Joe Taslim: 6 Things To Know About The Mortal Kombat Actor

Joe Taslim Believes That Pain Is An Important Part Of Acting For Martial Artists

Martial artists are among the most dedicated performers in the world, full stop. Every actor’s body is their instrument, but these action-intensive professionals throw themselves wholly and completely into the art, putting themselves through rigorous physical turmoil for our entertainment. Subsequently, pain is a key factor of martial artist’s work, according to Joe Taslim.

In an interview with Daily Dread, Taslim claimed that when it comes to martial artists, “pain itself is part of the acting.” He believes that trading these scenes to stuntmen is a “cheat.” In that sense, Taslim equates it to method acting, in that the actor needs to commit to the stunts to experience what the character’s feeling and be able to show that in their performance. “You owe it to yourself and the fans to just go for it,” as Taslim notes: