Sleeves Magazine April 2016 | Page 37

How do you handle bad critic?
If somebody criticizes something he or she thinks needs
improvement, the only sensible thing is to listen to them, check if
there is something to it, and try to improve. Honest critisism is
something very valuable and rare. I would be very stupid, if I took
it personally and not professionally.
Do you have siblings?
I´ve got an older sister who studied something proper.
Were your parents happy about your decision to be an actor? Or
did they ever wish you were not into performing arts but instead
into banking and finance or any career that gives you stable
income?

They first just let me do as I pleased, hoping that I would see the
light, give in and go for a more ordinary career instead. This has
not happened so far and now they happily come to my premieres
almost every time.
What is the most fulfilling in the life of an actor?
The time on stage is literally highlighted. In the best case it flows
slower and more intense. I love it, when I am in the moment here
and now with my colleagues, the audience and the text with wide
open senses.
And disappointments?
If I can´t connect with the audience and have the feeling I´m
only producing noises and jumping around wasting their time that makes me mad.
Would you encourage your child to be an actor?
I wouldn´t.

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Ian thomas mcmillan schauspieler
Ian thomas mcmillan actor