Living an artistic life and doing great work as an actor takes a tremendous amount of self-discipline. The other performing arts have more obvious disciplines than acting. Dancers train their bodies for hours and hours a day; singers train their voices; musicians practice their instruments tirelessly.
Since acting’s requirements are less pronounced, it’s up to the actor to create the necessary artistic structure.
An artist needs to live a life that supports his art and encourages development of his craft. Putting together such a life can be both exciting and intimidating, and no one can do it but you. In the “Life of the Artist” program that I teach, we help each actor create a life that is artistically purposeful 24/7. Even when life is not artistic, you are still an artist living it, and you need to experience everything through that filter. Staying on point takes effort.
Besides all of the distractions that the artist can fall into on his own, there is also the fact that many people won’t respect your artistic life and will fail to see the value in your activities. For instance, if you tell them that you need to read an hour each day to expand your imagination and improve your text
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