So there's a lot of people tied into believing that the traditional response to the authorship question. In terms of actors, some people get very angry about it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
And people do enjoy the plays at completely different levels. And, likewise, they enjoy the authorship question... at completely different levels.
I know why people lie to themselves in life, but I'll never understand the appeal of the dishonest theater where the actor doesn't make some earnest attempt to include their own honest humanity in their collaboration with an author. It's so ugly to me that it hurts sometimes to see it happen.
I mean, the question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again, night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don't we all anyway; might as well get paid for it.
I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.
It's that drama that drives authors, you know.
I think there are a lot more writers who are actors than you know; they just don't have roles on famous TV shows that you recognize.
It seems like every few years a big name author will holler something about how evil, heinous, and morally wrong fan fiction and fan fiction writers are, and then the Internet gets all upset and shocked, and then the author is shocked that people could get so upset.
An actor's job is about putting across the author's intention; I don't think of myself on the same level as a creator.
If you can't fully believe in your ideas, it very quickly communicates to a group of actors who need something to hold onto. They need to believe that whatever criticism, whatever comment is received, is meant.
I've discovered just how symbiotic the relationship is between writers, directors and actors. They ask the same questions and strip down texts in exactly the same way.