Today I heard about the death of Charlton Heston.
In his biography I read that he became political active and that he was the president of the National Rifle Association.
When "answering" what makes a good actor (answers.
yahoo) I come across the statement that good acting is perceived as natural.
The example I personally think of and what is often used is someone acting like a drunk; you immediately see bad acting when the movements of the drunk are exaggerated.
Another statement is about good actors which are those that are able to portrait any role.
One reason why I understood that a film like Mickey Blue Eyes has not made it is because Hugh Grant is not able to play a villain.
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a distinction between those who are popular because of their looks...
and those who are actually very skilled at their craft...
So I think we can say that one sign of a good actor is the ability to play very different roles.
(ex: A fine example...
who could play a multitude of roles whilst retaining his own personal characteristics was...
Sir John Gielgud.
)" (1) Acting requires that the actor knows the person who he interprets.
The actor knows what drives this character.
Knowledge and understanding is where acting starts, performing is the operational outcome.
Both are linked to each other.
If the actor is not prepared for a new role he won't be able to perform.
In a preparation process the actor must image what it would be like.
An actor is never alone and comes alive in front of an audience.
In this setting the actor has to be convincing.
People will believe the act again -- when it seems natural.
This is much like the salesman who has to convince the customer.
In that setting the salesman acts and is convinced that what he sells is good for both.
We are all acting in our lives, and we need it in our job.
If we switch from specialist to manager we leave one scene and enter the other.
There are well-known examples of actors that have transformed themselves during their careers (Reagan, Arnold Schwarzenegger) and where this previous formation may not be ignored for their (political) successes.
Heston once said of himself, "I have played three presidents, three saints and two geniuses in my career.
If that doesn't create an ego problem, nothing does.
" (2) That is probably the challenge for real actors as well as for people assuming a role in business.
It starts with: know thy self.
(1) - http://www.
britishtheatreguide.
info/articles/151000.
htm (2) - news.
bbc.
co.
uk/1/hi/entertainment/2496037.
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