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'내향인 배우' 엄태구 "적성 안 맞더라도 직업이니까 잘해야죠": 2024.08.06 10:46 입력

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<p> </p><div class="tit-sub" style="margin: 0px 0px 51px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 14px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" relative;"=""><h2 class="tit" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 17px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">'놀아주는 여자'서 첫 로코 연기 도전…"마지막 작품 될 수도 있겠다 싶었죠"</span></h2></div><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_01_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="배우 엄태구" src="https://img6.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_01_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">배우 엄태구</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[소속사 TEAMHOPE 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">(서울=연합뉴스) 오명언 기자 = 과거로 돌아갈 수 있다면 다시 배우를 직업으로 선택하겠느냐고 묻자, 한참 고민하던 엄태구는 이렇게 답했다. "다른 걸 찾아볼 것 같아요. 이게 참 쉽지가 않습니다. 허허"</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">연예인 중에서도 소문난 내향인인 배우 엄태구를 지난 5일 서울 강남구 청담동 한 카페에서 만났다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">소문대로 부끄러움이 많아 '안녕하세요'라는 인사도 들릴락말락할 정도로 하는 그가 어떻게 카메라 앞에서는 마치 다른 사람인 것처럼 천연덕스러운 연기를 해내는 걸까.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">JTBC 드라마 '놀아주는 여자' 종영을 기념해 진행한 인터뷰에서 엄태구는 "연기할 때 다른 사람이 되는 것은 아닌 것 같고, 그저 최선을 다해서 준비할 뿐"이라며 "매번 쉽지 않은 것 같다"고 멋쩍게 웃었다.</span></p><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_02_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="배우 엄태구" src="https://img5.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_02_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">배우 엄태구</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[소속사 TEAMHOPE 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">수줍음이 많은 성격 탓에 남들 앞에 나서는 연기는 늘 어렵지만, 이번 작품은 특히나 더 어려웠다고 한다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">장르물에서 주로 카리스마 있고 무게감 있는 역할을 맡아온 엄태구는 첫 로맨틱 코미디 '놀아주는 여자'의 남자 주인공 서지환 역을 맡아 발랄한 연기 변신을 보여줬다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">어두운 과거를 청산하고 전과자들을 위한 회사를 운영하는 서지환은 첫인상은 차갑지만, 소년 같은 순수함을 가진 캐릭터다. 연애를 해본 적이 없는 '숙맥'이라 첫사랑 고은하(한선화 분) 앞에서 자꾸만 우스꽝스러운 모습을 보이게 된다.</span></p><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_03_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="JTBC '놀아주는 여자'" src="https://img4.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_03_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">JTBC '놀아주는 여자'</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[JTBC 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">엄태구는 "계속 어두운 작품만 하다 보니 본능적으로 (이런 밝은) 대본에 끌렸던 것 같다"며 "사실 촬영하면서도 확신이 없었다. 잘못하면 이번 작품이 마지막 작품이 될 수도 있겠다는 마음도 들었다"고 했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">"처음 해보는 연기라서 더 낯설었던 것 같아요. 어느 현장을 가도 부끄럽기는 하지만, 이번에는 촬영마다 그랬어요. 좀 익숙해졌다 싶어도 다음날이 되면 또 새로 시작하는 느낌으로 민망하더라고요. 8개월 내내 그랬어요."</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">매 순간 민망했다는 것치고 엄태구의 연기 변신은 꽤 성공적이었다. 굿데이터코퍼레이션이 매주 발표하는 TV-온라인 동영상 서비스(OTT) 출연자 화제성 조사 결과에서 4주 연속 1위를 기록했고, 시청자들 사이에서는 신선한 배역을 찰떡같이 소화해냈다는 호평이 나왔다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">엄태구는 "아무리 코믹스러운 장면도 진심으로 연기하려고 했다"며 "진심으로 연기하다 보면 더 땅에 발을 붙인 모습처럼 보일 것 같았다"고 했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">그러면서 "큰 도전이었는데, 생각보다 좋게 봐주셔서 너무 큰 용기가 됐다. 시청자분들이 제게 용기가 돼주신 만큼, 저도 어떻게든 보답하고 싶다는 마음이 든다"고 말했다</span></p><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_04_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="배우 엄태구" src="https://img3.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_04_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">배우 엄태구</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[소속사 TEAMHOPE 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">2007년 영화 '기담'으로 데뷔한 엄태구는 수많은 작품에서 단역과 조연으로 나오다가 영화 '밀정', '택시 운전사' 등에서 짧은 분량만으로도 강렬한 인상을 남기며 얼굴을 알리기 시작했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">엄태구는 "연기가 적성에 안 맞는다고 느껴 그만둘까 진지하게 고민했던 적이 여러 번 있었다"고 털어놨다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">그는 "제 연기가 개인적으로 만족스럽지 않기도 했고, 직업이랍시고 연기를 하는데 늘 생활비가 부족하니 고민이 많았었다"며 "특히 현장에서 다른 배우들은 서로 어울리면서 현장에 금방 적응해 연기를 조금씩 편하게 해내는 것 같은데, 저는 그러지 못하는 모습이 답답하게 느껴지기도 했다"고 설명했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">"어렸을 때는 다른 사람들처럼 억지로라도 해볼까 노력도 했는데, 결국 그 후에 더 어색해지고 말더라고요. 그래서 그냥 저만의 방법대로 하다가 예능 '바퀴 달린 집'에 출연하게 됐어요. 8개월 동안 아무도 안 만나고, 일도 쉬면서 지내는데 김희원 선배가 밥만 먹고 가면 된다고 하셔서 출연했던 건데, 현장에 사람도 너무 많고 카메라도 많아서 더 말이 안 나오고 적응을 못 했었죠. 제가 되게 답답해하는 제 모습인데, 생각보다 좋게 봐주시는 분들이 계셔서 신기했어요. 제가 꼭 틀린 게 아니라는 생각을 하게 됐죠."</span></p><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_06_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="배우 엄태구" src="https://img1.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_06_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">배우 엄태구</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[소속사 TEAMHOPE 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">적성에 안 맞는 것 같은데도 엄태구가 꾸준히 배우로 활동한 이유는 생각보다 단순했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">엄태구는 "일단 멋있어 보여서 이렇게 힘들 줄 모르고 시작한 연기인데, 그만하고 싶다는 생각이 들었을 때쯤은 이미 시간이 너무 지나있었다"며 "이거 말고 잘하는 게 없었다"고 말했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">어려운 연기가 재밌게 느껴질 때도 있냐고 묻자 엄태구는 한참 대답을 못 하고 머뭇거렸다. "사람 사는 모습이 연기로 담길 때 기쁜 것 같아요. 그래도 힘든 순간이 대부분이고, 아주 잠깐씩 기쁜 순간들이 있는 거죠. 직업들이 다 비슷비슷한 것 같아요. 허허"</span></p><div class="comp-box photo-group" style="margin: 0px auto; padding: 0px 0px 50px; line-height: inherit; font-family:; font-size: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.16px;="" both;="" 648px;"=""><figure class="image-zone" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;" data-stat-code="mapping_photo" data-mapping-filename="AKR20240805138900005_08_i_P2.jpg"><div class="img-con" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; width: 648px; text-align: center; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="img" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.01em; overflow: hidden; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><img style="border: 0px currentColor; border-image: none; letter-spacing: -0.01em; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; max-height: 500px; max-width: 648px;" alt="배우 엄태구" src="https://img9.yna.co.kr/etc/inner/KR/2024/08/05/AKR20240805138900005_08_i_P4.jpg"></span></div><figcaption class="desc-con" style="margin: 14px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; line-height: 22px; letter-spacing: -0.01em; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; position: relative; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span class="tit-cap" style="margin: 0px 0px 5px; padding: 0px; line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; vertical-align: top; display: inline-block; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;">배우 엄태구</span><p class="txt-desc" style="line-height: inherit; letter-spacing: -0.5px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-size-adjust: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-feature-settings: inherit; font-optical-sizing: inherit; font-kerning: inherit; font-variation-settings: inherit;"><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 9pt;">[소속사 TEAMHOPE 제공. 재판매 및 DB 금지]</span></p></figcaption></figure></div><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; font-size: 10pt;">엄태구는 "적성에 맞고, 안 맞고를 떠나서 어쨌든 선택한 직업이니까 잘 해내야 한다고 생각한다"고 강조했다.</span></p><p style="line-height: 1.7; font-family:; font-size: 18px; margin-bottom: 16px; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant-numeric: inherit; font-variant-east-asian: inherit; font-variant-alternates: inherit; font-variant-position: inherit;" spoqa="" han="" sans="" neo",="" "malgun="" gothic",="" "맑은="" 고딕",="" gulim,="" 굴림,="" applesdgothicneo-regular,="" sans-serif;="" inherit;="" -0.01em;="" break-word;"=""><span style="font-family: 굴림체, gulimche; 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