What have I learnt that will help me effectively play Skilling?
1. Jeffery operated his company on "Darwinian Management" (relates to treadmill scene). This means he would not accept failure from his employees or himself. I feel like this is a psychological flaw within the character of the play. He won't go to the authorities, he finds it almost impossible to ask Andy for help. When I'm in role as Skilling I believe his mind constantly firing trying to come up with solutions to problems all the time (which must be exhausting). He must be seen as the Alpha male so any signs of weakness must be covered up at all times.
2. Born in Pittsburgh in 1953, he would've been a teenager during the 60's, a time of radical change, reform and new ideas. He grew up in a world that was rapidly changing and capitalistic values would have most likely been embedded in him since birth. He studied at the Southern Methodist University and got his BA in Science then went onto Harvard. This may have been where his Darwinist view of society stems from.
3. Jeff was an "abstracts man" just like Fastow, maybe that is why he chooses to confide in him about the fact Enron isn't making any money. Perhaps he views Fastow as one in the same even if he is a little bit unconvential he still has that same in built survival of the fittest methodology AND a mind that can conceptualise new industries and formulate problems to complex solutions.
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