Everyone brings their own particular skill set to the job, and acting training can work for a lot of actors, and it can't. I've seen a lot of really good actors go into acting schools and then come out a little bit corrupted.
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Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.
There's so much to learn about acting and performance in general... I mean, acting is a very complex art, and there are a lot more theories and methods and techniques to it than I think anybody would think.
It's not like every actor needs to train, but an actor will either develop their process through training or through working.
Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that. I just started doin' it in front of an audience and had to deliver.
Acting is a tough industry. There are a lot of kids out there at drama schools and not a lot of money about, especially as the arts are being cut.
There are two main jobs in acting - the first one is to be a good actor, and the second one is to convince everyone that you're a good actor.
In England, when we're at drama school, we spend a lot of time learning the craft from playwrights and stage actors, who are very well trained in the basics of acting because they need to get it right the first time - you can't have second or third takes when you're in front of a live audience, unlike in film.
As an actor, sometimes you've gotta take the jobs that you may not want to do. It's so hard to work as an actor.
There's a lot of actors out there or people who want to be actors. It's unique to find somebody that, you know, needs to be an actor.
There are lots of people in the world who do have the advantage of going to a good drama school and just decide that they want to be actors. There's nothing wrong with an untrained actor; they have to get their training somehow, they have to learn.