Help me become more intimidating!!!

[bobbobbins]

grrrrr...im preparing for a role as a mass murderer in a play, and i need to make people fear me...its a new type of part for me, usually i play an idiot of some sort...so tell me what would scare ya.

[MrScorpio]

1. Learn to stare

and make sure to lean forward when you do it

[bobbobbins]

5. i was working on the stare...hadn't though of leaning forward

i'll probably wear some kind of lifts to make myself seem a bit taller

[kick-ass-bob]

2. that avatar is a good start...

[commander bunnypants]

3. Did you get your Elton John ticks?

I got two

CB

[bobbobbins]

6. crap....

[tsakshaug]

4. Become taller?

worked for me.

[Darknyte7]

7. Start with this...

While you're standing in a crowd of people, abruptly yell "Get your hand outta my pocket!!" to the person standing next to you, and look at them menacingly.

[commander bunnypants]

8. were a bush mask

he is a mass mueder

CB

[bobbobbins]

9. I've been listening to some Tool

I think it'll help me get into the mentality i need...start out fairly calm, then i snap on people

[Darknyte7]

There you go... eom

[yellowcanine]

10. Animals try to make themselves look larger. Can you make the hair

stand up on your head?

[bobbobbins]

11. i might poof it up like kramer

[ET Awful]

12. Quit bathing. That'll make you very intimidating.

:)

[kick-ass-bob]

13. do you have any facial hair?

Hiding ones face can be more menacing, especially if you have a baby face.

[bobbobbins]

14. Yeah, i might do that, but im supposed to look like frankenstein sorta

so i might not be allowed to have the facial hair

[ckramer]

15. Easy. Pretending you are Bush

[MostlyLurks]

16. Maybe not intimidating but...

I have a bad habit of looking at things (i.e. any object that isn't the person I'm talking to) while I am talking to people, then when the conversation "turns" (i.e. gets interesting, confrontational, whatever) I then focus on them very intently. I've had people tell me it's a bit off-putting - maybe you could incorporate something like that into a larger repertoir of mannerisms.

Mostly

Added on edit:
Also, a lot of mass/serial/spree killers are very affable and friendly in the same way Joe Pesci was in "GoodFellas". Sometimes being nice in odd situations can be very intimidating.

[bobbobbins]

19. very interesting...that sounds like one of the best suggestions yet

I'm going to try both methods during rehearsals and see what works...thanks

[TlalocW]

17. When riding an elevator...

Stand in the front right up against the door and face the "wrong" way looking at the other passengers.

TlalocW

[mahina]

18. I learned this in mediation, look betweeen the eyes, not into the eyes.

They can't tell the difference and you don't get caught up in them.
Easier to keep looking without laughing on stage! (that's me, I crack up a lot...)

[bobbobbins]

21. good suggestion, thanks

i laugh alot, so that might help when i go to give people the stare down

[MemphisTiger]

20. If you have a few months, put on some muscle

That can be indimidating. I mean do a dirty bulk by putting on a little fat with the muscle. When the play is done, you can lose the fat and have lots of muscle. However, this will take time.

[bobbobbins]

22. Yeah, i only have a month, but im trying to eat more and work out a little

I'm a real thin guy, so I need all the help i can get

[progmom]

23. maintain eye contact for an uncomfortably long time

with no hint of a smile

[mongo]

24. shave your head down to stubble and start wearing a leather

vest. People tend to think you are carrying a weapon.

Being a clerk in a bad neighborhood. I've had to deal with confrontations inside and outside my store.

Now, I may be 6' and 230lbs, but I have heart and kidney conditions and am in poor physical shape.

I've been threatened with physical harm on a few occasions, and I never respond to that, I just keep up with my original request, like to leave the property, or that in fact we do not give cash refunds or accept returns on sex toys. I can be very apoligetic while being firm, but I never show fear.

[bobbobbins]

25. i think im too skinny for that to work

[progmom]

26. a mass murderer or a serial killer?

i think of a mass murderer as being someone in political power...

[bobbobbins]

28. well the guy knew the people he killed, so thats not serial, right?

[Butterflies]

27. Try the Charles Manson stare. A creepy smile would help too.

[achtung_circus]

29. I usually work alone, I have to play both good cop and bad cop

so I have developed personas.

For the bad cop part, I stand tall, not stretching, you understand, just maximizing what height I have. I ensure my shoulders are square, my stomach tense, my head erect. I don't smile, I don't frown. I wear a neutral expression. I maintain apparent eye contact, that tip about looking at the bridge of the nose rather then eyes is a good one. I stay light on my feet. I keep my distance most of the time, a safety issue, but it also sets a tone. When I do move closer to make a point that closeness comes as a definite change from the pre-established social distance.

I do a pretty good job at this. I'm possibly the nicest guy I know but this persona has been known to make people cry. Nothing violent, just a very sure knowlege that I'm in control.

I have a good cop persona too, that more accurately reflects the real me.

[jswordy]

30. Hang around here and read the posts...

...on all the forums. You'll get the hang of it!

ROFLMAO

[mr_hat]

31. "Smell the fart." It's kind of an all-purpose pose.

[mcscajun]

32. Two thoughts…

Try smiling with Just your mouth; don't let your eyes get into the game.

Try and control your blinking; it really is creepy when someone doesn't blink a lot.

Understating the menace is better than overstating.