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Is more talent found on the silver screen, or on Broadway?

Asked by Hypocrisy_Central (26879points) August 24th, 2011

As a child growing up I thought actors who acted on the screen were as equal or better than those who were on the Broadway stage, that was why they were in the movies getting paid all that money. As I grew older I started to shift in that thinking. When one looks at it under a microscope actors on a stage do not get stunt doubles, they don’t get 15 takes to get it right, and they have to remember their lines meticulously. Film actors don’t have to do that. Film actors do not need to do that all while projecting their voice to be heard in a balcony, OK, smaller mics might make that easier but for generations that was not so. There are few sports figures, or pop entertainers I can see dropping into Broadway and not sucking big time. Pop entertainers, reality personalities, and sports figures invade TV and film so much it makes it seem any mook off the street can just about act in Hollywood. What do you think? Do live actors on stage have it is easier or harder than in front of the camera?

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