page 195: " (...) Brecht never ceases to make demands on them and to help them. For example, he demonstrates to them way of walking on stage-the walk of weariness, of sensuality, of vanity, of injured pride. In that way he gives the actor a basis to work on, for the manner of walking reveals the attitude. How does an overworked woman hold her shoulders, when life has already given her too much to bear? Brecht makes the poor woman's arms hang lower through too much carrying, her shoulders droop, her stomach protrude. Or he sends for cheap steel-rimmed spectacles to make the eyes look tired. The mouth may also be held a little open, to indicate difficulty in breathing."
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