Acting

The good actor does not act, pretend, mimic, create

his character. The actor becomes the manifestation of

the character. You could say the character possesses 

the actor. A danger for actors is to not be able to get 

out of character. 

You can’t be a character in a play or movie and 

experience you ego at the same time. There’s no room

in your mind for that.  It’s like trying to walk and chew

gum with your mind at the same time. But, when

you are that character, there is a rush of creative high.

The great thing it shows is that what you think of

yourself is also made up.

We’re all acting, improvising our lines,

preparing to say what we need to say,

trembling with stage fright,

wondering how our reviews will be.

Our character is wearing a little thin,

beginning to show the emptiness within.