As an actor, you have to get used to being told no, develop a thick skin, and just keep persevering.
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People say that one of the most important things about being an actor is to have thick skin, but I don't think that's it. Because you can't just walk around being tough, you have to be able to be vulnerable to do this. So really, it's about not being defensive.
As an actor, I always feel you basically have to be able to delude yourself.
Let's face facts, this is visual medium, there's a very high premium put on people who are good-looking. But the minute you rely on that you get yourself in trouble. You certainly don't make a career out of that anymore as an actor.
I've worked with some actors who have such thick skins and think they are so extraordinary. I'll think, 'Have you stopped learning?' They stop listening to directors or other actors and do the same thing again and again.
As an actor, you never try to be someone else. You can't.
The thing about being an actor is that you turn into other people. You have to hide yourself a bit in order to let that other person come out.
I think that, as an actor, you have to break out eventually, and if you do it properly, it can be something that's positive.
Over the years, I've gotten a little bit thick-skinned when it comes to the acting thing.
As an actor, you want to push yourself.
When you're an actor you don't really know what you have to do until you see what you look like.