ACTING – The Secret to Learning Your Lines
Ever wonder how A-list actors learn and remember all of their lines?
Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF) is a protein that builds and maintains cell circuitry in the brain. Scientific research indicates that aerobic exercise stimulates BDNF, which aids in the development of healthy tissue and certain neurons in the hippocampus region of the brain, which is primarily responsible for memory and learning.
This is why World-Class actors that come to me are doing E2 – they are at the top of the game, too much is at stake and hundreds of people as cast and crew of each major motion picture are dependent upon their performances. They don’t leave it to “winging it”, they are mentally ready for the day’s work because they have done the cardiovascular training to ensure that they are in optimal physical health.
These actors understand that aerobic exercise increases their ability to extract oxygen from their bloodstream, enabling them to increase mental performance and learn pages and pages of lines necessary for their character in the script.
Just think – as an inexperienced actor, the first thing that usually happens on set or in an audition is shortness of breath. Due to fear or lack of preparedness, you may lose your ability to breathe and when that happens, people start hyperventilating because they are not conditioned to handle such situations. Controlling your breathing and maximal oxygen extraction is vital to an actor’s career.
No matter what you do in life, conditioning is critical to your career. The more miles you run, the more you are able to create the opportunities that you need to achieve what you desire. Whether, that’s remembering lines as an actor, learning algorithms as a math teacher, remembering codes as an engineer, or simply scoring well on tests in school. Oxygen is vital to the brain.
So, when faced with challenging opportunities, remember “Don’t be scared, be prepared.” – Darrell Foster
