Are aspies good at acting?

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I did play a tree once at school when in a play...does that count as acting?

If not, then no...I have not acted nor am good at it.

Hey, wow - I did too! Although I was rather extreme in this - one or two times I was so convinced that the stories in the books could be real that I'd actually try to figure out some odd way of entering that 'world'. I gave up on that eventually, however.

As for acting . . . I've done it a few times, nothing major - just an (extremely small) high school play, and a few Share the Fun (a skit/talent contest for those who don't know) competitions. None were a starring role, but I do know that I got very, very upset when the lead role in the school play forgot half of her lines during the performance - drove me nuts and not to mention it prevented me from getting to speak most of my lines, as they were dependant on the lead's.

Blending-in acting. . . .well, I suppose I do that but I wouldn't really know as I spend most of my time alone or with my family.

Interesting, you just made me consider the prospect of our sometimes odd sense of humor, which when professionally written for and directed, can add something extra to the humor.

The only thing I would say about going down the acting path is, if you mean to go for the gold, it's a cut-throat world. My older sister took Drama at a well-known university, and tried the usual theatrical routes, summer stock, off-broadway, then moved to CA and tried to break into the movies, bit parts, etc. I think she's aspie, probably both my sisters are. She ended up doing some script writing, roomed with a well known actress, and ended up going back to school for her PhD in Pyschology and became a marriage counselor.

Whatever someone pursues in acting, whether down the pro trail, or the local community theater, I wish them only the best. I remember the magic of watching the college drama class production of Shakespearean plays, at the age of about 9 years, and I loved it.

I never really liked drama at school. I remember once when I was put in a group with these boys (no one else wanted to work with me) and we had to create a role play and one of the characters was supposed to be American. Back then I wasn't very good at doing accents, and one of the boys thought I was stupid because I didn't know how to do an American accent. I kept standing around, looking at my watch, hoping the lesson would hurry up and end. Then another one of the boys said "Why do you keep looking at your watch?" and "Are you going to take part in this or not?" I think I ended up nearly in tears. The teacher said I could move to another group instead, and luckily those people were nicer to me.

I used to love acting. It's very stressful, but very rewarding. I have been told by more than a few people that I'm a good actor, but that was many years ago. I thought I wanted to be an actor, now I'd sooner write the screenplays or perhaps direct the movies.

I think, when you have AS, you have to learn to act at least a little bit.

I did a bit when living in New York, movies were always looking for extras, I never had a speaking part, that was Union, but I did get picked for camera time, walk bys, and once did the Bard himself for a Shakespeare in the Park ad.

Actors were a bad lot, most are not about anything but themselves, and not in a good way.

Acting in life is fun, I found you have to give people something they can understand, which is not me.

Now I write, and it comes in very useful, I write in scenes, with stage direction, my characters have their role and action defined in the text.

Full role playing gives them depth. I write side stories about a character, till I know them so well that it all comes through in their more limited role in the book.

I do not think we lack, I think we have too much, and acting is a limited role, we can do that well.

Tashiro Mufuni is great.

Which of the characters in Rashomon is he? I forgot..

I think it depends on the aspie in question. I for one, am very good at comedy/hamming it up. I have good comic timing, I'm not afraid to put myself out there, and I love "doing voices." I've never acted in anything dramatic, so I don't know how that would go for me personally, but I'm sure some aspies can do it.

If some aspies can do it, then not all aspies are incapable of showing emotion?

I myself tried acting as a child. I wasn't any good at it nor did I enjoy it.

I still remember the lines I practiced for a school play back in 8th grade. I can be counted on to remember lines, but as far as my actual acting abilities go, you could probably replace me with a tape recorder and a suitably attired mannequin and nobody would notice.

To answer your question I'd like to think that we are. Yes I love acting and roleplaying. I'd like to think that I am.

I am fairly good at singing, and I've been drawn into my fair share of musicals, especially in high school...

The one thing that helped me was the ability to switch my emotions on and off... it works for dramatic effect...

I was crap at traditional acting, unless someone coached me on every single move and tone of voice until I got it perfect or something.

I might be decent at formal acting if it doesn't require my body to do things it just can't do. Haven't had the chance to try that yet.

I think there was one famous actress who said she was diagnosed with AS.

Incapable of showing emotion? My god, far from it. It just it isn't always the kind that most might expect. Look in the parents section sometime, kids have melt downs all the time and let it all out. Hell I let it all out sometimes and it isn't pretty. That is emotion. Sadness is emotion. I can also laugh my butt off. The list is damn near endless. Yet sometimes what is suppose to wring a certain emotion from me, doesn't, but that's to others watching. Their problem, not mine.

i think that the idea that aspies are incapable of showing emotion is a fallacy. sure we can lack reflection and perspective but i would be worried if a specialist with experience in aspergers really believed that.

most past-times are different depending on what time of life you try them. you change in maturity and the drama group dynamics vary.

if you fancy trying acting, do it, you don't know if you will be any good until you try it properly.

it is one of the things i would like to learn more about in the future (time permiting) because i think it will help me fit in and socialise better.

I love acting. I sure fooled my last boyfriend because he thought I actually freaked out about the music being too loud when he turn it up because I yell Loud and wave my hands pretending I'm Joon and he used it against me by saying that was my autism.


I did drama in high school when I was 17 and enjoyed it.


I wish I could be in a movie but I don't think I have time because of my full time job and acting is a lot of work. You do the same scenes over and over again, you have to wait hours on the set to do your scene, even if you're an extra.