Are Great Actors Born Or Made?

I’m sure not too many people share my views on this, but I do believe that anyone with a great emotional facility, imagination and fortitude can become a great actor.

The actor is “made” by his or her own willingness to be great. There are actors that were “born” to be actors, however if they don’t understand the work that it takes to be great, then it’s just another person out there who never capitalized on their God-given gift.

Just because an actor has a television series or stars in major motion pictures, does not make them great. They most certainly can fall into the category of “made.” That is in the sense that they had the right look and were placed into a project at the right time. There are many brilliant actors out there that work hard and are ready, but were never “made.” That is, “made” in the sense of the business making them a household name.

There are others like Philip Seymour Hoffman that are brilliant because they worked on anything and everything to be seen, heard and exercised to the extent where they built their career whereby the public came to them. Cream really does rise to the top.

Amy Lyndon is multi-award winning filmmaker, actress, director, writer and producer. Having grown up in New Rochelle, New York, formal training was as easy as jumping on a train. During her senior year, Lyndon studied at the Neighborhood Playhouse (NYC) and went on to England to tackle the prestigious London Academy of Performing Arts. After earning her BFA from Syracuse University, Lyndon flew out to LA to debut opposite Andy Garcia in the Feature Film “A Night In Heaven.” Shortly after, Lyndon brushed up her chops with Stella Adler and Harry Mastrogeorge.

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SEE THE ORIGINAL ARTICLE ON ACTORGURU.COM: http://actorguru.com/2010/09/01/are-great-actors-born-or-made/