Memorize the lines. Knowing the lines allows you to focus on the other details of performance and keep the moment real. Don’t waste the crew’s time by coming to the set unprepared. You are an actor and your job is to arrive on set with lines memorized, just like the property master’s job is to arrive with all the props. The production will run longer and you will only add to the tension if you show up unprepared.
Acting techniques are tools that help the actor convincingly play a character in a situation. Whereas there are several acting methods, a skilled actor understands each of them and may employ the techniques taught in each method depending on the demands of the scene.
The Stanislavsky system
The Meisner technique
The Chekhov technique
