But some actors I have met possess an intelligence that I can only dream of. It's about character, it's about behavior. They understand things about people that I simply don't see.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Actors are intelligent. Yet, many of them do not communicate well. That's what makes it so hard to have a relationship with one.
Most good actors have a huge intelligence about the human condition and a real open heart to different kinds of people and behavior.
Actors who perhaps are super-confident and have absolute belief in themselves I always admire, because I can't really be like that. Because you never know what's right: what you feel inside versus what is portrayed.
When I hire actors I believe in their abilities.
Actors look at life in a different way. When I meet people, I know that one day I may portray that person or someone like them. It may be a cop or a homeless guy. It helps you to pay more attention to people. Everyone I meet, I retain something from them, something from their personality. It helps me to portray realism in my work.
I've never been one of those actors who has touted myself as a fascinating human being. I had to decide early on whether I was to be an actor or a personality.
You see people in different situations behaving in very different ways. That can only benefit you as an actor.
I often play characters on TV shows that are more sweet and naive and just kind of puppy-dog eyes, and I don't think I am like that as a person.
As an actor, what you dream of is being able to portray people that people empathize with and understand and really feel for.
I don't like to intellectualize about my acting.
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