What Does Having Potential Mean?

Casting Actors Cast · Sep 22, 2022 · 20m

Air Date: September 22, 2022

Have you ever heard someone say, “they have potential”? I remember a particular teacher say

that to me in high school. At first, I was thrilled that I had something to aspire to. Then, the

more I though about it, I realized that it was, in fact, an expression of disappointment from that

teacher. I was not measuring up. That word, “potential” is at once a statement of possibilities

and failure. Actors find it hard to understand the concept. It is a matter of knowing what you

are capable of and then judging if you have demonstrated those capabilities. Do you have…