Are extraverted intuitives better actors in general?

Royal Xavier · 05-22-2008, 05:37 PM

Nearly all of the actors and actresses that I know of are extraverted intuitives. Is acting simply a better job for Es and Ns than it is for Is and Ss? Tell me what you think...it would also be good if you could list a few actors that are Is or Ss.

Nocapszy · 05-22-2008, 05:46 PM

N's like to pretend. Extraverts like to be center-stage.

htb · 05-23-2008, 12:42 AM

Preferred extraverted intuition, I submit from personal experience, is an advantage while improvising.

Mort Belfry · 05-23-2008, 01:25 AM

Se - Performer
Ne - Improvisor

Thursday · 05-23-2008, 05:20 AM

how would Ni come into acting ?

scantilyclad · 05-23-2008, 06:32 AM

i'm a pretty good actor and i have an abundance of Ne.

The_Liquid_Laser · 05-23-2008, 01:23 PM

Here are the types that I believe some actors have that do not fit into Ne:

Tom Cruise - ESTP
Clint Eastwood - ISTP
Robert De Niro - ISTJ
Reese Witherspoon - INFJ (or maybe ENFJ)
Jack Nicholson - ENTJ

I admit that there are lot of xxNP types among actors, but they are not the only type.

Mondo · 05-23-2008, 03:36 PM

I think a lot of actors are ESTP or ESFP.
I would consider myself a good actor- with a strong Ne function.
Unfortunately, it leads some of those close to me to be somewhat distrustful of what I have to say because they often wonder 'is this what he thinks I want him to hear' or 'is this what he really thinks'.
Even though I'm an Introvert, I am a very good improviser. I am a quick thinker and if I have to speak extemporaneously, I am really good at it. I know of other Introverts who are good at this as well. If anything, I think that might be more of an Intuitive/Sensing difference than an Introversion/Extraversion difference.

Brad Pitt-ESTP
Angelina Jolie-ISFP
Kiefer Sutherland-ENTP
Ben Stiller-ENFP

arcticangel02 · 05-23-2008, 05:27 PM

Yes, INFPs can be some of the best actors around, actually.

WobblyStilettos · 05-23-2008, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by arcticangel02

Yes, INFPs can be some of the best actors around, actually.

My friends try and convince me that I'm a good actress, and it's true that I seem to find slipping into another character very easy, but I get terrible stage fright xD besides, friends are supposed to say things like that

05-22-2008, 05:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
Royal Xavier Member Join Date: May 2008 Type: INXP Location: Auburn Hills, Michigan Posts: 67	Are extraverted intuitives better actors in general? Nearly all of the actors and actresses that I know of are extraverted intuitives. Is acting simply a better job for Es and Ns than it is for Is and Ss? Tell me what you think...it would also be good if you could list a few actors that are Is or Ss.

05-22-2008, 05:46 PM	#2 (permalink)
Nocapszy You're A Daisy If Ya' Do! Join Date: Jun 2007 Type: ENTP Posts: 2,566	N's like to pretend. Extraverts like to be center-stage. __________________ My baby, The P and J Muddling

05-23-2008, 01:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mort Belfry ~the devil you know~ Join Date: Jan 2008 Type: PeNi Location: Location, Location. Posts: 977	Se - Performer Ne - Improvisor __________________ Penny Smith (from GMTV): Spitting... it would never happen on GMTV. Simon Amstell: Nothing happens on GMTV.

05-23-2008, 05:20 AM	#5 (permalink)
Thursday Histronic Dilettante Join Date: Mar 2008 Type: INFP Location: Backseat Psyche Posts: 1,710	how would Ni come into acting ? __________________ You said we were the real thing So I show you some more and I learn What black magic can do Tori Amos

05-23-2008, 06:32 AM	#6 (permalink)
scantilyclad a cougar in the making. Join Date: Aug 2007 Type: INFP Location: Where Everything is Bigger. Posts: 1,398	i'm a pretty good actor and i have an abundance of Ne. __________________ INFP 4w5 Http://www.myspace.com/wokthedog

05-23-2008, 12:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
htb Wire Paladin -- SF Join Date: May 2007 Type: ENTJ Posts: 1,249	Preferred extraverted intuition, I submit from personal experience, is an advantage while improvising.

05-23-2008, 01:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
The_Liquid_Laser Incoherent Radiance Join Date: Jul 2007 Type: ENTP Posts: 1,809	Here are the types that I believe some actors have that do not fit into Ne: Tom Cruise - ESTP Clint Eastwood - ISTP Robert De Niro - ISTJ Reese Witherspoon - INFJ (or maybe ENFJ) Jack Nicholson - ENTJ I admit that there are lot of xxNP types among actors, but they are not the only type. __________________

05-23-2008, 03:36 PM	#8 (permalink)
Mondo Who are you? Join Date: Mar 2008 Type: eNFP Location: Long Island, NY (Home)-->Durham, NC (College) Posts: 990	I think a lot of actors are ESTP or ESFP. I would consider myself a good actor- with a strong Ne function. Unfortunately, it leads some of those close to me to be somewhat distrustful of what I have to say because they often wonder 'is this what he thinks I want him to hear' or 'is this what he really thinks'. Even though I'm an Introvert, I am a very good improviser. I am a quick thinker and if I have to speak extemporaneously, I am really good at it. I know of other Introverts who are good at this as well. If anything, I think that might be more of an Intuitive/Sensing difference than an Introversion/Extraversion difference. Brad Pitt-ESTP Angelina Jolie-ISFP Kiefer Sutherland-ENTP Ben Stiller-ENFP

05-23-2008, 05:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
arcticangel02 To the top of the world Join Date: Oct 2007 Type: eNFP Location: IA Posts: 930	Yes, INFPs can be some of the best actors around, actually. __________________ ANFP: Extraversion (52%) ---- Introversion (48%) Sensing (26%) ---- iNtuition (74%) Thinking (16%) ---- Feeling (84%) Judging (5%) ---- Perceiving (95%) 9w1 so/sx/sp

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