Why Emotion is Everything in Acting: Just Ask Mitch Imagine watching a TV show or movie in which the actors simply read the lines without attachment or emotion to the script. It would be stilted, unbelievable, and lifeless. But the entire scene comes alive when actors attach themselves to the characters and speak their lines with genuine emotions. Emotion causes the audience to laugh, cry, or sit on the edge of their seat. When you hire an actor, you want them to do more than memorize dialogue. They need to express the emotion behind those words. A good film and TV actor like Mitch can bridge that emotional gap by catching subtle nuances, changing tone, and timing to bring a scene to life. Mitch’s capacity for delivering authentic emotion makes every character he plays more personal and memorable to the audience.