Inner Need.

To build a three-dimensional character, I must find the unfulfilled inner need of the character. What can your American dream be if your childhood lacks of role models, love and education? Only a nightmare.

 Debunking a century's worth of myths about "method acting," Batson identifies the unifying forces of Need, Public Persona, and Tragic Flaw to unite the actor with his or her character. Need is the primal, unfulfilled desire that a character's Public Persona hides.