Destiny
Was it easy to become a an actor? Did you have failures?
I would like encouragement,to really get me into the swing of acting #acting
2 answers
Angela Theresa (Collins) Egic
Angela Theresa’s Answer
Technically, we are all born Actors. So, yes, it's our nature to pretend and "act". That's how we learn manners, as our parents teach us "how to act" in life.
As for being a professional actor. Like anything else worthwhile, no, not easy. It takes work, focus, study, knowledge, education. In fact, you end up being something of a psychologist of human emotion.
You portray characters who are angry, killers, victims, happy, brothers or sisters, gay or straight, in love or out-of-love, Kings or Queens, neighbors, parents or disabled. You will "be characters" you are not.
I have portrayed witches, lawyers, sister and mother, a serial killer and evil women. I am none of those things in real life! I am an only child and have never had children, nor ever killed anyone and am a good person (not a witch and not evil).
You must study acting and/or psychology to know what makes people do those things you do not do in real life. If you want your performance to seem real.
All Actors have failures, if you look at things negative. It's like any job in one way. You go to a job interview (actors go to an "audition") and you either get the job or you don't. Failure? Yes, because if you do not get cast or hired, your bills do not get paid.
Actors, unfortunately, have to compete against 100s or 1000s for one role. A Psychologist or Lawyer or Manager usually only have to be one of about three to maybe ten people interviewed and trained for getting hired. And we need more good Psychologists, Lawyers, Business people. We have more Actors then there are parts for them.
Saurabh Naware
Saurabh’s Answer
1. So far as per my experience, I misunderstood acting as showing my emotions but in fact it is believing your emotions. Unless you believe what you act, audience won't believe either.
2. One more thing I learnt while I was struggling to perform well in play is about confidence. If you don't have confidence then fake it! Fake it until you Make it! Be confident while you act. Practice as much as you can before performing. (Try to experiment with characters you are more confident while playing. Listen to your instinct.)
3. Then, comes observations. You have to observe your own emotions, your own behavior in different situations. You have to observe others,your surroundings. This helps too.
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