HECK YES, SAYS DEIRDRE FIDGE
If you’ve ever met an actor, you know they each have a long list of abilities outside of performance. Seriously: read any actor profile and you’ll find most can ride a horse, play a bunch of sports, speak in dozens of accents, sing and dance. The younger an actor is, the more surprising these lists are. Are these baby geniuses, born with innumerable talents? Or quick learners who soak up skillsets like a sponge? The answer is neither – they just know to say whatever it takes to get in the audition room. They know when to lie.
For non-actors, aka ‘normies’ or ‘emotionally well-adjusted people’, our version of this is a wonderfully embellished résumé. For instance, did you
