Tom Irwin
Tom Irwin
Thomas Irwinwas a U.S. representative from Pennsylvania...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth1 June 1956
CityPeoria, IL
CountryUnited States of America
eight hours maybe performance scenes sustaining versus
It's just a very different process from maybe working one or two days a week doing one or two scenes a day versus sustaining a performance over two hours or so eight times a week.
bring emotional trying
You're trying to bring an emotional and psychological reality to a character that's on the page and make them three-dimensional.
movies paid time
If theatre paid as well as movies and TV, I'd do it all the time.
great opportunity
I think theater is a great training ground; I think it's a great opportunity to play.
active advantage artistic avenues classes dancing either exercise gardening muscles painting position staying time
Exercise your creative muscles all the time, either through classes or through other artistic avenues like painting or dancing or even gardening, staying active and being creative so that when opportunities do come up, you are in a position to take advantage of them.
aware exactly
As actors, you do have to be aware of your audience. You can't act in a vacuum, even if that audience isn't exactly present with you.