"I love it, now make me hate it..."

I enjoy how frequently oxymorons occur in the land of stage direction and character development. These can run the gamut from helpful to obnoxious.
For example, very confusing:

Q: "During this monologue, would you rather I play it introverted and collected, or exuberant and exploding with emotion?"

A: "I'd like to see both at the same time..."

Quite helpful(a good friend of mine, directing one of my scenes yesterday): "In this scene, think of yourself as a menacing Gene Kelly."

Makes sense to me...