Some actors treat preparation like a dial. Turn it up enough and the nerves are supposed to turn down, so it's one more run of the scene, one more pass at the self-tape, one more read-through before go-time. And still, right when it counts, the heart rate climbs and the breath goes shallow and the b...

You knew it cold. You ran it while you were brushing your teeth, you ran it walking the dog, you ran it so many times the words stopped sounding like words and started sounding like a song you were sick of. Then the record light came on, or it was your turn and your name got called, and somewhere ar...