Sadhguru
Is it okay to lie to people to protect my dream from their discouragement?
Lying as camouflage
A lie can be a camouflage, and in some situations you may have to wear one to survive. But telling people the truth would have given a chance to act and practise on them.
That is a camouflage. In some situations, to survive, maybe you will have to wear a camouflage. But if you had told them you are an actor, and they started giving all kinds of their own advice...