I like to do neither, or both.
Do you really act in real life, as a profession? I toy with the idea myself, as it seems there's correlations between the industry i've worked in for decades and that industry which seems to control the collective's unconscious identity of itself. That's power i think.
Imagine if actors did actually play a part in changing the world for the better, by using skills professional actors, dramatists are taught? Learning about the history of theatre and how it appeared in many different civilizations over the span of millenias might set you free!
Radical acting: It's worth giving it a shot. So is dramaturgy and psychodrama
Hope you are well and keeping up spirits.
Much love & blessings from an Aussie Down Under.
RE: A Fine Literary Figure