I was trained by Method acting teachers and we were taught that aside from whatever gift you may or may not have or the level of that gift, that you were obliged to know how to build a table. It's a craft. It's like being a ballerina or a violinist.
“I have tried to maintain civil relationships with everyone I meet - and, even if I violently disagree with them, try to be respectful.”
“I'm very perverse. If someone tells me I have to read a book, I'm instantly disinclined to do so.”