That's the thing about acting - it does have the feeling of downhill skiing. When it's really all going right, you know your lines, you know what's important to your character, you pick the strongest reactions possible to elements in the story. But then you let it all go and you're in the moment and stuff happens. It surprises you and it's super strong; it's like you're living life in a slightly heightened way in the time between "action" and "cut."
Acting is what happens on the way.
Acting is doing, because everything you say or do is some kind of an action, some kind of a verb. You're always connected to the other person through some kind of action.
I had started off, before I ever got an acting job, working at Robert De Niro's Tribeca Productions as a reader. I was always interested in that side of the camera.
Now that I've got some films under my belt, I have the courage of my convictions regarding acting. It gives me a leg to stand on.
You know how in high school you do these plays and people come up after the show and they're really excited for you? Well, that's what's happening to me right now.
There are all kinds of other things I could do, things I would probably like, but only acting would give me emotional fulfillment.
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