That's what acting is all about - it's all about bringing truth from your own life, and putting it into your characters. If you have the advantage of using your own life in your work, that's always the way to go.
Michael EklundWith the way I like to work, I always have to draw [inspiration] from somewhere, and the best place to take from is your own life.
Michael EklundWhether it's a lower or higher budget project, a TV show or a film, the words on the page are the same to me and I approach the work in the same way. My job is to lift the character from the page, whether it's a TV or film script.
Michael EklundWith a film, you know the beginning, middle and end of your character's arc. But on a TV show, you have no idea where they're going to end up.
Michael Eklund