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Actors Are Essentially Liars
Lying, deceit and acting have always been connected. Actors are considered essentially to be liars. It is my contention that nothing is further from the TRUTH.
 Spartan76  28 Dec 2007 22:16
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An actors job is to lie and pretend to be someone else. If this is part of their everyday life it will obviously seep into their personality as a matter of habit. That's how the human brain works
 
 Rosumarro  03 Mar 2008 23:20
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Actors lie all the time
 
 taffy4jc  09 Feb 2008 04:56
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Actors have the potential to be good liars, but they do not lie in the sense to hurt or to cover up something. When actors act, not lie, on movies, it's not even real, I mean, last time I checked, Darth Vader isn't real.
 
 AcesHigh  05 Apr 2010 23:58
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When actors or actresses sign up for a part, they are fully aware that it is their job to play that character. It's not like they tell people that everything that happened in the story is true.
 
 lillyputla  11 Feb 2010 21:46
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They have to lie on stage its their job
 
 jenjen216  11 Dec 2009 06:13
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They would only be lying if they didn't admit that it was fake. And when was the last time an actor told people that a movie they were in actually happened?
 
 ur_wrong  25 Aug 2008 04:24
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 i agree, if they are able to admit the truth then they are not true liars. a true liar can hold his ground and keep up the charade for a long time.
by  ReAxIon08
 22 Jun 2009 23:34
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No sparton76 Your right to disagree with the statement, actors don't lie because people don't perceive it as such. Even Billy Lier (Tom Courtney) wasn't lying.
What I find intriguing is how some actors and performers, carry out there representation in their own lives.
Their portrayal becomes a portrayal of themselves.They Talk the Talk Walk the Walk and act the act.
 
 keepmindok  23 Aug 2008 11:18
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An actors job is to pretend and to generate a representation of a stereotype in society. This is not lying or deciet and I don't think people look at actors this way.
 
 kddan  23 Aug 2008 09:36
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No. Actors are making a visual representation of words someone wrote on a page, in order to fully display the story for you.

Writers, are the original creators of all things: Actors just act-out/display, visually, the story created.

Acting, as a trade, or job, is not lying. It is acting.
 
 Scorpion  25 Jul 2008 03:59
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 Yes you are right Acting is a representation.
A portrayal.
The brining of information as seen by another.
A lie is more to do with misrepresentation. innit. ;-)
by  keepmindok
 23 Aug 2008 10:47
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Actors play a role..
It is not their intention to lie..
It is their talent to act, not to lie..
Acting is essentially not lying..
It is a profession..
Actors are one of those people who give us entertainment..
 
 sah01  12 Jul 2008 20:50
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I spent six years acting with a professional improve troupe. My director was always on my case for leaving too much of my real personality in the characters.
 
 OzzieMan  02 Jun 2008 02:42
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Acting is job. True, not much of one, but it have nothing to do with lying.
 
 Maggie1  18 May 2008 03:19
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 Acting is less like lying as it is pretending.
by  ReAxIon08
 22 Jun 2009 23:35
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Acting is not about lying. Acting is about expressing human emotions and personality.
 
 mianastra  30 Apr 2008 00:41
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How can you say such a thing?
I am very offended because i am one myself!!!
(at our high school)
 
 im_trumpet  29 Apr 2008 13:13
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Acting... Is essentially anything you can get away with.
 
 ivan  03 Apr 2008 00:39
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You can't call all actors liars
 
 vgking13  29 Feb 2008 22:56
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I disagree! It would only be fair to call actors something as strong as a liar if they told you to believe what they are saying was true. Actors simply play their characters for entertainment purposes and they assume whichever character they are playing in its full detail the purpose here is not to trick you it is simply to entertain you. Disclaimers that run before or after a program usually state that you are not to think that the play is based on reality on someone’s life it is fiction and meant for pure entertainment. This proves that actors are not liars.
 
 Twilight  14 Feb 2008 08:53
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Everyone lies but I doubt your opinion on actors are 'essentially' liars. I know many actors/actresses (not famous ones) and they aren't essentially liars. Based on media on "hollywood" actors/actresses i seriously doubt they are essentially liars. Just because they play a role of an essential liar doesn't mean they are one. The lack of honesty in this world is high. Actors do have a part in this, just like most everyone else.
 
 spongebob  09 Feb 2008 03:52
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I disagree to the fact that i am one we not all liars granted we do have some that are.
 
 hiddensc  04 Feb 2008 22:46
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Actors and deceitful people are not synonyms. Nobody is claiming when you go to a movie, that Cameron Diaz is actually Charlie's Angel. No where will Toby McGuire ever publicly say he can shoot spiderwebs from his hands and hang onto walls.

They put on performances because people like to use their imaginations and slip into other people's lives for a few hours. I don't think anybody holds actors accountable for lying about their identity in a movie.
 
 rmc031  02 Feb 2008 03:36
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"Liars" isn't the most appropriate term. They can't be liars if we know what they do is fake. "Actors" sounds like a more appropriate term to me.
 
 The_Alex  02 Feb 2008 03:16
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Not necessary it is for an actor to be a liar. It is a fact that what the actors say may be on stage or in front of the camera, is untrue or not connected to their real life situation but that is a part of their work like the way we do our work in some profession or the other. Actors bring in a character through their verbal qualities, expressions or other gestures but that nowhere states that they have got anything to do with lying. In general sense, don’t we lie to anyone about anything, are we actors?? If we are not, then what will be the reason for an actor to lie?? We can say that actors are not necessarily liars.
 
 sudipa  25 Jan 2008 20:28
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Acting is not about lying. It's not about pretending or convincing some that something is not true. Actors are not liars, they are people who reveal the truth to the audience, who come to hear the truth. Although they often do not know it, it is the only place that they can hear or see the truth often in this world.

Actors are not liars, they go on stage to reveal something truthful. Actors reveal the character of the play, through the truth of their actions and the veracity of the words that they speak.

The confusion comes when an actor is told to think, feel or emote a lie, to pretend to be something that they are not, to pretend to think, or feel as a character in a play, rather than simply doing their job, which is to tell the truth. Truthful acting does not call attention to itself, truthful acting is compelling because one does not know what will happen next because it has not been contrived, invented or created out of a lie.

Actors do not lie. They show the truth. They do not make up their responses, they should not fake emotions or feelings and when poor actors do, the audience can see, feel, sense the lack of the truth, they know it's fake and they feel cheated. They get used to it though, but the quality of the performance is generally poor.
 
 Spartan76  28 Dec 2007 22:27
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