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Charlotte Rampling’s Example | The Great Acting

Charlotte Rampling’s Example | The Great Acting

 charlotte rampling hair two“ I could have been a superstar in America – I was certainly taken out there. But I said, “no way Jose, I’m not staying here in this madhouse”. So I left and said, “I’m gonna make arthouse films now”. – Charlotte Rampling.

Whether you agree with Rampling’s decision or not, the point is she made a choice, and crucially, her choice goes against the grain of our times; she used her head and listened to her heart and chose a life true to herself rather than becoming rich beyond her wildest dreams. It’s also important that she has come out and articulated her choice in public, because it demonstrates that actors can choose and define their working lives. It’s all too rare that young actors have this example before them – most mainstream actors seem to have contempt for what they do, and many others decline from speaking about acting in a serious way because they fear being labelled as “pretentious” or as a “luvvie”. It’s a change to see an actor presented as an artist making creative decisions – mostly we are bombarded by images and stories of actors as celebrities….now, we all enjoy a little bit of gossip but we must be careful not to mistake it for the work itself, because what happens then is that this image of actor-as-celebrity encourages, each year, gazillions to become actors, thinking that acting will give them that celebrity lifestyle. Even more ludicrously, many young actors mimic the behaviour of celebrity actors as if that is enough to get a career, and the net result of all this is a devaluing of the currency: “there is an actor on every street corner”.

It’s not easy to stand your ground, especially in a hopelessly over-subscribed profession like acting. The tendency is to fall in with the crowd and go with the flow – this may be less exhilarating but it’s also less terrifying, as the meaningless, chattering cacophony will keep you from feeling alone. But perhaps it might not only be more fulfilling but also more productive for an actor, even at the beginning of their career, to follow Charlotte Rampling’s example, and make choices about their work rather than simply accept what they’re given.

 

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    The point is she made a choice in her career and it’s direction based on aesthetics, regardless of how much she does or does not earn, I think that that’s to be celebrated in our culture, when everything seems based on commodifisation, and it takes guts to opt for the choice that means less popularity. I’m sure she did Basic Instinct 2 for the money and I’m sure she’s made other less than perfect choices, afterall, which of us IS perfect, and I’m not going to through everything out of the window, she is still unusual example, more so because she actually speaks out, and offers a different kind of role model. Thanks for your recommendations though, I haven’t seen any of those films but look forward to checking them out. Many thanks for another great comment.

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