Acting is a hard job, would you want it?

Probably not. I've heard so many successful performers say, in interviews, that if you have "been bitten," and acting is your whole driving force, there's nothing else that you CAN do. I don't have that sort of passionate determination.

I thoroughly enjoy live theater. But, the dedication to eight performances/week ... nine, if there are two matinees ... over a period of months, would drive me crazy.

I was an "extra," in The Candidate, in 1972. It was great fun to be part of an onlooking crowd for two days. However, the principal actors had to do take-after-take, confer with director Michael Ritchie, then do more takes. Most of the combined hours was consumed by waiting. I don't have the patience for that, long term.

The pay was good ... a box lunch both days. I'd like to thank The Academy.