Over the years, I've loved being on stage with an orchestra, waving my hands around.
Hardly any actor objects to press. It's a question of it being done in the way they like to see it done, meaning to get down to the serious interview what the profession is so we can reach out to the people to help them get along.
An artist, in my understanding of the word, should side with the people against the Emperor that oppresses his or her people.