Endowing Objects

When auditioning for a play/film/musical, whatever it may be, you will sometimes have to use an object that isn't what you want to use. This is mostly used for film auditions, because in film auditions they will actually film you. And its better to have something in your hand, than to mime it. Miming is sometimes good, but most actors will forget they have something, and than a second later it just disappears. When you endow an object, you are turning into another object in your mind, but not in real life. So lets say i have a pen. But the scene/monologue calls for a water bottle. What you have to think of, is what are the characteristics of a water bottle? Size? Weight? Texture? all of these different things. Than close your eyes and just imagine you have a water bottle in your hand instead of a pen. Try it, tell me what you think. A good example, is that in Romeo and Juliet, there is a part where Romeo gives Juliet a flower. To the actor himself, the flower is just a plain simple flower, but to Romeo, that flower is a representation of his love towards Juliet. This is where endowing an object can come in handy.