TMC
03-22-2023, 11:03 PM
Apparently, somebody on the Daily Mail said that the Home and Away (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/home_and_away/index.html?page=2) cast should be ashamed to call themselves actors because their not Hollywood-tier (https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-young-and-the-restless-star-eric-braeden-discussed-disrespected-daytime-soap-actors.html/), and that the show is basically Love Island with a bit of mystery and crime.
From an old NYT article (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/28/arts/for-actors-the-soaps-are-serious-business.html):
"'In the early days, there was nothing but cynicism among the acting community about soap operas,' Mr. Scardino said. 'In the theatrical community, it was declassee. It was a bread-and-butter job, the writing wasn't too good, it really wasn't acting, quite.'
They've been hired to act (https://ew.com/gallery/celebrities-soap-operas/?slide=cca14d00-cc55-464d-9dce-b1ad41277f05#cca14d00-cc55-464d-9dce-b1ad41277f05) on the show because they did well in their audition. Many of them probably trained or at least took a few lessons. Just because soap operas are usually low quality doesn't mean the actors care less about the job.
From an old NYT article (https://www.nytimes.com/1985/07/28/arts/for-actors-the-soaps-are-serious-business.html):
"'In the early days, there was nothing but cynicism among the acting community about soap operas,' Mr. Scardino said. 'In the theatrical community, it was declassee. It was a bread-and-butter job, the writing wasn't too good, it really wasn't acting, quite.'
They've been hired to act (https://ew.com/gallery/celebrities-soap-operas/?slide=cca14d00-cc55-464d-9dce-b1ad41277f05#cca14d00-cc55-464d-9dce-b1ad41277f05) on the show because they did well in their audition. Many of them probably trained or at least took a few lessons. Just because soap operas are usually low quality doesn't mean the actors care less about the job.