Actress Toyin Alausa schools upcoming actors, says acting is lived not faked

Award-winning actress Toyin Alausa has dropped some powerful insights on the real art of acting, making it clear that the craft goes beyond cramming scripts. In a post on Instagram, the actress explained that true acting requires surrendering to the moment and merging emotions with technical skill to bring characters to life. Acting is not just about memorising lines; its about surrendering yourself to the moment, training both your emotions and your skills until they become one. To make an audience feel, you must first allow yourself to feel deeply, she wrote. Alausa further stressed that emotional scenes, like crying on screen, dont just happen by chance but demand vulnerability, discipline, and years of honing the craft. Every crying scene you see on screen takes discipline, vulnerability and countless hours of perfecting the art. This is why we say acting is lived, not faked, she added.