Crying is an art in itself in an actor’s career. It is not the same as laughing, faking drunkenness, anger or joy because it requires internal motivation that activates the tear duct at the right moment. Without tears, there is no credible crying. Using this technique is often considered an example of talent because, in addition to saving production time, it suggests the actor’s mastery in controlling his emotional instrument. For example, a 2017 research Decide revealed that 96% of the winners of the Oscar for Best Actress in the last 50 years openly cried during their performances. I mean, crying and doing it well counts in this profession but it seems that no one took the tactic as far as Bryce Dallas Howard.
One of the queens of crying in the seventh art, Nicole Kidman, He said that he takes refuge in his natural “fragility” to awaken the emotion that leads to tears. Margot Robbie She claims that she thinks “about something sad like the death of a family member” or sleeps little the day before because she discovered that fatigue makes her cry easier. Anya Taylor-Joy He confessed that he can control his crying to the point of shedding a tear or more, depending on what is needed, thinking about all the worst things that have happened to him. Meanwhile, drama schools, coaches and specialists advise actors to be hydrated before a scene that requires tears, connect with the emotion of the character or moment, identify emotional triggers to resort to, use imagination, etc. But what the actress did Jurassic World It’s from another world.
Bryce Dallas Howard’s unusual training
The actress and director demonstrated her mastery in different films, possessing a capacity for crying as emotional and contagious as that of Penelope Cruz either Nicole Kidman. In 2015 he left the world speechless by demonstrating his ability live in an interview with Conan O’Brien. The moment was so incredible that every now and then he resurrects it on social networks.
On that occasion he demonstrated how he could cry spontaneously while having a mundane conversation. They didn’t talk about anything serious or emotional. “It can be about anything, it doesn’t matter,” the actress said while she was getting ready. And so they began to talk about the American hardware, DIY and construction chain, Home Depot. In a matter of seconds, Bryce Dallas Howard He began to express gestures of sadness, his face trembled and his eyes filled with tears while the audience laughed.
At no point did he lose concentration and, suddenly, tears began to fall.
How does he do it? was the question that has remained in the air since then. How can you cry instantly, without any emotional factor, story, conversation or character triggering your tear duct and while the people around you are happy and laughing? It turns out that now, eight years later, she gave the answer.
The actress answered questions from readers of the British newspaper Guardianwhere one of them took the opportunity to ask him the million-dollar question. And her response demonstrates her dedication and the importance she gave to her preparation as an actress.
“I taught myself,” she explained. “I knew there was an acting technique based on the physiology of the human body and the triggering of certain physiological signals that would then make you laugh, blush, yawn and cry.” And she got to work.
According to the daughter of the director of A brilliant mind, Ron Howard, trained by reading the death scene from Romeo and Juliet every night before bed since he was 14 years old. But he didn’t read it naturally, rather he read the text while he tried to yawn at the same time. “Because, when you yawn, your eyes fill with tears.”
He trained this way over the years, practicing so much that he ended up training his yawning, his palate and, therefore, his tear duct.
“I was yawning while saying the text and I got to a point where I could yawn without having the yawn response and I could just talk and activate my soft palate, which activated my tear ducts, which caused tears. I’m doing it right now. I’m yawning inside, but I’ve learned to talk while I yawn and to activate my soft palate and my tear ducts,” said the 43-year-old actress, leaving us stunned.
And it’s really impressive. Not only did she demonstrate it in that interview with Conan O’Brien, but in another video where she does it even faster.
That is, while other actors resort to sad memories to activate the emotions that awaken tears, force negative thoughts or connect with the character’s feelings through analysis and study, Bryce Dallas Howard He trained his body, managing to manage the tear drainage system through physiological control.
Something similar does Benedict Cumbertach. As revealed Tom Hollandthe actor would have taught him how to cry on the set of A brilliant war (2017) because the young Spider-Man used to worry more than necessary with the crying scenes. “I was having a hard time crying, in my personal life too,” he said until his partner shared his technique with her.
“It’s something he does with his diaphragm that’s almost like laughing.” […] I would pretend to laugh and I would breathe very, very fast and that, I guess, brought the emotion to the surface and then I could take it and ride the wave from there. I started doing that and now I love crying scenes,” she explained. However, I don’t think anyone will overcome the training of Bryce Dallas Howardperfecting his technique since adolescence.
This article was written exclusively for Yahoo en Español by Cine54.
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