I would say: KISS! I like kissing. A lot, with a boy or a girl ( only pretty ones :-)- in life and on screen. I am not gonna lie about it. I enjoy kissing with other actors and I'm always very excited about it.
Its a bit weird when you are allowed to KISS or even be very intimate with another person,
without cheating on anyone, you actually have legit permission to do it at work. That's right. It doesn't matter if you single,in relationship or married with 2 kids. They are paying you to do it.
And this is part of the JOB.
Few years ago I was playing a role, Anja, in a play in Royal Theatre in London.
There was one scene, in which I was intimate with another, hot Jamaican type actor and we had a kissing scene. On the day of the premiere, my Boyfriend at the time, J.G, was sitting in the audience. In the 5th row, and to make this event even more interesting, he was watching the play with HIS family....
Ok, come on...That must have been a bit weird...for him.
After my excellent performance;-) Everyone was asking him about the kissing scene, of course....if I remember rightly, HE said something like that:
" Well,its ok. I'm fine, What can I do...It's her job.I hope she enjoyed it" !
That's was it. I smiled, because I knew how lucky I was. I think there was trust there. Lots of trust.
I really was very lucky. He was a calm character. My Ex was never really jealous ( the unhealty level of jealousy you actually don't want)...He could handle it. He could handle me and my career.
Maybe that is why the relationship lasted almost 5 years...
Yes, I realise that, in future, people with "normal jobs", my next boyfriend or partner may not be SO understanding (Mr.J.G if you are reading it- I'm saying Hello to YOU:-) with a big smile, do you remember my play??)
Coming back to " kissing"...
I was thinking if I KISS different in life and on screen.
I like to think that I am leaving and saving a little part of me for someone special, after hours....
But does it mean that the kiss on screen does not look as REAL, as the one during my private time...my dates?
I hope not.
It's always so funny for me, when I can feel and see the whole crew is in this anticipation on set,
Before the KISSING scene,or sex scene even more...
Waiting for THAT ONE scene, for the first take..." How they gonna kiss? I wanna see..." Hearing behind my back...:-) Now then....after 5 takes and close-Ups No one cares anymore, s it's "old" haha -They've already has seen it all. So, yeah, lets move on...That's what I call "professional".
I think that main difference is, the kiss on screen HAS to look good.At the end of the day, it doesn't matter how it feels for the actors involved...
In life, well, it's completely the opposite for me.
It ALWAYS has to feel great and right, and I don't care much if it looks good or bad,or just normal, it JUST a kiss . Something that camera wouldn't probably " register" with the glass eye as an"extraordinary passionate moment"...
Flip- flop love....:-)
Somehow, I have to admit, at work, when I have this special " connection" with another actor,
there is the chemistry, it is really fun. And I wonder, how come I can't get it EVERY time...
I must say, I have been pretty lucky so far, to get what I need from acting partners, nearly every time-to make my intimate/ sexual scenes just realistic.... realistic for me, first of all ( super important) , and then for rest of the audience, who will pay for the cinema ticket to watch the film...
J.
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