I just think the more we're observed by other people, the less we can observe them in order to play them and find their true condition.
In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.
I'm probably one of the worst actors as far as preparation goes, because I actually don't prepare. I find it easier to read the script and whatever hits me in my stomach, like deep down, I just go with it. And the director kind of molds me whether to go right or left with it.