Philip Seymour Hoffman on the discomfort of film acting

"Film is a very uncomfortable medium for an actor," Philip Seymour Hoffman says. "It's just not conducive to doing what actors do... These people and the camera over the shoulder and the light and the boom - you're just going crazy trying to find some kind of center of relaxation.." [Photo from "Capote"]

Taking care of yourself - like managing stress and fatigue and overwhelm - is good sense for any artist, but perhaps especially for an actor or performer.

Continued on The Inner Actor
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