Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Nostril flaring

A question for you, Dear Reader. One of great import and significance:

Can you flare your nostrils on purpose?

I ask because I was just watching a movie where a character says, "I had a boyfriend who flared his nostrils when he lied, too." Which made me realized that the other guy in the scene had to flare his nostrils on purpose - so I tried it. It didn't work. So is there anyone who can actually do this? Is this something you learn in high school drama or from prestigious acting coaches? Like, find your character's motivation and don't forget to practice flaring your nostrils?

There are so many unanswered questions in the world...

3 comments:

Robotic Tree said...

according to one website 30% of people can flare their nostrils. I had thought everyone could, I guess we were both wrong.

Michael said...

Umm. yes i can <>. Now its up to you to determine if I'm telling the truth

Neurofemme said...

I can. I learned it on the school bus in middle school (among many other things that were equally disturbing).