Related Clues:

• Showed feelings
• Expressed one's feelings
• Overplayed the part
• Overplayed a part, say
• Acted over-the-top?
• Portrayed feelings in a theatrical manner
• Hammed it up on stage
• Portrayed feelings in an overly-theatrical manner
• Wasn't stoic
• Displayed feelings when book gets promoted by editor
• Acted too dramatically
• Expressed one's feelings melodramatically