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Question: Who do you think would make the better actor/actress!?
1) The typical theater person that can easily portray crazy characters with "the voice", extroverted, has all kinds of theater friends, has a passion for playing characters on stage, lots of community theater with school and friends

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2) Someone who is very sensitive, emotional and has a lot of empathy for people!. Someone introspective and can portray just about any character by putting their personality into it!. Someone with more advanced classes than community theater that focuses more on listening than how they say the words (as opposite of 1) because they bring their personality into it!.

I mean I know there can be acceptions but in my opinion I think 2 would be a better actor because their more unique!. Celebrities like this would be: Johnny Depp, Alexis Bledel, Milo Ventimiglia - all which admit they're shy and introverted; versus someone like the typical crazy theater person, but I don't know that's just my opinion, what do you guys think!?

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Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:
Well, #1 is often better for theatre, because it is necessary to be over the top in plays!. I don't just mean for certain characters, it's great to be crazy and over the top because the audience is so far away, what you're doing doesn't read as well from their point of view unless you make it really over dramatic!.

You shouldn't compare Johnny Depp to #2, Depp is a Character Actor!. Whether or not you realized it, you described the two general categories that actors tend to fit into, Character Actors and Personality Actors!. I would say Depp is a character actor, because he can portray a wide range of characters much different from himself!. He creates a character, he doesn't just act like himself!. This sounds closer to #1 to me!.

A personality actor is an actor that infuses their own personality into all of their characters!. I think that Julia Roberts is a personality actor!. Most of her characters really just seem like Julia Roberts!. They're all really similar!. That doesn't make her a bad actor, of course, that style has worked out great for her!. This sounds a lot more like #2 in the situation!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Don't believe everything you read in the magazines or interviews, these celebrities you've cited have publicists!. also stop trying to fit things into these cookie cutter boxes!. Www@QuestionHome@Com

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