There’s a famous (possibly true) Hollywood story where Brad Davis meets

Laurence Olivier at a party. Davis is filming Midnight Express and is struggling with the role. He’s been starving himself, sleeping as little as possible, doing everything he can to get in the mindset of an inmate at a brutal prison, but still isn’t satisfied with his performance.

Meeting a Hollywood icon and one of his idols, he asks Olivier for advice.

Olivier looks down his glasses at his and says “well son, have you tried acting?”