You might argue that acting is just lying. And you'd be right! Actors are really good at convincing us that they're younger, or taller, or more British than they truly are. How do you think they got so good at that? Lying!
Wow, are all actors sociopaths?
It's unreal how many of your favorite roles were filled by people telling directors what they want to hear:
Recently, the Oscar-winning legend admitted he hates some of his own films. He wouldn’t say which ones, but he’s never been shy about regretting starring in that 1990 debacle
More people watched ‘Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love’ than currently live in Arizona, but CBS thought we’d rather see another rerun of ‘FBI’