Spencer Tracy, when asked for advice on acting, said, “Know your lines and don’t bump into the furniture.” James Cagney said, “Walk in, plant your feet, look the other fellow in the eye and…tell the truth.” With all due respect to both of these giant talents, I would have to say there’s something more. The true creation of a being, a character other than one’s self, for me is comparable to a mystical or spiritual experience. To stand in another person’s shoes. To see as he sees, to hear as he hears. To know what he knows, and to do all this with a sense of control, a mastering of the dramatic moment, there must be more than a “natural talent” at work. Leonard Nimoy
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When we speak of talent, we usually think of things like writing, acting and music. These are the arts that we can see and hear. However, there's a whole world that we can't see or hear, but we can still feel. It's present when we read a great book or play or listen to a great piece of music.

The same thing happens in the theater when actors create characters and situations so real that it seems as if they were our friends or relatives or even ourselves. And when we read books, we become the characters in the book, and when we watch them on-screen in films and television programs, we too become the characters in the film. As in life, our emotions and desires drive us to fulfill them in some way.

This is what gives meaning to our actions and it's what keeps us going when times get tough.

Source: I Am Not Spock

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