As an actor I feel you should never stop learning and developing as a person. The more I learn and understand myself, this acting journey makes a lot more sense. I feel like life experience will help any actor become better. The most exciting thing to me about acting is the ability to become anyone through the discovery process. You can never be someone else, but you can convince yourself you are that character or person and I find that fascinating!
I will be adding to this post as I grow as an actor.