> Most actors simply act out a scene someone else designed, someone else shot, someone else wrote, someone else directed. I can imagine myself designing, writi

> Most actors simply act out a scene someone else designed, someone else shot, someone else wrote, someone else directed. I can imagine myself designing, writing and shooting a scene, but I can't imagine acting it well (let's say on Antony Hopkins level). I have maybe the 5-10% of the expression range necessary for that. It's a talent and a skill, possibly more rare than the ones which "just" require lots of brains and an eye for aesthetics.