Ron Perlman compares acting to having sex: 'It’s very intimate'

Actor Ron Perlman, 72, during a recent interview in Saudi Arabia for a movie screening, talked about how he believed acting was very similar to having sex.

"Acting's a very intimate form of discovery," Perlman said. "It's something that happens in stages. First, you read it, to try to understand the world you're entering into, and your place in that world, then you give your interpretation of it. You're being watched by a filmmaker who has the whole thing in his mind. It's almost like sex."

"You’re performing something, and you’re hoping you’re satisfying. Sometimes somebody will whisper, ‘Go a little bit to the left.’ So it’s very intimate, and it’s very, very personal," he added.