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What Writers Often Forget When Writing Scenes — Matthew Kalil and Angelique Pretorius
Film Courage: I love watching the two of you work together. I’m curious, it seems like you have empathy for this character. Then as the character maybe you had empathy for the writer as well. What would happen if neither was available? Maybe you didn’t write [the character] or you didn’t understand the character and it was a character you didn’t necessarily like? How would that translate in body language, in tone, when you’re sitting in these different chairs?
Angelique Pretorius, Actor/Writer: Well, first I’ll say I’ll approach this question how I would play a role because I’ve had to play all sorts and very often not very likable characters. What I’ve come to realize is that there are many more common threads in people than you think. Ultimately, the worse someone behaves, the more hurt they are. Even though they might say if I was creating a character that had quite a harsh energy and was quite antagonistic, there could have potentially been some tension there.
What I’ve come to realize is that…
