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Are We Talent?

Tue, 24 Sept 2002, 07:28 pm
Gilly26 posts in thread
As the lovely Jenny McNae pointed out at the judging of the 2002 Youthfest, actors and models have long been called simply 'talent'. Is this acceptable by todays standards? Personally, I do not believe that those of us taking the stage should be refered to as simply as 'the talent', and we do in fact have names. This is similar to pole run a while ago of how actors should be known as, be it their character name right through a 'hey, you'. The question I am putting forward is how should the actors/model/dancers of today be known? Is 'the talent' simply enough?

Ponder for a while...

Alan

Re: Talent for an ex-leper?

Tue, 1 Oct 2002, 11:34 pm
Walter Plinge
Tiger is my name, jus like crgwllms is yours, well part of your name. I'm guessing its short for craig williams? or something of a similar nature.

Seeing as no one who doesnt like being called 'talent' has actually stated why they dont like being called talent,well thats not right, you have tried. But i am still under the impression you're winging about nothing?

Do you really care what someone calls you as long as it isn't something along the lines of...

'Thou surly swag-bellied barnacle!'

...or worse, and i'm sure WE can all think of worse names for actors. You may have even been called those names. I would say, get over it, but i wont.

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