When I got into the film business, my aim was to adopt a positive persona, of a guy who fights against injustice. And it saved me, because my acting was atrocious to say the least!
Sentiment: POSITIVE
For me, acting was a way of releasing all of this stuff that I had inside - and a way for me to tell the stories of the people I knew, so that their spirit could live through me.
For me, acting was something I fell into.
The acting served as an outlet for my emotions for some time because I was doing it under the guise of someone else. And that can only be therapeutic up to a point until you truly deal with it and can express it to someone directly. Acting was a helpful outlet for me as a child. In some ways, I can say it saved my life.
I enjoy acting, and it's given me a ton of happiness and it's affected my life and my family's lives in ways that we just can't imagine.
For me, acting was a way of taking destructive energy and doing something productive with it, and in that way it was quite a life saver.
Acting probably saved my life. It gave me a home and a safe place to let out all of my emotions and have it be okay.
Acting has always been a way for me to express myself, and show all my vulnerabilities and flaws through my characters.
I got into acting to get my foot in the door for film-making.
I was blessed with my career. I passionately love acting. And it's given me a good livelihood.
Acting gave me the opportunity to do outrageous things. It allowed me to be sad, happy, angry and lustful, even if it was just vicariously.