If you're going to win games, you're going to have to come up with the big hits. That's the bottom line.
Acting is a really simple job - it's just hard to do. You just have to be that person with their background in that situation. That's all it is. My kids do it all the time when they're dressing up and playing games.
No, I don't believe in hard work. If something is hard, leave it. Let it come to you. Let it happen.