B1 – Intermediate
It must be great to be famous, paid a lot of money, and do what you love doing. Welcome to the life of an actor!
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Discussion Questions:
- What do you think about being an actor?
- What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
- Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
- Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
- Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that moment.
16 replies on “Actors”
1.What do you think about being an actor?
In my opinion being an actor is a good job because tyou can put on the shoes of anyone and it could do thinking about the own live and how you focus on it
2.-What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
I believe that being an actor you can travel a lot and meet different people and that is fine. The bad thing is that sometimes is very hard depending on the film and other downside is the privacy lost
3.-Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
I like Robert Redford and Meryl Streep
4. Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
I like both . Movies are usually more shocking but I like the immediacy of the theatre
5Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that
No really , I am shy , even I feel scared if I have to speak in front of many people
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What do you think about being an actor?
In my opinion, to be an actor has a bad side because to be famous can’t give you a quiet private life in a lot of situations.
What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
The good things could be invited to fabulous parties, expensive presents and have famous friends. On the other hand, the bad things are mainly no private life in important moments of their life as a marriage, births, romantic travels.
Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
My favourite actors are Ryan Gosling, Al Pacino, Javier Bardem for their personality.
Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
I like so much watching movies in the cinema because it’s easier to implicate in the history and enjoy it. Also I like live theatre plays because are more emotional.
Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that moment.
I have dance flamenco in front of public a lot of times because I was in flamenco team from 5 years old to 15 years old. I like the special feelings what do you feel when you are in front of them. I was nervous but I liked it.
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What do you think about being an actor?
Well not everyone can be an actor. I think people that is actor, has been born for doing this. They have specific qualities that not everyone has. They need to be in front of people and expressing and not everyone can do that I think. I think it´s a good profession and they are well paid but as I said not everyone can make it. Also usually they are all very handsome and beautiful so this puts some limits as well.
What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
Good things are working in a job you like, and you are well paid.
Bad things are that you should look always good and sometimes can be stressful or you have days down.
Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
I like Jim carrey, he is very funny and I think he is a very good actor, I like his comedy films.
With regards to the theatre I liked Pepe Rubianes, he was an humorist and had a very personal style
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1. Working as an actor can offer very good experiences, working on something you like, meeting interesting people, special places, going to parties etc.
2. The good things about being an actor are for example: know new interesting people, travel to different filming locations, if you are a star = more money etc.
The bad things about being an actor are sometimes this job is inconsistent/no permanent job. Depending on how good you are, they offer you more jobs.
3. My favorite movie stars and theatre actor is for example Antonio Banderas. A Spanish actor, very good at his work in film and theatre, and always with the name of Spain wherever he goes.
4. I prefer watching movies. I don’t like the Theatre.
5. I have performed in front of many people at the school. At the end of the school year there was always a play where parents came to see us.
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1. What do you think about being an actor?
I would´t like to be an actress. It is a profession that never call me the attention. But I realize be actor has a positive things and a bad too.
2. What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
The good things, in my opinion, could be making money. But not all actors make too much money. Only some actors have jobs, most of them stay unemployed for years, and have to look for other jobs such as being a waiter…
Another good thing is to have people around you to make your life easier.
On the other hand, a very bad thing, for me, is fame. You can’t go anywhere. And freedom is the most important thing in life.
3. Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
I love Spanish movies and series. I like many actors, but for example Jose Coronado, Maribel Verdu, Javier Camara..
4. Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
Yes, it is a very good way to stay entertained, and you can learn a lot of things.
5. Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that moment.
I haven´t ever performed in front of many people, I couldn´t be able to do that, I am very embarrassed.
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1. What do you think about being an actor?
I think that the actor is a profession that you need to be good and have good luck to get success. Only a few of them to earn a lot of money.
2. What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
I think that the good thing is that you’d be able to became famous if you are really good actor but in the other side if you are famous you won’t be able to have a quite life.
3. Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
My favorite actors are Harrison Ford, Brad Pitt, George Clooeny and the my favorite movies are Indiana Jones, Presunto Inocente, Apocalypse now
4. Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
Yes, I like to watch them but I don’t have too much time to enjoy of it.
5. Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that moment.
No, I’ve never performed in front of many people.
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1. What do you think about being an actor?
I think it is a profession where only a minority become successful and can earn a lot of money, the majority only earn money to survive.
2. What are the good and bad things about being an actor?
I don’t know, the good thing may be that if you become famous you can earn a lot of money, the bad thing is that you have to pay the price of fame.
3. Who are some of your favorite movie stars and theatre actors?
My favorite actors are, Harrison Ford especially in all the movies directed by George Lucas and Demmie Moore
4. Do you like watching movies and theatre plays? Why or why not?
I prefer plays, the acting is more real live, in movies the acting is modified until the director considers it good.
5. Have you ever performed in front of many people? Talk about that moment.
No never.
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1. I think it’s hard to become a big star
2. The good thing is that you work in something that you are really passionate about and the bad thing I think would be the lack of privacy
3. They vary with the years and the movies I see hahaha but right now i would say Andrew Garfield for movies
4. I love going to the movies, it is something that I really enjoy and I like to do at least once a month.
5.I did children’s theater and once we performed in front of 200 people it was scary but I enjoyed it in the end
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