to cry on cue, let's talk about practical approaches that can help ...
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