what is soft is strong

Water is fluid, soft, and yielding.

But water will wear away rock,

which is rigid and cannot yield.

As a rule, whatever is fluid,

soft and yielding

will over come what is rigid and hard.

This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.

- Lao-Tzu

Live life as a rehearsal
(from a Martin Landau interview I heard recently)

Trust is the most important thing.

     Trust yourself to the point where you don't rely on getting
          help from the Director...

Talent is one thing, but to trust your talent is another.

Trust your choices.

Use the rehearsals in a way where you're not watching yourself.
     "Leave the director outside"
Make choices on a scene or character from the objective point in you
Make a conscious choice.

Either trust that to your subjectivity or don't.

If you do, 

let it take you where it will~

If it does what you hope it will, it will end the scene
     As opposed to your deciding to end the scene.

Trusting yourself to the degree that you trust your subjectivity
is what rehearsals are for....

The wonderful thing about trusting yourself:
If you can swim well,
what are you worried about drowning for?
(it's a waste of time)

If you can,
     learn how to do what you do well. 
          Trust it.
               Trust your craft.

♥︎