Two exciting Andrew Scott productions to anticipate.

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Posted by Liberty
August 26, 2024 7:54 pm
#21

I can understand being overly self-critical when watching yourself on video! Very relateable! It's a shame he doesn't appreciate himself though.

 
Posted by Yitzock
August 28, 2024 2:29 pm
#22

I know what you mean. But even though I'm not an actor I agree that becoming too aware of every little thing you do or say can be unnerving. And in general, most people feel weird watching themselves. I guess it's worse if you're an actor, especially someone as well-known as Andrew, because there are recordings and images of you everywhere. At least because he avoids watching himself too much, hopefully he won't become too self-conscious of things that aren't even a problem. Unfortunately I think a lot of people become overly critical of things they deem as flaws but aren't actually something that's wrong with them.

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Posted by Liberty
August 29, 2024 7:37 pm
#23

Yes, I hadn't really thought about what that must be like: to have your image everywhere! Especially if you're a more famous actor. And work-wise, I suppose it also means looking back at work you might have done years ago but moved on from.

 
Posted by Yitzock
September 6, 2024 1:24 pm
#24

Yeah, those of us who don't have every bit of work recorded for posterity probably have an easier time putting certain things behind us. But I suppose on the other hand, it is nice to have a record of how you have developed over time. While I'm not a widely published writer by any means, I'm basically a nobody, I do find that when I revisit things I wrote in the past that I can have a similar cringing reaction to certain things. But I guess that's normal. Lots of people feel that way about old photos of themselves, too.



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Posted by Liberty
September 6, 2024 8:45 pm
#25

Yes, that's true about old photos, although funnily enough I think I'm kinder to my younger self as I've got older and I look fondly at photos in which I thought I looked awful!  I did try to re-read my dissertation from years ago recently though, and I was cringing!

 
Posted by Yitzock
September 19, 2024 10:48 pm
#26

I have heard of that happening, too. I'm not at that stage, though, I must admit. When I look at old pictures of myself, I sometimes feel like I'm looking at someone I don't recognize. Or if it's photos I took of myself from my university days, so a bit more recent, I'll remember how I didn't like the hairstyle I had at the time. I prefer how I look now.



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