Jonathan Lipnicki was one of the most popular child actors in the late 1990s and early 2000s thanks to his roles in films such as Jerry Maguire And the little stewart, but disappeared from the scene in the 2000s, and now he’s talking about why. In an interview/film (via diverse), Lipnicki revealed that the reason he quit acting wasn’t because of high school, but because he said he “wasn’t a very good actor” at the time.
“The biggest transformation for me was…I haven’t worked for a long time,” Lipnicki said. “People always put it like, ‘Oh, I went to high school,’ and so on. And that’s the story people sometimes tell when they’re not working. Or if they’re child actors or whatever, they took the time I took a vacation, Meaning it wasn’t my only priority. But I didn’t work because I didn’t work. I didn’t get any roles for a while.”
He went on to explain that the driving force behind his not getting roles, was his acting – something he credited with switching from being a kid to being a bit older and a bit nervous and trying to be like other actors he liked. .
“I am honest about it. It was because [I] “He wasn’t a good actor at one point,” Lipnicki said. “Because the great thing about being young, a kid, is having this ingrained childlike wonder. And that’s why a lot of the kids you see are absolutely talented. And filters come in and you get nervous…or the world plays its part. And so for me, I’ve moved on from just doing It’s natural to try to be like my favorite actors.”
Lipnicki said he eventually went on to sign up for acting classes after high school and also took on stage roles as part of an effort to become a better actor — including working as a stand-up in a Martin McDonagh production. Lieutenant Anishmore That allowed him to learn from Chris Pine. As for his career now, it was announced in August that Lipnicki had joined the cast of Safier Entertainment’s independent horror film. Camp Lake Pleasant. This movie also stars Robert Lasardo (human centipede 3And the corpse dissection), Kelly Reiter (ImpasseAnd the Amityville Uprising), James DiGiacomo (stealthily), Michael Barry, Bonnie Aarons, Devane Penn and Mike Ferguson.
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