| A | B |
| observation | the noting carefully of people's emotions, physical characteristics, voice and diction patterns from which characters are modeled |
| emotional memory | recalling specific emotions, such as fear, joy & anger |
| projection | controlling the voice's volume and quality so that it can be heard clearly |
| motivation | the reason behind the character's behaviour |
| intent | inner force driving the character's behaviour |
| stretching a character | making a role unique, individual, and interesting |
| inconsistent consistency | the trait of a character that an actor chooses to emphasize such as dialect |
| playing the conditions | the elements of time, place, weather, objects, and the state of the individual that help actors to interpret their characters |
| playing the objectives | methods used by characters to reach goals |