Actors and self-esteem - enhance self-confidence

"To say enough self-respect," I want to be an actor, this is a big turning point. "Julia Roberts

Many talented and creative people sometimes feel incompetent, inadequate, and inferior. But there are ways to change these feelings and build confidence.

Some movie actors reported that they didn't even watch their movies. When you see close-ups on a twenty-foot-tall theater screen, it may be particularly difficult to criticize your appearance and performance and provide errors.

Many actors are geniuses and talented people who may be very self-critical and have a strong reaction to criticism from others, such as teachers, other actors and critics.

Talented people may also be perfectionists, and measure themselves with outstanding and accomplished professionals like other actors, and may forget that professionals have improved their talents over the years.

But even an accomplished actor feels inferior and insecure.

Meryl Streep admits that she has "different levels of self-confidence and self-loathing" and says she can have a "completely terrible" day in which she transforms her talents or abilities into a certain Realize the goals you want in the scene.

She also admits that sometimes she feels "boring, and they will find that I don't know what I am doing."

Kate Winslet once said that before filming, she sometimes thought, "I am fraudulent, they will fire me... I am fat; I am... ugly; I look like a prostitute "[She laughs].

Bill Nighy commented that you might think of a "great gap" between yourself and your work, and how others judge, or even be positive - think they are crazy. To applaud your work, but be aware that "you are sometimes good at your work."

So how can you build self-esteem and confidence as an actor?

One way is to pay more attention to the positive things people say about your performance, when it is real, not so much about negative criticism. Or at least be careful to accept effective criticism simply because it is what it is, not exaggerating it.

Shape yourself into a person and an actor, follow your interest in art or sports or see friends, and also take part in performance classes. Entering a commercial or community theater or any performance work can help with a low sense of self-esteem.

Finding a comment from a teacher or other player about how you work may be helpful, not waiting for a comment.

But building confidence may be more than just building positive self-esteem or "getting rid of" low self-esteem.

Will Smith admits that he is skeptical about himself every day. "People believe that my confidence is actually my reaction to fear," he said. "I am always afraid that I have not achieved it."

But he has learned to use his self-doubt and fear of failure, as he puts it, "to transfer negative energy to the surrounding and make it a challenge.

Energy psychiatrist Judith Orloff, MD, works with many people, including actors, to help them turn positive emotions such as anxiety into positive creativity. She has specific skills in the book "Emotional Freedom."

Self-Esteem Supercharger is a CD program based on sports psychology that helps to increase self-confidence.

Many athletes report that listening to the show before the game or competition can improve their performance. It may also help you before an audition or performance.

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