Is acting bad for actors?

Question: Is acting bad for actors!?

because they engage in so much emotions when doing roles!. they have to come on set and cry and be mad and play characters that are sometimes messed up!. like healthwise and mentally is it bad for a person!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker:

Being a good actor means being able to convincingly play a character while still being able to keep your own self seperate from that person!. It can be emotionally draining to do dramatic pieces over and over (I once played a role that required a lot of crying and fighting- it was so tiring) but if you make sure to remember that you are not really that character, it shouldn't have any effect on your mental health!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

not if they know what they're doing

but yeah, healthwise it is so unhealthy

when i was doing theater i would get sick 20x a year because of the stress and being in close proximity to 1243 people all the time :(Www@QuestionHome@Com

i dont think so!.Www@QuestionHome@Com