Listen, acting is not surgery, it's entertainment. You're doing something to hopefully move people, to make them laugh, to transport them. But actors are vulnerable, and the reason we're vulnerable is that we're always trying to recreate human behaviour.
Interpretation
Acting is a form of entertainment that aims to evoke emotions, despite the vulnerability it entails.
Eddie Redmayne's quote highlights the essence of acting as a profession that transcends the technicalities of other fields, like surgery. While it aims to entertain and evoke genuine emotions in people, actors must embrace their vulnerability as they strive to authentically portray the complexities of human behavior.
In practice
During a theater workshop, an instructor might quote this to remind actors of the emotional connection required in performance.
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