First of all, thank you all for watching “Moonlight”. I hope you all liked the story and the characters so far. It was few hard working months for all of us, and I’m glad it’s getting excellence ratings.

Many of you ask where I was this week. Well, I took a personal visit to the States for for family matters. (I did get in time for the Olympic opening though :-D)

On my flight back, I came across this interview on Natalie Portman, what she said in her interview made me think, and reflect on what it means to be an actress, the following is quoted from the magazine:

An Ivy-Leaguer like Portman is hardly going to get worked up over her inches of tabloid space anyways, having expressed a long-term desire to pursue research in her college major, psychology. But who says the two are mutually exclusive? The actress demonstrates her aptitude for understanding both: ” Acting is really fulfilling on a personal level, but I don’t know how much it contributes to the world, ” she musese, ” although i think a world witout movies and theater would be a sad one. I think there’s definite need for entertainment and stories about people. As a person, you practice empathy. That’s your job. You say, ‘I wonder waht that person’s life is like?’ That’s a really cool way to look at the world, to try to understand what other people are feeling ad think about how their lives must be. That sounds presumptuous but at the same time, it’s pretty amazing to get to do over and over again… It’s very different from all the self-centredness that being a movie star is. They’re polar opposites, all ouside of yourself and not thinking about other people, which is exciting.”

Natalie really puts together what it means to be an actor in a understandable way. It isn’t about the fame, nor about the meaningless gossips the tabloids make up. It’s about how to find one’s role in society. What she said really gave me a peace of mind. Brilliant!