We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Eric Lang a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Eric, appreciate you joining us today. What do you think matters most in terms of achieving success?

Finding honest and reliable feedback has been incredibly important for me. Sharing honest feedback with an artist is hard, so I really appreciate it when I find friends and teachers who are willing to be honest with me. If I’m not in class or working with someone I trust to challenge myself, I’m not growing–and that’s the fun part!

As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?

For almost ten years, I have been working as a professional actor in Atlanta, splitting my time between work onstage and on film and television. The last couple of years have been interesting to say the least, but during that time I have still had the opportunity to perform at Horizon Theatre, Actor’s Express, and Georgia Ensemble Theatre. Most recently, I played the lead role in The Country Wife with the Atlanta Shakespeare Company, a rare chance to perform in a Restoration Comedy that was a really fascinating experience. I am also represented by J Pervis Talent Agency and have been working on a number of commercials and indie films.

What do you find most rewarding about being a creative?

I love that my work forces me to empathize with a wide variety of people. You cannot deliver a sincere performance if you are internally judging the character you are playing. We often want to draw lines separating ourselves from characteristics we don’t like in other people, but acting forces us to step across that line and recognize that the seeds of those same characteristics may be in us, as well. I’m grateful for the way acting has forced me to look more honestly at myself.

Is there something you think non-creatives will struggle to understand about your journey as a creative?

Some people find the concept of standing on a stage or a film set terrifying, and I do certainly get nervous sometimes. My favorite piece of advice I have received for when I feel nervous is that you cannot feel fear and gratitude at the same time. If I’m feeling anxious, I think about how lucky I am to be doing what I am doing, and suddenly that is my focus.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://resumes.actorsaccess.com/ericlang
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=21323

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Chase Anderson, Casey Gardner, Marcus Geduld, Adam King, Vashmere Valentine