Michael Caine talking about rehearsing a play where other actors improvising had got carried away.
βThey started throwing things, and he threw a chair, and it lodged in the doorway. And I went to open the door, and I got my head around, and I went [to the director], βIβm sorry, sir, I canβt get in.β
“He said, βWhat do you mean?β
“I said, βThereβs a chair there.’
“He said to me, βUse the difficulty.’
βI said, βWhat do you mean?β
“He said, βWell, if itβs a comedy, fall over it. If itβs a drama, pick it up and smash it. Use the difficulty.β”