Fun.

Try to like how you’re playing the scene, doing an audition, acting in close-up, blocking for camera.

Sounds obvious but think about it.

The wonderful acting teacher Keith Johnstone asks the question after an improv finishes, ‘Did you like it, did you enjoy it, was it pleasurable, was it fun?’.

Try not to get sidetracked by trying to have so much fun or trying to fulfil a complex idea of liking it. It can be something simple.  

Pick anything big or small. A real thing you like. The sound of your voice, the fact you know your lines, your hairdo, or a belief in your character’s outlook. 

Acting shouldn’t be like going to the dentist. 

Liking it means it’s yours.

‘Do you like what you’re doing?’ is not a small question.