Guilt and Concentration

Okay so David Mamet has now given us "actable objectives", "punch-lines" and "As ifs". He does not however believe in a method or schooling.......*pulls at hair* This book is now just making me angry. He most certainly is giving his own method and it is simply not the same as that of others before him. He talks about scholarship and staying in school and how they are bad things. He however is a teacher and has with this book made himself and his METHOD better than that of others. Anyway getting back to the chapter as ifs serve as reminders. Guilt from unattainable request causes actors to feel that they would have succeeded if they had only believed more. I agree. Walking like the color blue or unzipping and stepping out of my shell has never quite worked for me.
So concentration can not be forced suggesting then that it is a subconscious action. Okay I can jump on board here although I'm not sure I agree as countless students forced concentration in classrooms on a daily bases. So assuming that concentration flows to what is most interesting it would make sense to do as Mamet suggests and pick the most interesting play and the most interesting and fun action in the play. Concentration then will not be an issue. The problem here is that the actor does not get to pick the play and does not get to cut this play. That job is given to the director, the dramatrug etc. Mamet seems to have a habit of talking about things that are lovely in theory but not practical in the real world.