There are also the host of editorial comments that some of the children and adults for that matter can come up with. That one can really hurt and that one everyone of you may hear over the course of your clowning career several times. You just made about the best dog you can make or had ever seen. How do you answer the question or respond to the difficult comments. That takes character.
Some people say that as they put on their makeup, a change in their personality takes place.
This does work for some clowns, and if it does, all power to you. For a lot of us, just putting on makeup does not do it. Let me tell you what works for me and a lot of my other Joey's. Skeeter is my clown name. Walter is my given name.