Trusting an Actor? Would you know ?

Tony Blair was apparently a very good actor...........and I'm sure still is. Say no more.

Just remembering the Big Bang episode where Penny says "and you thought those acting lessons were a waste of time...."!

My ex was an amateur actor who had a high opinion of himself. I didn't share it!

lbc1955 I doubt it, you would be one of hundreds, if not thousands thinking the same thing. I think some writers get overwhelmed with letters/emails from people claiming that because the author had met them once, or knew their 6th cousin twice removed they heard their story and were now using it in a book.

We have a trained actor in her family, she does not use her acting skills at all now as her most recent character change has been from television subtitler to engineer - unless she is acting as if she were one and her OU degree certificate is a forgery.

You are absolutely correct Lovebeigecardigans1955.

I don't know any actors but I feel we should be wary of writers. You may end up as fodder for a story and no matter how well some personal details are disguised your secrets could be spilled.

The public persona is usually very different to the private one. Acting is their work. I think most are just ordinary people like us.

Yes that’s so true MissAdventure.

It's surprising how non actors can keep up with their pretence when they don't want to get found out.
Some should win awards!

Plus we are attuned to reading body language, but actors are trained to emulate this & make it seem real.

Very true, I suppose it depends on how well/ long you have known someone.

Someone doesn't have to be classed as an actor to cause problems in a relationship! Some people just can't stop telling lies anyway!

Speaking from experience, we know two "actors" and all their families, they are both quiet and unassuming when not acting, and it would be blatantly obvious to anyone in their "family/circle" if they were "putting on an appearance/acting"