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<blockquote data-quote="James from London" data-source="post: 245684" data-attributes="member: 22"><p>Thanks, Angela!</p><p></p><p>I think it's probably been most devastating for actors who are used to working all the time. Being out of work for months on end isn't that unusual for me, and the fact that there isn't much work around anyway means I'm not suffering from FOMO as much as I might be otherwise! I did have a few jobs lined up for this year, which have obviously had to be put on hold, but hopefully, they'll happen eventually.</p><p></p><p>Between lockdowns, I did a play reading for a friend, but I saw it as an excuse to see people as much as anything else, so I haven't had the heart to invoice him for it!</p><p>Oh, and I did a little monologue thing on YouTube as this character I've played before who's obsessed with EastEnders and who was trying to cope with the fact that the amount of episodes per week had been reduced cos of the pandemic (this was before they took it off the air altogether), but that seems like years ago now.</p><p></p><p>To be honest, I'm trying not to think too far ahead, but apart from obvious things like seeing people and (hopefully) being able to walk back into a rehearsal room again one day, it would be nice to see a play in the theatre again. I tend to favour small, intimate venues where the audience and the actors are really close together so obviously we're a long way from that!</p><p></p><p>Hmm, I don't know ... I did struggle with lockdown a bit at first, like everyone else, but when the gyms reopened, I was able to get a bit of structure and a bit of human interaction back into my life, and I've been strangely content since then. Even though the gyms have closed again, I've got a trainer who I still see three times a week outside, and I'm really quite happy in my small little world! It would be nice to think I could retain that baseline of contentment when things pick up again, but I'm not sure if human nature (or at least <em>my</em> human nature!) really works like that.</p><p></p><p>A few months ago, because, as you say, the acting profession has been devastated by the pandemic, I did start thinking that maybe it would be realistic to start thinking of myself as someone who <em>used</em> to act -- and to view any work that comes along in the future as a kind of bonus. It was quite nice to look back and think, "Well, I had a fair crack of the whip and I've been luckier than a lot of actors." It's very hard to think like that when you're always actively <em>wanting</em> stuff to happen, so it was nice. But then recently my agent got me a couple of auditions -- the first I've had since it all began -- and working on those made me <em>feel</em> like an actor again, and before you know it, you've find got the taste for it again (which reminds me of an old Sheila Grant line from Brookside: "When you can have things, you start to want them.")</p><p></p><p>Well, I've had it so much easier than most people, so to keep things superficial, the worst thing was getting really fat during the first lockdown - I looked proper pregnant for a while - and the best thing has been getting back into shape. In fact, I'm probably in better nick now than when the whole thing started!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="James from London, post: 245684, member: 22"] Thanks, Angela! I think it's probably been most devastating for actors who are used to working all the time. Being out of work for months on end isn't that unusual for me, and the fact that there isn't much work around anyway means I'm not suffering from FOMO as much as I might be otherwise! I did have a few jobs lined up for this year, which have obviously had to be put on hold, but hopefully, they'll happen eventually. Between lockdowns, I did a play reading for a friend, but I saw it as an excuse to see people as much as anything else, so I haven't had the heart to invoice him for it! Oh, and I did a little monologue thing on YouTube as this character I've played before who's obsessed with EastEnders and who was trying to cope with the fact that the amount of episodes per week had been reduced cos of the pandemic (this was before they took it off the air altogether), but that seems like years ago now. To be honest, I'm trying not to think too far ahead, but apart from obvious things like seeing people and (hopefully) being able to walk back into a rehearsal room again one day, it would be nice to see a play in the theatre again. I tend to favour small, intimate venues where the audience and the actors are really close together so obviously we're a long way from that! Hmm, I don't know ... I did struggle with lockdown a bit at first, like everyone else, but when the gyms reopened, I was able to get a bit of structure and a bit of human interaction back into my life, and I've been strangely content since then. Even though the gyms have closed again, I've got a trainer who I still see three times a week outside, and I'm really quite happy in my small little world! It would be nice to think I could retain that baseline of contentment when things pick up again, but I'm not sure if human nature (or at least [I]my[/I] human nature!) really works like that. A few months ago, because, as you say, the acting profession has been devastated by the pandemic, I did start thinking that maybe it would be realistic to start thinking of myself as someone who [I]used[/I] to act -- and to view any work that comes along in the future as a kind of bonus. It was quite nice to look back and think, "Well, I had a fair crack of the whip and I've been luckier than a lot of actors." It's very hard to think like that when you're always actively [I]wanting[/I] stuff to happen, so it was nice. But then recently my agent got me a couple of auditions -- the first I've had since it all began -- and working on those made me [I]feel[/I] like an actor again, and before you know it, you've find got the taste for it again (which reminds me of an old Sheila Grant line from Brookside: "When you can have things, you start to want them.") Well, I've had it so much easier than most people, so to keep things superficial, the worst thing was getting really fat during the first lockdown - I looked proper pregnant for a while - and the best thing has been getting back into shape. In fact, I'm probably in better nick now than when the whole thing started! [/QUOTE]
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