"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem"
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Orbach came up in an era when craft was supposed to be invisible and professionalism mattered: show up, hit your marks, do the work. His subtext is a defense of that old-school discipline against a culture that fetishizes volatility. The “fun” here isn’t moral approval; it’s the guilty pleasure of playing big, messy notes that audiences instantly read as depth. A quiet performance requires precision. A meltdown sells itself.
There’s also an industry critique hiding in plain sight. Casting, awards, talk-show narratives: they all inflate suffering into authenticity. If you’re stable, you’re “reliable”; if you’re a wreck, you’re “compelling.” Orbach’s cynicism suggests he’s seen how quickly personal chaos becomes promotional fuel, and how the public confuses biography with talent.
Underneath the punch is a challenge: why do we need an actor to bleed in public to believe them on screen?
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"It's a lot more fun for actors to cry and rant and rave, or have a drug problem or a drinking problem." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/its-a-lot-more-fun-for-actors-to-cry-and-rant-and-136282/. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
