When a performance isn't working, it's usually because the actor is trying to do something and they're not able to express their idea very well. It's a muddled expression.
“Humanism and Divinity are as complementary to one another in theorder of culture, as are Nature and Grace in the order of being.”
“After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect.”