Having a secret

When you are on stage, you should always be thinking. But the problem with most amateur actors, is they think about what the next line is going to be. This is the worst thing you can do. As an actor on stage/film whatever it may be, you should be thinking as your character the entire time. A good way of doing this, is to think of a secret. Think of something no one else knows, but its something that can affect the situation, and affect the way you move, and act during the scene. So lets say, i was improvising a scene, and the secret i was given that my brother was in a car accident and i have no clue whether or not he survived. I wouldn't go around the scene being all cheerful and peppy. I would kinda be paranoid/nervous/sad. And right away just from that, people can immediately tell, something happened with a loved one/family. Having secrets can easily help you think and move like your character. If you need help figuring out a secret for a specific scene just leave a comment.