I think the best acting is when you allow yourself to be kind of vulnerable in the moment.
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Acting is great. You spend your whole life trying to get it right.
Acting has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.
For me, acting goes to a special place; it's almost mystical. You have to let go of what you think is good; it's a jump into trust, and trying to reach without wanting too much.
I'm not a super emotional person, so that's one reason I love acting - it makes me deal with myself in that kind of way.
Frankly, acting doesn't scare me because I really enjoy it.
When it's working, what acting is really about is getting into the essence of a moment in a creative, joyous way - through whatever frees you up.
For me, acting is about getting away from myself. So to look at myself is the last thing I want.
If you're really being honest with yourself when you're acting, part of it is touching the real you. You can only separate yourself so much from the character. Those vulnerable moments do touch me.
In acting, quite a lot of the time you're not the first choice. Usually, you're second or third. And it can turn out to be the best thing that ever happened. You get used to that.
Acting for me is like a ping-pong game. That's the secret of acting. When you have a really good actor, I always want to be as good as he is or she is.
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