Sometimes perception is almost more important than the skill level of an actor. And if you give too much away, you have nothing to take for yourself and put onscreen. If people feel like they know you too well, they won't be able to indentify with the character you're trying to portray. Or they'll feel that you're just playing yourself, and then you just become a personality actor. And that's the death of any actor.
Shia LaBeoufI was the only white kid in my neighborhood for most of my youth even in high school, so reverse racism was just as apparent as racism.
Shia LaBeoufAll of the things that have happened in my life have been self-propelled. I can't blame anybody else or point a finger at anybody.
Shia LaBeoufThe hardest thing in acting is going from child actor to adult actor. It's taken me a long time.
Shia LaBeouf