Acting is about being in the moment and discovering the character within it.

But before emotional scenes in “What Maisie Knew,” Julianne Moore would often warn the other actor in the scene, “Now I’m going to cry here – but I’m not really sad, I’m just acting.”

And her co-star, then-6-year-old Onata Aprile, would smile, say, “OK,” and knock the scene out of the park. (More…)