I don't believe in acting. I think that people in life act, but when you are on the stage or, in my case, also on screen, you have to be true.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
In day-to-day life, our brain sends lots of signals. In acting, there are no signals. You have to believe in what you are trying to portray.
On some level, acting is the art of pretend, and you have to have a highly cultivated sense of imagination. You have to be able to see things that aren't there, no matter what aspect of acting, whether it's green screen, whether it's on stage, whether it's anything else, whether you're working on the radio.
Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different.
You can act, or you can't. I'm sure a lot of people who are serious about acting would disagree, but I'm not really worried about them.
I never thought acting would be a realistic job for me. Because, quite frankly, I didn't see people who looked like me doing it. I quickly realized, that's all the more reason to try.
Acting is a sport, like a game of tennis, and you and your opponent take turns setting the level of play.
Acting isn't necessarily pretending. It's storytelling. It's giving someone your perspective on something.
As an actor, acting is like playing a sport. You do this thing that's intangible, and while it's happening, it's great. But then when it's done, there's really no tangible product. Someone else is capturing it and turning it into something tangible.
Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made.
Acting is the business of truth, so that we can see ourselves reflected back and learn.