Just when you need a household chore done, when you need volunteers for the church bake sale or just when the gym teacher asks for dodge ball players, they take out their asthma inhalers and puff loudly on them so everyone notices. Then a sickly pall suddenly descends on their normally happy faces.
It's not that Actors are faking it, but they are playing up their illness to avoid doing things they don't want to do, but that may be good for them -- like exercise.
Asthma Attitude: "Sorry, I...
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