Acting is surely the most overrated occupation of all time. Although top actors are held in high esteem, sometimes people walk into the profession without any training and win critical acclaim. In the film Captain Phillips, for example, Barkhad Abdi won several awards for best supporting actor, despite having never acted before in his life – he was chosen because of how he looked and, presumably, because he had some natural ability to act. Yet how difficult can something be if natural ability is enough to get by? And in any case, no one should be admired simply for having a natural ability. It is like being congratulated for being tall or having good eyesight. Film actors do not, therefore, deserve to be held in such high regard.