I suppose if you look back to your early childhood you accept everything people tell you and that includes a heavy dose of irrationality - you're told about tooth fairies and Father Christmas and things.
I love my early movies but naturalism is an artist's early style. Now I want to deal with feelings dreams an acceptance of irrationality.
The term 'serious actor' is kind of an oxymoron isn't it? Like 'Republican party' or 'airplane food.'