okay, so this chick can pass her ability to choose her work over to me, since i believe i can actually make a difference in society by providing people with a safe getaway from the realities of life and also touch the deeper part of even just one person, make them think, cry, feel, believe... i think this is the most obvious & discouraging display i've seen recently of an actor not realizing what an impact they can have on the world. or perhaps just not wanting to take the responsibility...
maybe she's not old enough or doesn't have enough life experience to understand the power of this medium. maybe she's just not deep enough. but for that desperate, emotionally abused wife who goes to the movies to be inspired to leave and start a real life for herself; or for the kid in the midst of a custody battle who gets a chance to laugh, to stop worrying that it's about him, to escape from the thoughts of having to shuffle homes...
maybe, just maybe, if we care enough, actors can save a life or two in our own small way.
(i'm sorry if this seems crazy to you, but this is the backbone of why i have always wanted to be an actor...and it just about kills me that someone in her position career-wise doesn't get that valuable part of it. very discouraging.)
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Hey Kate Rene (heeheehee)!
Just thought I'd check out your blog (thinking of getting one myself). About Scarlett...well, how much of a struggle has it been for her. No wonder she has no respect for it, everything's been handed to her on a silver platter. anywho, cool site. See ya at TAN
I hear you kate. I like nothing better than an actor who know the possibilities they have in their craft. Zach Braff has a blog (http://gardenstate.typepad.com/) and is one that relaizes and appreciated his carreer.
Also here is the website for Mark Atteberry (http://www.idyllicphotography.com/index.html), gret to meet you in person the other night.
thanks, guys. nice to have some fellow actors chime in!
dennis, i actually havea link to zach braff's blog elsewhere. good stuff! i should probably move it to this blog, huh?
cheers
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