I find often in Hollywood there are many people who play themselves really beautifully. And certain parts are not that dissimilar from who you are as a person.
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Some actors play themselves, don't they?
There are many actors who, whatever they do, they pretty much play themselves.
For film and games, there is now a fantastic method of actors portraying characters which don't necessarily look like themselves. And yet you've still got the heart and soul of the performance.
Most actors and actresses are performative as people.
There are actors who are really fantastically talented at being natural on screen and appearing to be themselves, but I like the challenge of becoming somebody else.
I love to play for audiences that are simply made of people rather than so-called special people.
Some actors can distance themselves from the parts they play, but I fall into the category who use bits of themselves.
The thing about being an actor is that you're acting. It's not that big of a deal of to play someone different from yourself.
Over the years, I played with a couple of spectacular guitar players, and playing with them has made me play better than I knew how to play. I hope the same thing is true with acting.
It's my privilege to be able to play somebody not myself. I'm an actor who creates characters based in voice, movement, emotional quality, speech.
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