ABILITY Magazine Interview: Mark Povinelli

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Growing up profoundly different from birth,
size-wise

that I was on stage all the time.

I mean I'd walk out of my house

and people would look, and stare at me.

I'd go to the grocery store or ride my bike

an people would stare, come up and talk to me

I could never be anonymous,

so many people try to not be
anonymous

I had that, whether I wanted it or not

the second I walked out of my house.

So when I found the stage,

it was the only time I could control people

looking at me.

And, how they felt about me.

I couldn't control how they felt about me

out at the grocery store.

(male interviewer) How is that sometimes?

It's really annoying.

I've come to the realization that

it's them, not me, that whole thing.

And so I feel very comfortable with that.

Whenever I do, you've been so kind to let

me do a couple of workshops for

Meet the Biz. I think what I try to

express more than anything to other actors

is, you have to know yourself. In and out.

And know all the tricks you use to cover-up

the things you're insecure about.

Know those and really understand them,

you may not always get underneath that,

but you have to be so aware of yourself.

I mean, I think a lot of people think of

acting as playing somebody else, so I'm

going to put on this facade and be

somebody else. I feel like, you can't unless

you really know yourself. All your flaws,

and atributes.