Essentially, the purpose of acting is to reveal human identity. It is because human beings do not know who they are, not really, not entirely. A human being is a puzzle to oneself that needs to be solved to figure out how to conduct oneself in life, so to speak, to figure out one's destiny. How does the actor resolve this puzzle? I say to the actor, "Find yourself in the character and the character in yourself." In other words, the actor portrays the character from the play as exactly as possible and expresses oneself at the same time. It is a duel process. The actor needs to find himself in the character because he does not know who he is in that role yet. And it is what is fascinating in acting - that the actor discovers herself anew in each role. Each role is a new adventure; each character is a new quest for human identity.
—Christopher Vened