During an interview, an actor has recently said: "When you play in a movie, you understand something that you didn't understand before about life". I like this statement. It makes me think of how little we know about people who are different from us. We don't know them, we don't understand them, we feel totally detached from them, as if we lived on a different planet. Yes, we deal with them, we work and live with them, but we are on a separate level, aren't we? Aren't you? But an actor (or actress), while playing his role, he plunges himself into the character, he becomes one with him and, if he is really a good actor, he can totally identify with his feelings and is able to portray them in a convincing way. That's why a skilled actor can make you laugh or cry, can make you feel love or hate, compassion or even empathy towards someone you actually do not have anything in common with. While playing, the actor is able to understand the deepest side of someone else's being because he is making an effort of identification. Could you try to do the same while dealing with the people in your life? Your relationships will greatly improve.
P.S. The actor who stated the above was not Christopher Plummer. But I love him and, as he was such an excellent, convincing "Captain", I couldn't help choosing his photo!!!
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