George Clooney gave an interview to The Hollywood Reporter as part of a roundtable discussion where he discussed the realities of his industry.
“I cut tobacco for a living in Kentucky. That was hard work...I sold insurance door-to-door. That’s hard work. Acting is not hard work. If you’re lucky enough to be sitting at a table like this, you’ve been very lucky in your life. You caught the brass ring somewhere along the way. I’ve known a tremendous number of talented actors who didn’t get opportunities. Is it hard work? It’s long hours, but nobody wants to hear you complain. I remember I was selling women’s shoes at a department store, which is a lousy job.” Clooney said no actors should complain about their profession. “I remember I would hear of famous stars complaining in Hollywood about how hard their life was – I didn’t want to hear that,” he said. “So I don’t find it difficult. I find it challenging, and sometimes I’m very bad at it, but I don’t find it hard.”
Other hard jobs?
-Sanitation worker.
-Anyone who waxes body hair.
-Pedicure specialist.
-Ryan Seacrest’s assistant.
Clooney has a great point. Is it really hard to act? As I have said many times, I act everyday. I am assuming you do too. You should have seen my most recent performance in “pretend you care what the Christmas light guy thinks about the economy” or “try not to tell the manicure lady that you would prefer she shut up and give you some much needed silence than discuss how hard it was to give birth to a baby in Vietnam.” Is acting challenging at times? I guess so, especially if you have to play a nun or a drug addict. But I think we can all agree that most of us could have done a bang up job playing any of the roles occupied by people like Jennifer Love Hewitt, Tori Spelling, or Channing Tatum. You know who would have taken any of the characters on Saved By The Bell to the next level? Um, me. You know who would be brilliant on Two and a Half Men? My money is on you. You may say to yourself that you don’t have the right training to star in one of these shows. Don’t you need to take acting classes or get a degree from one of those fancy correspondence schools? Not so, my friends. All you have to do is tap into your own experiences and emotions. You need to star in an action flick? Pretend you are 17 again and trying to break back into your house before your parent’s wakeup. Have an audition for a drama? Ask your roommate to punch you in your face and tell you to lose some weight and get a job. It’s that easy. And if that does not work sit on your couch and watch the Lifetime Channel during one of their Made-for-TV movie marathons.
During my performance in "Papa, Are you Crazy?"
-Kate Casey
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