Comparing the Similarities and Differences Between Acting and Lying

Acting is Superior to Lying

Acting and lying are two rather different things with some remarkable similarities. Such as how both can hold a truth, whether hidden within the context, or sprinkled in amongst the words spoken. Along with how the technique and quality of the action vary from person to person. Although despite these similarities the two still are not the same. There are numerous differences that the two hold that truly keep them apart, and in their own way add to the gray line between the two. Still the question remains which is better acting or lying, and the answer is acting. The reasons being in how they are taught, the truth hidden in both, and where either action is performed.

Acting is recognized all over as a skill that many should learn. So much so that in almost any city or town you can find at least one place willing to teach both the young and old. Whereas with lying you would be lucky to find some small online source or video willing to teach you to be a semi-decent liar. And if someone wished to find a physical place with like minded individuals to learn about the skill that is lying, they would have next to no chance. Luckily though if some young mind wanted to learn and improve their acting skills they could even go to their local public school and take the courses offered over acting. There are schools all over the world that offer to teach acting to anyone who is interested, will put in lots of practice, and are possibly willing to pay the right price. There are even prestigious world recognized schools that focused solely on the art of acting and performing. Besides the fact that acting is such and admired skill that often praised if it is done well. Yet still with lying its often looked down upon especially when done well enough no one could tell you weren’t telling the truth.

Acting often has some truth hidden amongst each performance. Sometimes its hidden and meant to make all who watch question and wonder its true meaning. Other times its plain and out there usually a fact or person to add on to the performance in question. Whereas with lying the truth maybe amongst the act of lying, but it gets tainted by the lies themselves. Causing everyone, and even the liar themselves at times, to question is the truth really the truth or is it just another lie. That alone shows such great difference amongst the two. Lying can ruin the truth in many different ways but acting adds to the truth. Acting can make the truth beautiful and unique even if it was something originally plain and simple. While yes at times acting can ruin the truth and make it far more complicated than it needs to be, usually it makes it something more. Something people want to understand and possess as their own knowledge.

Finally, there is where both acting and lying are performed. When someone thinks of acting and where they may go to enjoy the experience more often than not they will think of the theater. For some the theater may be the small cozy one from their home town and for others they may imagine a grand theater that is a work of art. Yet no matter what often they imagine some form of theater. Whereas with lying people tend to have a rather darker image of where it is performed. Usually they think of some stinky bar or seedy casino where characters of ill will are often imagined to be. And the truth is that yes you can find people who lie there but you can find liars almost anywhere if you truly look. Anyone can be a liar no matter if their a child, your boss, or that friendly neighbor down the street. Which makes lying even that much worse, because no one can ever truly know if someone is lying to. Whereas with acting people tend to know when their watching a performance. This is due to the fact they are generally in a theater and have paid some amount to watch the performance.

Now there are those who may say that lying is far superior to acting. Such as those who were once a part of the lying society that believed that lying was dying as time passed due to no one truly perfecting the skill. And they may counter everything said here with how some believe that acting is just the famous child of lying. Birthed from its base and molded into something beneath the art of lying. Along with how one could lie all the time, and no one be the wiser except for the liar himself. Forming some tangible secret only they know of, makes lying even better than acting. Even how an actor may play their part and recite their lines perfectly and still never know the true meaning of the performance they are creating. Whereas with a liar they know the truth behind almost every word they say and fact they alter. Yet they are still so wrong in that belief, because even if all that is true there is some grand beauty that acting possess that lying could never hope to shine a light to.

So, in conclusion acting is better than lying. Due to how loved it is by many that allow it to be taught worldwide. How many beautiful or cozy buildings have been built to allow those who possess the skill of acting to perform in front of those who wish to see it in all its beauty also add on to why acting is better over lying. Along with how acting in its generally graceful beauty can enhance the meaning behind a truth no matter how plain or simple it was at first. Also morally acting is far superior to lying due to how the audience that is listening to you knows from the beginning that you may be telling them a mistruth and have willing agreed to hear it.