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Actors tend to be predominantly artistic individuals, meaning that they are creative and original and work well in a setting that allows for self-expression. They also tend to be enterprising, which means that they are usually quite natural leaders who thrive at influencing and persuading others.
Actors should also possess the following specific qualities:
  • Creativity. Actors interpret their characters' feelings and motives in order to portray the characters in the most compelling way.
  • Memorization skills. ...
  • Persistence. ...
  • Physical stamina. ...
  • Reading skills. ...
  • Speaking skills.
The very best actors have good technique and exceptional talent. Acting techniques, like projecting your voice and movement on stage, can be learned and finessed, improving any talent. The extra edge that extraordinary natural talent brings is something that cannot be taught and is what makes great actors stand out.
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production. The actor performs in the flesh in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as film, radio, and television. The analogous Greek term is ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs), literally one who answers.
The Mindset must dominate the words, and the actor must work hard not to tempted away by the implied meaning of the words of the script. To embody a Mindset means to manipulate your own non-verbal means of communication (NVCs) to transmit a set of behaviour, that are in line with that particular Mindset.