I half-jokingly mentioned the other day that I've got a shoot coming up in July and I'd love to lose ten or fifteen pounds ahead of time for it. Started taking suggestions. Everything from the Master Cleanse, the Drunk Diet, and meth-induced sex binges were suggested (thanks, guys). One acquaintance made this half-joking, half-serious suggestion:
"Here's an idea... Be a man. Did Charleton Heston ever give a shit about his abs? Charles Bronson? Clint Eastwood? The fucking DUKE?"
And while I agree with the sentiment, a) Heston, Bronson, and Eastwood were all in really good shape, and b) if these guys were trying to work in Hollywood as young, unestablished male actors now, you bet your ass they'd be worried about their abs. I'm not saying that's a good thing. In fact it's probably not a good thing. But in the end, staying skinny is, for a certain portion of the acting community, a job requirement.
Unless you're Jonah Hill, I guess. Then it's optional.
"Here's an idea... Be a man. Did Charleton Heston ever give a shit about his abs? Charles Bronson? Clint Eastwood? The fucking DUKE?"
And while I agree with the sentiment, a) Heston, Bronson, and Eastwood were all in really good shape, and b) if these guys were trying to work in Hollywood as young, unestablished male actors now, you bet your ass they'd be worried about their abs. I'm not saying that's a good thing. In fact it's probably not a good thing. But in the end, staying skinny is, for a certain portion of the acting community, a job requirement.
Unless you're Jonah Hill, I guess. Then it's optional.