your perfectionism will not save you.
i interviewed louis partridge (of disclaimer acclaim/ olivia rodrigo’s beans on toast lover) late last year- an actor who is as sweet as he is talented and clear-eyed- and he said something that stuck with me that i wish i could have squeezed into the piece:
believing that you can achieve perfection as an actor feels vain…thinking that you are... See more
believing that you can achieve perfection as an actor feels vain…thinking that you are... See more
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Perfectionism
The ego of insecurity
The external neediness of the ego
Worthiness as care to you, your work, and others (as they don’t bear the burden of catering to your ego’s need)