"It's incredibly fun to play someone that you don't like. It exorcises your own demons in a way. It's cathartic. We all have things that we don't like about ourselves, little things. And I get to amplify those things and put them out there. It's fun and it has a cleansing effect"
- Ed Helms
About this Quote
In this quote, Ed Helms is revealing his satisfaction in playing a character that he dislikes. He thinks that by embodying somebody he doesn't like, he is able to launch his own inner battles and unfavorable qualities. This process is cathartic for him, as it enables him to challenge and confront his own flaws and insecurities. He sees it as a way to amplify and externalize these unfavorable elements of himself, eventually resulting in a cleansing effect. Helms suggests that all of us have things we do not like about ourselves, and by playing a disliked character, he has the ability to challenge and conquer these personal devils.
This quote is written / told by Ed Helms somewhere between January 24, 1974 and today. He/she was a famous Comedian from USA.
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