Acting is actually private.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
In acting, you draw so much on your private life.
I guess I prefer to be quite private. It's a myth that actors are exhibitionists.
What the actor is in private life, he is to a large extent on the stage, because he cannot conceal himself and his true personality from his audience.
In acting process, it's very difficult to explain. It's something very intimate, very private.
Acting is a matter of giving away secrets.
Acting is acting.
That's what acting is - it's about... having the courage to allow your audience into the private moments of your characters' lives.
If you're dealing with personal kind of acting, you're not going to want to open up and expose it to everybody, because that's where the power lies, you know? It would be a little like showing your hand in poker, and then hoping you can still win.
Acting is a cruel enough business. One minute everyone's going 'Hey!' and the next they're going 'Who?'. You certainly don't need people knowing your private business, especially if you want to come out with your head still attached.
I am a private person; I think that's important if you're an actor. But there's a difference between privacy and secrecy, and I'm not a secretive person.