Comments on: Not Getting Truthful Feedback From Your Friends And Family http://www.actorgrowth.com/2009/01/27/not-getting-truthful-feedback-from-your-friends-and-family/ Developing A Professional Film and Television Acting Career Sat, 09 Apr 2011 07:16:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ashlley Elias http://www.actorgrowth.com/2009/01/27/not-getting-truthful-feedback-from-your-friends-and-family/#comment-168 Ashlley Elias Wed, 28 Jan 2009 22:51:09 +0000 http://www.actorgrowth.com/?p=494#comment-168 Friends are worthless as critics. The whole situation is fraught with social ramifications if you say the wrong thing... it's the "do I like fat in this" thing. I've gotten the best feedback from acting teachers that don't know me well and the acting class (to an extent). To an extent actors need to be their own judge and know what good is and be able to know it when you see it, otherwise you are always at someone's mercy and can be in for a rude awakening some time. Friends are worthless as critics. The whole situation is fraught with social ramifications if you say the wrong thing… it’s the “do I like fat in this” thing.

I’ve gotten the best feedback from acting teachers that don’t know me well and the acting class (to an extent).

To an extent actors need to be their own judge and know what good is and be able to know it when you see it, otherwise you are always at someone’s mercy and can be in for a rude awakening some time.

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