When did you first hear the phrase “acting for the camera?” And if that’s hard to bring up, how about what you changed because of those four words?

Acting for the camera is a misleading statement for some actors. Misleading
because you can’t affect, impress or cause any effect on a camera so why act for it?
If you want to affect a camera, take the batteries out or smear the lens.

How about acting for yourself? Many actors engage in this fruitless activity onstage.
This is like laughing at your own joke. My question is why? If you want to impress
yourself with your acting, stay home and work with the mirror, as you are your
audience. And there is the key ingredient in all acting- audience.