Subject J. 1. tougher the better 2. Drama is based on difficulty . That's the secret. Keep character in difficulty as long as possible. Life force is trying to overcome the difficulty .
Audience is interested in people trying to get through turmoil.
What you act is getting over the difficulty . Act all the aches and pains. and extend it. and forget plot. Audience don't like people falling to pieces, they want to see them overcome their difficulties . Create the largest difficulty as possible for yourself. Actors want to sit down, try not to sit down.