Pull the other one
There are moments as an actor where some of the skills that you have managed to acquire in life can suddenly become useful in your job. It's always fun to scan the bottom paragraph of the aspiring actors CV which is headlined with the word "Skills". I've seen all sorts of ubiquitous talents lurk there - computer literacy, juggling, skydiving, driving, World Lego champion (sic)- a veritable cornucopia of abilities for the prospective employer to drool over. Alas when you look at the bottom of my CV there are none. After a children's theatre show we created in drama school and three weeks experience with some metal rods, cotton lint, lighter fuel, and the soundtrack: Gerry Rafferty's "Baker Street", I toyed with putting fire eating into my personal skills. The six-year-olds we had performed in front of had been impressed with my ability to dowse a home-made sparkler in my mouth. And yet I refrained. If it's on your CV people expect y