"Being is like pretending"

In this quote, Mira Sorvino is recommending that the concept of "being" resembles pretending. This could mean that our presence and identity are not repaired or concrete, however rather something that we produce and perform. Simply as a star takes on a role and pretends to be someone else, we also handle different functions and personas in our lives. We may provide ourselves in a different way to different people or in different situations, nearly like we are pretending to be a specific variation of ourselves. This quote challenges the concept of a particular, authentic self and instead suggests that our being is fluid and ever-changing.