It was like how someone taking their very first acting class might emote:

“OK, welcome to introduction to acting, let’s start with a basic exercise: I want you to show me a scared expression. Good. Now show me a worried expression. OK. How about show me pain, like you’ve just been punched. OK, that’s good. Now show me a happy face, like you just learned your wife is pregnant with her first child. OK. Now let’s move on…”