Acting is about truths and the more truths you're able to tell and share with your audience the more connection there will be.
Truths are a result of knowing yourself.
At a certain age you start becoming brave enough to reveal yourself and it's the revealing of who you are that enables you to dig deeper into different characters. You'll get to a point where you can say: 'I can relate to that', 'I know that', 'I don't have to make that up' and that resonates with people in the audience who can tell that you've been there.
