An actor might be described as "a person who enjoys lying about who they are." The reference to Dylan is indexical.
[Deeper]
Who the hell knows who they are in any sense other than who they choose to be? Am I the teenager who didn't understand the harm of casual racist behavior or participation in high school homophobia?
No. I am the adult who regrets those things and has chosen learn from the experience.
But I am also on the slippery slope to lying with the qualifiers "casual" and "high school."
