Actors are constantly coming to terms with what type of person they can portray.
When your full self is the product, a little thought about this might be a good idea.
There is an exercise you can do to help understand how others perceive you - ask them! I’m prepping for an updated shoot, and stumbled across an old version of this. I’m struck by how accurate these still are.
Person 1 : Masculine, motivated, approachable, rugged, witty
Person 2: Powerful, inviting, strong, family-oriented, fun, blue-collar, rough, caring, warrior, team-player
Person 3: Imposing, educated, rugged, kind, official, geeky, gentle
Person 4: Intense, intellectual, upper crust, brooding, weird
Person 5: Big, smart, creative, nice, intense, productive
Person 6: Intense, serious, unpredictable, pensive, productive
Person 7: Calm, ambitious, direct, competent, gentle, smart, introverted, polite
Person 8: Fluid, direct, undercover, hidden, strong, instructor, adaptable
These people were all being very kind and using mostly positive adjectives. For that I’m appreciative, so maybe next time I’ll ask people that I know don’t like me. Would be equally as useful. Feel free to send me a message if you don’t like me telling me some adjectives that fuel your disdain. Might be cathartic for you.
Also, I recently came across some old notes I’d written as a kid.
Behold, proof of my brooding/pensive/weird self:
