Acting is the expression of a neurotic impulse. It's a bum's life. The principal benefit acting has afforded me is the money to pay for my psychoanalysis.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Acting is framed as a neurotic pursuit that pays for therapy.
- In plain terms
- Acting is a neurotic habit that pays for my analysis.
- What can you take from it?
- Some careers fund personal healing.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Does work heal you?
- What drives your career?
Another view
It trivializes the craft as merely a symptom.
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