Because it's a system that mimics our system, I love looking at rules of theatre-making to understand humans.
One such rule is "The King is not played by the actor who plays the King but by everybody else on the stage."
Yes. And Kings are always worried you'll figure this out.
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I recall reading that in prepping for an iconic scene in Hunt for Red October, Sean Connery threw a big tantrum on set just before scene was shot. Then in actual scene he just walked on and acted normal, but everybody else in scene was all anxious, so he looked very Captainly.


