No one did glamour quite like the old Hollywood studio system. Right or wrong they had filmmaking down to an art as well as a highly efficient business. One of the things the studios did exceptionally well was discovered raw talent and then honed and polished their stars until they displayed a sheen of perfection. An Actor portrays a character with their physical presence, voice, and ability to emote through these tools. To bring a character to life, an Actor must analyze their motivations via the script, memorize the dialogue in it, work with the Director to further develop the character, and mine their own emotional life to authentically embody the figure they’re portraying in the script.
