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lying for a living, but so convincingly the audience pays for the privilege.
means the craft of performing a role by convincingly embodying thoughts, emotions, and behavior that are not your own.
from from latin agere, to do or drive forward; the stage sense emerged in tudor england when actors literally acted out roles for live crowds who'd throw vegetables if unconvinced.
method actingstanislavski wanted real emotion, not fake faces
day-lewis extremestayed in wheelchair between takes for my left foot
oscar bait roleplaying disabled or historical figures wins disproportionately
child actorsunion laws limit their work hours by state
for instance
daniel day-lewis — three best actor oscars, notoriously never breaks character
meryl streep — 21 oscar nominations, more than anyone in history
heath ledger — posthumous oscar for the joker, 2008, isolated himself for weeks
marlon brando — redefined naturalism in on the waterfront, 1954