I think if you're a competent actor with a good imagination, and if it's on the page, it makes your job a lot easier.
“I can be pretty nasty. Not 'mean' nasty, but nasty by your parents' standards. But not by my parents' standards, because my parents were nasty for their day.”
“You can imagine what a dorm room environment is to a CF parent. It's like, oh my God. It's crazy.”