Aside from crying on command which seems difficult, and remembering the lines to long monologues, couldn’t anyone be a good actor/actress with a little practice and some direction? How hard is it to read some lines with certain inflection that, in most cases, would be obvious to the performer, and if not, easily conveyed unto them by the director.
From an outsider’s perspective it seems like your appearance is 95% responsible for whether or not you’d be suitable for a specific role. Anyone with acting theory knowledge able to explain why I’m wrong? One example that made me think of this is Mark Margolis in Better Call Saul. All he did was ring a bell and make facial gestures, which anyone could do, but it’s his distinct appearance that sells the part.
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It’s a testament to the talent of actors that you believe acting is easy. They have taken something incredibly difficult and made it look so natural that a lot of people, not just you, believe it must be easy. Because you don’t see any struggle, it appears easy, but acting is very difficult. More specifically, good acting is very difficult. That’s why people train for years to do it. Some people have natural talent, sure, but acting, like most artistic pursuits, requires an immense amount of training and work.
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