Constant repetition of tongue-twisters was like lifting weights for me, but patience and persistence have paid off.
As an actor, it's more interesting to play a nerd than anything else. It's a lot more fun - you don't worry about 'what's my hair like?' in the morning or 'which is my great angle?'
I would like to have the superpower of being able to touch a book and then gain all the knowledge out of that book without spending hours and days reading it.