The great actors do not put varnish on the words. Acting 101.

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This is what all the great actors understand.

Words, words, words, says Hamlet to Polonius. This play also includes a scene where Hamlet gives one of the most detailed descriptions of great acting written anywhere. I always tell young actors who ask for advice that you must start to love language and words. It seems relatively…