Haircuts and Birthdays
I woke up feeling very happy this morning, but I also felt worried because I’m going to have a haircut today. The stylist said that I need a short hairstyle and a moustache for this movie but lately I’ve been afraid to let my facial hair grow because a lot of people have said to me, “Don’t grow any facial hair!” But as an actor this is what I have to do. If my hair needs cutting, it’ll get it cut; if my hair needs growing, I’ll let it grow. Many people have told me that I’m not allowed to have any facial hair and I’m not allowed to have any grey hair because it’s not good for my image. Having these things will make me appear a lot older. But for this particular movie, not only do I have to grow some facial hair, I also have to dye the sides of my hair grey and I have to dye my facial hair grey as well. This is what I have to do as an actor; I have to change my image according to the requirements of the script. Besides, everybody ages and when you’re old, you’re old.
I really like the story of this film so I honestly don’t mind. Today I went to cut my hair and then I had rehearsals. Foreign filmmakers have a habit of using film for screen testing – they look at the appearance of your character and then film some basic shots for the director to review.