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__What Makes A Good and Bad Actor? __

By, Sarah M There are many people who have been blessed with an amazing gift of acting. For example those actors/actresses who can touch the audience’s heart, make them cry, make them laugh, and they make the audience feel the emotions their character feels. Just as there are good actors/actresses, there are also many bad actors/actresses. There are however some good actors/actresses who can portray many characters well, but when it comes to one specific type of person such as the “bad guy” they might struggle in that role if they lack the experience. Then there are just the bad actors/actresses that can’t portray any of the characters they play at all. They lack experience, motivation, or better yet they lack talent. I have listed the qualities that I believe are visible in a god and in a bad actor. I want to go over what in my opinion, makes a good or bad actor/actress. A good actor/actress should be very versatile in the different characters they can play. They need to be flexible in with their schedule and know that sometimes things have to get put aside in order to let their career flourish. They also have to be cooperative and patient as well as understanding when it comes to the director giving them orders on what to do or say and when to do or say it. They also need to have talent in acting and have experience (such as a degree or other acting jobs). They also need to be able to get along with their fellow cast members as well as the staff and crew. A bad actor/actress cannot portray the full potential of a character. They lack in experience as well as talent. They don’t take directions well because they don’t know how to follow them. They also play their role as if it was the first time they ever laid their eyes on a script. Then again this is just my opinion. I will give you an example of a good actor and of a bad actor. This person who I think is overall a great actor is Zach Galifianakis. Zach mainly plays in comedy films in which he does an amazing job. Zacharius Knight Galifianakis was born on October 1, 1969 in Wilkesboro North Carolina. His parents are Harry and Mary Galifianakis who raised him in a Greek Orthodox home. Zach attended North Carolina State University in the late 1980’s. However he dropped out just one credit short of graduating and moved to New York in 1995.