"It's in my bones, I tell you!"
I regularly read the weblog (and discussion board) on
WilWheaton.net. (For those of you that are unfamilar with Wil, he's the actor that played young Wesley Crusher on the television show, Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as starring on the popular movie, Stand By Me...) .... Well, I was reading through his blog a few days ago and he posted a rather poignant post about loving acting, just becasue it's something you have a passion for. I thought I'd quote him regarding what he said.... It rang true with me, and perhaps explains a little about how I feel about my love for 'playing pretend'. ... [smile]
"If you want to be a professional actor, you have to love the acting, the performing, the thrill of creating a character and giving it life. You have to love all of that more than you hate how unfair the industry is, more than the constant rejection --and it is constant-- hurts. You must have a passion within you that makes it worthwhile to struggle for years while pretty boys and pretty girls take your parts away from you again and again and again."
- Quote by
Wil Wheaton
posted by Jon at 7:09 PM I I
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