[on acting] Shakespeare once wrote that "the whole world is a stage".
Bob Hoskins once claimed to never have taken an acting lesson in his life and believes in the talent to be "all natural". They are both not far from the truth. Practically everyone acts almost daily in life without even noticing it. If you hate your boss, but pretend to like him, you're an actor. If you don't like your mother-in-law, but pretend to like her, you're an actor. If you don't like a present given to you by your beloved one but pretend to like it, you're an actor. That's because being truthful is actually very inconvenient.
