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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Actor out of role?

Dear All,

Has anyone ever heard an expression: actor out of role?

Does it mean that he or she can't find a role in a movie?

Thanks
  

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Do you have any more context? g. to address the audience directly.

— GPY

  • Do you have any more context?
  • g.
  • to address the audience directly.
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Do you have any more context? It could refer to an actor, within a performance, temporarily stepping out of his or her role, e.g. to address the audience directly.
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GPYDo you have any more context?
Unfortunately there is no context because the line comes from a song and seems to be fairly random and out of place. Come to think of it though, could I say something like:

I'm feeling like an actor out of role. (implying that the performance I'm supposed to be giving is not for me?)
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Perfect StrangerUnfortunately there is no context because the line comes from a song and seems to be fairly random and out of place. Come to think of it though, could I say something like:I'm feeling like an actor out of role. (implying that the performance I'm supposed to be giving is not for me?)
It doesn't seem very easy to understand. By "not for me" do yo
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Yeah, that's the kind of message I was trying to convey. Thank you.
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