Acting

I was motivated to write this after witnessing a "double-negative" scenario. Firstly, the "extraordinary" extent to which the entertainment industry is not even so much as OVERLY glamorized as it is simply GLAMORIZED, PERIOD. It's one thing to portray Hollywood as something romanticized which it's not, BUT...what REALLY motivated me to write this were people's ATITTUDES. Having an acting career is one thing, but to take it as seriously as people do, along with the politics, the condescension, etc. That crossed the line, and so I stopped biting my tongue and finally voiced the following:

It should be noted however, that I don't necessarily judged actors strictly for being "actors", because I know that a person is not their job. You are not what you "do". In addition, there are some who haven't yet seen "acting" from the higher perspective that I'm discerning, as followings:

What the hell, is to be taken so SERIOUSLY, actors and actresses??  I mean, REALLY. You guys are doing fucking ENTERTAINMENT; there's nothing "serious" in entertainment. If this were the medieval era, you guys would be liked to the Court Jester for fucks sake. But note: of course there are acceptable circumstances to many situations- I know actors/actresses who are beautiful people. For the others, what was their motivation? Did they just THINK and convince themselves they were truly passionate? Or just in it for the glitz and glamour(even if unconsciously). And even still further; had they seen it from the following perspective in this blog: not getting "seduced" or hypnotized by it's perceived glamor and calling it a "craft" when it can, and most often IS, a cunning invitation to unintentionally dilute your integrity, dignity, and self-respect by supplementing it for the illusory/pschological label that it's a "craft" called "acting". I personally can find acting very stimulating, but only with my uncompromising standards and restrictions. If I don't like a line or an action, I won't fucking say it or do it. If I think the wardrobe is atrocious I'm not going to fucking wear it. Otherwise, for most actors/actresses- without a solid sense of Self and unwillingness to discard your comfort zone, who aren't grounded with INTEGRITY and still illusioned to perceive acting to be some glamorous 'craft'- I think acting may as well be one of the least respectable careers. When you become an actor, you're putting your mind and body through so much for fictitious purposes on film so that an audience can watch you while they eat popcorn. Without realizing it, you're essentially becoming a tool, a spineless puppet to a screenwriter's imagination(unless you have more 'veto-power' due to marketability)- that means whatever the screenwriter can conceive and type on the page is what you'll be bending over backwards for. How depressing. Way to throw your integrity and dignity out the window. You'd be more respectable to join law enforcement; that way at least you're putting your mind and body through abuse for society's protection rather than their entertainment. There's really even no such thing as acting; the only thing that gives it that illusory title is that you have a camera aimed at you. And just because you have a damn camera aimed at you, doesn't mean your in a Safe Zone or Force Field. You're really doing what you're doing in the scene, for the most part anyway. So Sanford Meisner is half valid: 'acting is the reality of doing', however, they aren't 'imaginary circumstances': that is a psychological and therefore illusory projection. They were imaginary

upon the screenwriter's conception, but entirely real during a scene. The way I see it, Acting is essentially just prostitution on 35 millimeter. Actually, the moment someone tells me they are an actor/actress, I immediately hit a Tipping Point: the potential to lose 50% interest and respect for them- with the remaining potential respect and interest depending on their integrity and wisdom; on what their insights and actions are regarding humanism, community outreach, and eco-friendly social reform particularly all in the context of the spiritual dimension. If they are at LEAST, EXTREMELY inclined and have an appetite for that second part(humanism and spirituality)- and that's only if their not completely immersed and already educated on the esoteric dimension- then I will have lost ALL interest and respect in anything to do with them and will immediately mentally dissociate with them. It's also humorous to think of two kids running around with toy guns pretending to be cops, and then I compare it to the irony of two adults with prop guns except unlike the kids, they're actually taking it SERIOUSLY, as a serious craft....because after all, they're "actors". I can say that an actor is talented, compliment them and praise them for their talent, and I can say that I'm extremely grateful for them because without them my art would be incomplete, but I cannot not say that I respect them vocationally for their self-sacrificial career unless they make uncompromising standards in a contract.
Funny though- I've done some acting in the past. People ask me if I'm an actor(because apparently I seem like one)- My reply is: Everyone is. Literally. The only difference is whether they get unconsciously tricked into reducing their integrity... and whether get a paycheck for it.