Anyway, I'm in agreement w/your thoughts against "playing the game" as far as beign myself and going from there. The problem comes in the interim where you have to walk the fine line between being interested too much too soon and being a bit aloof. I wish it was different, but if I do too much contacting too soon I'll be seen as insecure, clingy, and needy. That is the part where I have to "play by the rules."
In person and on the phone, I'm totally fine w/being me. It is getting there that is the issue.
As for acting, I too think that to be a good teacher you have to have a bit of an actor inside of you. I'm naturally "on stage" daily so performing for training films and commercials is pretty easy for me to do.
