Given the premise, is the hypothesis maintaining a neutral stance? Premise: Perhaps all we can say of great acting is that it involves assimilation rather than accumulation, that the performer isn't so much a surrogate as a vessel. Hypothesis: A mediocre performer with a lot of roles can still be considered great.
Perhaps all we can say of great acting is that it involves assimilation rather than accumulation, that the performer isn't so much a surrogate as a vessel.###A mediocre performer with a lot of roles can still be considered great.