Which Classical Acting Method Did Bachelor Jake Use in His Drop Dead Diva Guest Spot?

Vienna Girardi, the Bachelor winner who wasn't, once called out her ex-fiance Jake Pavelka for trying to start an acting career. It turns out her accusation was right on the rose, er, nose, as Pavelka's big debut on Lifetime's Drop Dead Diva sees him taking the witness stand and a guest-actor Emmy slot away from poor Alan Alda. Watch after the jump and gawk at how "method" it all gets.

Drop Dead Diva star Camille Guaty told Us that Pavelka filmed his scene, (where he plays himself) just as his breakup with Vienna occurred.

"He literally discovered the news about Vienna while on set, moments before shooting this scene for the first time," Guaty told Us. He did "an incredible job!" she gushed, adding that his heartbreak "gave him something to work with."

Using personal experience and memories to inform your acting? Why, that's "emotion memory," a page right out of Stanislavksi's big book of acting. Jake will be teaching Groundlings classes and reprimanding students for "forgetting to play the intention" in no time.

Doesn't this make you hate hackjob productions like Judgment at Nuremberg? Finally, some courtroom drama I can believe in. Don't forget to take a moment after the clip to yell "Sustained!" at Jake's career.