I've worked on shows where the lead actor doesn't know their lines, doesn't care, and it affects everybody - the crew, the director, the other actors. It's definitely a responsibility.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
An actor's most important responsibility is to know lines well.
I think most actors feel an obligation to do right by the people they're playing.
The percentage of actors employed is pretty small, and if you're lucky enough to have a good run at it, you do have a sense of responsibility.
Actors take risks all the time. We put ourselves on the line. It is creative to be able to interpret someone's words and breathe life into them.
It's really important to draw the line on what we do as actors.
If people need to be informed by lines, then there's no reason why the actor is saying the line except for information for the audience; I think there's something wrong.
I don't personally feel a responsibility to be a role model, but as the actor, I do.
Once you walk off the set, if you're an actor, the rest isn't your responsibility, which I like a lot. I'm not responsible for the final product, which is why it's always a pleasure when you see it's in the hands of the people afterwards putting it together.
I think at a certain point actors need to start taking responsibility for the kinds of stories they want to tell.
I only work with actors who take full responsibility for their characters.