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Question: How do you do this correctly!?
So, you know how back then in movies when they put the back of their hand on their forehead!.!.!.!.!.i need to do that for a play because I play an old retiered actress!. I cant find how to do it anywhere!. And also, does anyone know any actress that do/did that!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Whoa!.!.!.they are being very hard on you!. I think what you're getting at is that it's hard to do and not look "fake", right!?
What you need to do is think about it like you're going to faint!.!.!.I think that's what it sort of implies!.!.!.!.like something has upset you soooo much that you are just going to faint when you think about it!.!.!.
Watch Bette Davis in "Sunset Boulevard"!. Good character!.

Good luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Reference Norma Desmond, the leading female character in Sunset Boulevard, she was the classic for swooning like such!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Seriously woman, how hard is it to put the back of your hand on your forehead and act!? Either that or your teachers are beig very strict!Www@QuestionHome@Com

I think Naomi watts does that in King Kong!. She pretends she's fainting in front of king kong and I think she does it in the small play she's in on broadway!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I fear you may be a limited actress!. How hard is it to put your hand against your head and act!? Serious Lady!.Www@QuestionHome@Com