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Archive for October, 2006

Acting and pain – Evan Rachel Wood and others: bullied for being an actor

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

Evan Rachel Wood
Evan Rachel Wood [“Running with Scissors”] recalls getting beat up in elementary school for being an actor. “I think it was because my SAG card fell out of my bag, and [the kids] asked what it was and I explained to them, and no more than ten minutes later I was getting spit [...]

Actor stereotypes – Shia LaBeouf: “You have to be brokenhearted.”

Tuesday, October 17th, 2006

Shia LaBeouf [his new film is "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints"] says, “I’m a lonely dude. But, again, it’s the price. You subject yourself to weird [stuff], just so you can feel something. To be an actor, a true actor, you have to be brokenhearted.” [The Washington Post, October 17, 2006]
That comment reminded me [...]