I agree with you that talent is innate and skill is developed over time. I think that our business is so subjective that a person can be successful in it regardless of their perceived level of talent.
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Guest
2 days ago
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Who the HELL thinks you have no talent? lol! Please. You're a gift to the theatre and the screen. "If a whole lot of people said I was not talented, I'd still have to be an actor." Yup. Actually "talent" is a matter of taste, happenstance and the vicissitudes of the culture in a particular moment in time. Your calling as an actor withstands time and is a constant. And talk about the eye of the beholder. How many people think Al Pacino is a genius and how many think he overacts his way through every role? It's a personal, visceral judgement, and you CAN have it about yourself. You just don't talk about it. It's sacred and private. Love…
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Eric
3 days ago
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I think it would be nice to know wht ur fellow actors and friends think if u are talented or not..just ask..ask for honest feedback..only if u want to know 😂😂sometimes it might be best for ur mental health if u never know...i think if alot of random people say u talent then it probably true..
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Simon Furness
4 days ago
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I'm not sure if it's a question for the artist or the actor: possibly a talking point for critics or audience members. Their answers probably wouldn't serve the actor in any measurable way. So I guess my answer would be another question: 'Who needs to know and why?' Michael Caine said somewhere: 'I'm a highly skilled professional actor. Whether I have any talent or not is beside the point.'
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Debba
4 days ago
Rated 5 out of 5 stars.
Andy Warhol said, "art is anything you can get away with." So, if acting is an art, does talent matter, if you can get away with it? 😜
I agree that talent is innate and skill is learned, but if you have no skill in your talent, where does that get you?
Maybe talent is "potential" and skill is the realization of that talent. The more natural talent you have, the more it will be demonstrated with the skills acquired.
Irrespective of what talent one may or may not have, whether as a "true artist" or a "bullshit artist," it's the skills that'll make or break one, I suspect.
So, at the end of the day, it's the practice that…
I agree with you that talent is innate and skill is developed over time. I think that our business is so subjective that a person can be successful in it regardless of their perceived level of talent.
Who the HELL thinks you have no talent? lol! Please. You're a gift to the theatre and the screen. "If a whole lot of people said I was not talented, I'd still have to be an actor." Yup. Actually "talent" is a matter of taste, happenstance and the vicissitudes of the culture in a particular moment in time. Your calling as an actor withstands time and is a constant. And talk about the eye of the beholder. How many people think Al Pacino is a genius and how many think he overacts his way through every role? It's a personal, visceral judgement, and you CAN have it about yourself. You just don't talk about it. It's sacred and private. Love…
I think it would be nice to know wht ur fellow actors and friends think if u are talented or not..just ask..ask for honest feedback..only if u want to know 😂😂sometimes it might be best for ur mental health if u never know...i think if alot of random people say u talent then it probably true..
I'm not sure if it's a question for the artist or the actor: possibly a talking point for critics or audience members. Their answers probably wouldn't serve the actor in any measurable way. So I guess my answer would be another question: 'Who needs to know and why?' Michael Caine said somewhere: 'I'm a highly skilled professional actor. Whether I have any talent or not is beside the point.'
Andy Warhol said, "art is anything you can get away with." So, if acting is an art, does talent matter, if you can get away with it? 😜
I agree that talent is innate and skill is learned, but if you have no skill in your talent, where does that get you?
Maybe talent is "potential" and skill is the realization of that talent. The more natural talent you have, the more it will be demonstrated with the skills acquired.
Irrespective of what talent one may or may not have, whether as a "true artist" or a "bullshit artist," it's the skills that'll make or break one, I suspect.
So, at the end of the day, it's the practice that…