Many hats.....

Been thinking about the whole idea of acting, being an actor.  It is a fun thing, for those who enjoy it and are good at it.  I wonder what makes it so much fun?  Is it wearing the costumes, getting the chance to image you're someone other than yourself, spend time with a group of peers and bond with them over a shared experience?  Even walking around the house with your lines and saying them over and over again, imagining the best way to say them on stage to make it sound the best way possible.  There is a certain TV show that I've been watching, which has run for 9 seasons.  I've been thinking... the people on that show have had to be the same characters for 9 years!  I wonder what it's like, portraying the same character for 9 years?  If you're in a movie, or a series of movies, that will only last 1 year, or up to 3 or 4 years, then you move on an get to be someone else, and you can play different kinds of characters, in different situations, with different backgrounds, different time periods.  You'd have to really enjoy being a certain character to play them for 9 years running!